The Logistic Director will coordinate and implement product transportation operations & safety policies and procedures in compliance with Federal, State and Local DOT Regulations for Triple-S Steel Holdings. The Logistics Director will develop a culture of Safety and Customer Service based on behaviors which promote and ensure effective, safe transportation operations in the organization. The position reports to Vice President Operational Excellence, Engineering, Safety & Logistics.
Responsibilities:
Supervisory Responsibilities:
- Ensure that Logistic/Traffic maintains record keeping in compliance with the FMCSA / USDOT and other internal and external administrative requirements related to safe fleet operations and regulations.
- Provide training and development with clear paths for advancement for all Logistics / Transportation department colleagues.
- Hold Drivers, Fleet Manager, Driver Managers, Dispatchers, Operations and Branch managers accountable for implementation and adherence to Corporate Logistics Policies and Procedures.
General Duties/ Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with executive leadership and regional safety managers to review, revise, prepare, policies and procedures.
- Ensures policies and procedures comply with federal, state, and local transportation laws, regulations, codes, and rules.
- Drive Safety as related to loading & unloading, load securement, and all other facets of product transportation, inbound and outbound.
Carrier related duties:
- Ensure Master Service Agreement compliance between carriers, brokers, and Triple-S.
- Manage Certificates of Insurance for all brokers and common carriers.
Ensure COI approved by Director of Risk & Insurance
- Routinely audit carrier DOT Safety Ratings and manage Approved Carriers.
Activation/inactivation of carriers
Monitor Carrier 411 for DOT Compliance
- Manage cost effective routing of company trucks and the use of common carriers.
Negotiate rates for transportation including over the road, local, rail, barge, vessel, etc.
- Manage costs associated with fees:
Wait-time.
Tarping
Overnight stays
- Manage freight claims.
- Manage Carrier performance issues.
Mis-shipments / dropped
Overcharge issues
Billing
Payment
Reviewing dispatch rates
- Manage Carrier issues.
- Regularly audit carrier record keeping ensuring compliance.
- Work with Director of Insurance and Risk Management to mitigate risk related health and safety, general liability, and property damage as related to fleet operations.
Drivers and Traffic Teams
- Work with locations to manage driver payroll
Optimize control of driver overtime
Manage
- Driver Logs; Driver Qualification files; incident reporting, compliance reporting, and follow-up
- Conducts employee training on
Applicable safety standards.
Incident Reporting systems
Revisions and updated to FMCSA / DOT Regulations
Drives Driver Compliance training throughout the organization.
- Create statistics to measure productivity and customer satisfaction
- Create a driver scoring system to help in annual assessment and merit increase evaluation
- Ensure local driver managers are in compliance and effectively managing their drivers
- Stops operations and activities that could harm employees or equipment
- Identifies opportunities to eliminate workplace injuries, accidents, and health problems
- Reviews training and recommends revisions, improvements, and updates
- Conducts safety inspections and audits to assess driver compliance with fleet safety regulations
- Reviews accident and incident reports, and works with managers to implement Corrective Actions based on R.C.A.
- Works with locations as related to DOT driver scores and management to reduce penalties and inspections
Manage Electronic Driver Logs
- Reviews/Audits
- Log Corrections
- Violations
- Driver/ supervisor training
- Driver updates ·
- Ensure local driver managers review pre and post trip inspections reports and identify deficiencies or safety concerns
Other
- Performs other related duties associated with safe transportation of products.
Qualifications:
Education and Experience:
- Bachelor's degree in Logistic or Supply Chain or related field preferred
- At least 7 years of logistics management experience required
- Extensive knowledge of current applicable US, State and Local DOT Regulations, AAR Open top loading
- Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software
- Bilingual Spanish / English preferred
Knowledge/Skills/Competencies:
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent People Skills
- Ability to conduct training
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
- Strong supervisory and leadership skills
- Must be dependable and possess a sense of urgency
Other
Physical Requirements
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands/fingers to handle or feel and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk and reach with hands and arms. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision and the ability to adjust focus