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Town of Conklin, New York, United States
Onsite
This position is for a Transportation Supervisor based onsite at our Conklin, NY facility. The schedule is Sunday through Thursday, 12:00 PM to 9:00 PM.
In this role, the Transportation Supervisor will oversee and support a team of approximately 35 drivers, including participating in an on-call rotation to ensure operational coverage.
The ideal candidate is highly organized, detail-oriented, and excels at scheduling and coordinating daily transportation operations. Strong organizational and time management skills are essential, along with intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Excel to support reporting, scheduling, and operational analysis.
The Transportation Supervisor provides day to day oversight within the Transportation department by reviewing performance, ensuring compliance, and resolving driver issues.ELD Performance Oversight: Oversee, evaluate, and ensure ELD performance while working with the ELD Coordinator to resolve any issues.
DOT Compliance: Communicate, review, and ensure compliance with DOT regulations; maintain updated logs for driver review.
Driver Support: Resolve driver issues and needs, both on and off the road.
Routing Adjustments: Review backhaul assignments and make necessary adjustments to routing or delivery plans.
Time Off Coordination: Coordinate time off requests with appropriate management personnel.
Documentation Accuracy: Ensure driver documentation is completed accurately on a daily basis.
Efficient Routing: Collaborate with Logistics to establish and optimize efficient routing.
Daily Issue Management: Review the communication log and address any open issues daily.
Performance Analysis: Analyze driver performance and provide recommendations to appropriate personnel.
Supervisory Support: Assist the Transportation Manager in carrying out supervisory responsibilities, including directing Dispatchers and resolving departmental personnel issues.
Project Management: Complete special projects and other duties as assigned.
Qualifications, Knowledge, and Skills
Organizational Skills: Demonstrated ability to stay organized and work with minimal supervision.
Attention to Detail: Strong attention to detail and accuracy with a commitment to meeting deadlines.
Computer Proficiency: Good computer skills, including MS Office Suite, scheduling software, and routing software.
Communication Skills: Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Safety and Compliance Knowledge: Knowledge of driver safety and DOT compliance requirements.
Employee Development: Ability to motivate and develop employees.
Education and Experience
Educational Background: Associate's degree with a minimum of two (2) years of experience in transportation or a related role, including at least one (1) year in a supervisory capacity; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Industry Experience: Experience in the food industry is preferred.
Why Lineage?
This is an excellent position to begin your career path within Lineage! Success in this role enables greater responsibilities and promotions! A career at Lineage starts with learning about our business and how each team member plays a part each and every day to satisfy our customers’ requirements. Beyond that, you’ll help us grow and learn on our journey to be the very best employer in our industry. We’ll ask you for your opinion and ensure we do our part to keep you developing and engaged as we grow our business. Working at Lineage is energizing and enjoyable. We value respect and care about our team members.
Lineage is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and is committed to compliance with all federal, state, and local laws that prohibit workplace discrimination and unlawful harassment and retaliation. Lineage will not discriminate against any applicant on the basis of race, color, age, national origin, religion, physical or mental disability or any other protected status under federal, state and local law.
Benefits
Lineage provides safe, stable, reliable work environments, medical, dental, and basic life and disability insurance benefits, 401k retirement plan, paid time off, annual bonus eligibility, and a minimum of 7 holidays throughout the calendar year.
