Driver Supervisor

The Driver Supervisor is responsible for overseeing a specific group of drivers and monitoring performance and dispatch. This role involves managing the day-to-day functions of the Driver workforce and ensuring pool compliance, effective employee/labor relations, driver retention, and safety performance.

*Leadership role eligible for annual 10% bonus.*

• →Daily interaction with the driver workforce. Interviews, selects, trains, and manages the driver workforce.
• →Ensures all personnel have been trained and/or retrained according to operational procedures.
• →Follows up with new drivers at regular scheduled intervals on their performance.
• →Reviews manpower needs and ensures proper coverage, including managing driver dispatch for route personnel.
• →Ensures drivers are reporting to work on time and in complete uniform ready to work.
• →Ensures employee development by providing ongoing feedback to drivers concerning strengths and areas of needed improvement using DriveCam reporting and customer feedback.
• →Investigates and acts on feedback regarding drivers and safe operational practices.
• →Responsible for planning of future books offs and run change assignment.
• →Ensures compliance with safety standards, adherence to all DOT and FMCSA regulations.
• →Ensures that all company standards are met for all drivers in the areas of appearance, training, education, safety, and regulatory compliance.
• →Make sure drivers are properly credentialed to operate a commercial motor vehicle.
• → Work closely with HR to address all levels personnel matters.
• →Work with drivers to ensure good labor relations are maintained.
• →Ensure the following of the CBA to ensure proper handling of grievance process.
• →Review electronic DOT logs and/or paper DOT logs.
• →Monitors on-time performance on a real-time basis.
• →Manages employee performance, determining appropriate levels of discipline based on company policy, including executing termination if disciplinary action fails

• Bachelor's degree preferred
• 1+ year in operations experience
• Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills
• Ability to analyze data, generate reports, and make data-driven decisions
• Ability to exercise considerable diplomacy, judgment, and discretion in establishing and maintaining good working relationships and discretion with the company and union officials
• Safety and Workers Compensation, Labor relations, and CBA experience preferred
• Proficient in Microsoft Office with emphasis on Excel, Windows applications, e-mail etc.