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Penske Truck Rental Operations Supervisor - Transportation (Supply Chain/Logistics) in Flint, Michigan
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Are you an energetic and team-oriented leader focused on commitment to customers, dedication to excellence and innovation?
Do you have a proven ability to supervise processes as well as activities and tasks?
Do have a demonstrated ability and desire to succeed, grow, learn, and apply new skills?
Do you a have proven record to motivate, engage, coach, and communicate with team members?
Do you have a demonstrated ability to drive process improvement and lead change?
Penske Logistics is seeking a proven leader with relevant experience and skills to join our team of transportation and logistics professionals. We are seeking a candidate to supervise drivers at one of our locations.
The Operations Supervisor provides direction at a single location, leading staff to ensure customer requirements are achieved while meeting our Penske goals and objectives.
Position Summary:
Provide operational leadership to individual contributors and hourly workforce to ensure the execution of daily tasks and activities including driver deliveries, loading/unloading of trailers, and customer service operations in a manner consistent with company services and cost objectives. Supervises most processes directly including people, systems, customer needs, equipment, etc.workforce and equipment scheduling. Responsible for performance management of direct reports. making corrective action and disciplinary decisions up to written warning level. Involved in the hiring process and customer meetings as necessary.
Shift : The hours are Monday- Friday 9:00 pm - 6:00 AM, Saturdays as needed. Leadership members are to be present 30 minutes prior to the start of shift and may have to work on off shift as needed. Flexibility required around the peak season, holiday, short staffed, and business needs.
Salary : $55,000-$65,000; In this role, Operations Supervisor will be bonus eligible based on their performance and location performance. Operations Supervisor could earn up to 12% of their base for Max Performance.
Major Responsibilities:
People
Establish and sustain that all supervisors and associates are trained and competent and understand how their work relates to the customers' business objectives
Establish and sustain that performance standards are communicated that are specific and measurable
Interview hourly associates and provide recommendations for hire
Monitor attendance, productivity, and other performance standards and provide coaching and counseling to associates
Motivate and engage associates by focusing on team accomplishments and recognition
Operations
Supervise logistics operations including customer service, freight loading and unloading, dispatch and proper documentation and procedure control
Conduct team meetings
Evaluate and recommend changes in preferred work methods to increase productivity of dispatch operations. Assist in new associate training
Provide relief coverage for operational duties when associates utilize time-off or are absent from the shift
Have a thorough working knowledge of the site's operating systems in order to ensure operational compliance and correct exception resolution
Complete all necessary records and reports in a timely and accurate fashion
Finance
Ensure compliance with financial policies & procedures such as tracking MPG, returns, damages, etc.
Understand the relationship between decision-makin