• Job Description

  Req#: 1421

  Indirect - Transportation Coordinator

  Atlanta, GA, USA Req #1421

  Thursday, November 30, 2023

  We encourage you to bring your talent and effort to Harvest Sherwood and contribute to our shared success, while having fun, serving our customers, and strengthening the local communities in which we operate. As the largest independent wholesale food distributor in the U.S., with 15 distribution centers from coast-to-coast, Harvest Sherwood is an essential business. We buy, sell and deliver fresh, high quality protein products and other foods to over 6,000 retail and foodservice customers.
  

  Essential Job Functions:

  This position will be assigned duties, based on organizational needs and priorities.

  • Communicate throughout the day with drivers on the progression of route and communicate that information with sales.
  • Use system routing software to effectively route all customer orders daily.

  • Provide daily supervision of assigned drivers and monitors to ensure proper and consistent performance of duties.

  • Assist with ongoing orientation, training and evaluation for drivers within the department.
  • Review driver logs and paperwork to ensure accuracy and adherence to policy and DOT regulations.
  • Complete Department of Transportation (DOT) logs (electronic or manual as required), company vehicle maintenance reports and reconcile with appropriate company representative as required.
  • Transmit messages and ensure accurate receipt and understanding.
  • Receive calls from drivers, transmit messages, and make inquiries to obtain requested information or services.
  • Log information relating to schedule of drivers and customers.
  • File data and perform other routine clerical tasks required by regulations.
  • Monitor alarms and notify proper agencies when necessary.
  • Demonstrate continuous effort to improve operations, decrease turnaround times, streamline work processes, and work cooperatively and jointly to provide quality seamless customer service.
  • Manage computer dispatch systems and maintain customer relationships in the dispatch and supervision of drivers on loads.
  • Ensure driver compliance with Department of Transportation regulations.
  • Complete daily reporting of dispatch activity.
  • Facilitate all over the road breakdowns, accidents, weather delays and any route exceptions.
  • Participate in driver evaluation and ride along with drivers quarterly
  • Work Schedule Sunday – Saturday.
  • Have a valid Class C driver license.
  • Perform other tasks as assigned.

  Qualifications:

  To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function assigned satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

  Physical Demands:

  • Regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, to handle or feel; reach with hands and arms.
  • Require occasional mobility, standing and walking.
  • Manual dexterity and coordination are requested over 50% of the work period while operating equipment such as computer keyboard, mouse, calculator, phone and similar machines.

  • Frequently lift, push, or move product that weighs 1-75 pounds, up to 100 pounds; frequently reach up to 72” to stack and unstack pallets and hand cart; constantly bend and twist while loading and unloading product, and retrieving items from trailer.

  Requirements:

  • Availability in work schedule of Sunday –Saturday.
  • Have a minimum of a valid Class C driver license.
  • Ability to understand and follow moderately complex oral instructions in the English language.
  • Remain calm and effective under heavy work load and emergency situations.
  • Speak with a clear, well-modulated voice.

  • Must be able to manage stress effectively.

  • Ability to write legibly and demonstrate knowledge of correct spelling, grammar and punctuation.

  Harvest-Sherwood is committed to offering competitive benefits to our employees and their dependents, including paid vacation, health insurances, and a 401K plan!

  *We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

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  Other details

  • Job Family Transportation
  • Pay Type Hourly

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• About the company

  Harvest and Sherwood Food Distibutors is your total food distributor. Specalizing in meat, deli, dairy, grocery and more.

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