Operations Manager

5J Transportation is looking for a highly motivated and experienced Operations Manager to join our growing team!

Responsibilities:

• The Manager is responsible for ensuring that the company achieves its annual and long-range targets for safety, cost, quality, and delivery
• Motivate staff to reach goal
• Ensures driver compliance
• Hiring/Firing duties
• Account management
• Quote bids
• Approve PTO
• Ensure company standards for customer service are upheld
• Resolve driver issues and problems
• Analyze drivers and wages
• Analyze accounts
• Analyze new projects
• Maintain and identify new KPI’s for departments
• Approve payroll
• Responsible for conflict resolution
• Provide daily summary of business activities to Senior Vice President of Operations
• Search for business growth opportunities
• Ensure all departments and business are functional when absences occur in the workplace
• Confer with project staff to outline work plan and to assign duties, responsibilities, and scope of authority
• Drive and assist both sales and quoting teams
• Continuously seek new customers and revenue streams

Education and Experience:

• Master's degree or equivalent; or four to ten years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Knowledge of McLeod
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, SharePoint)
• Recommended but not required: CDL
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously
• Ability to work independently
• Possesses drive and initiative
• Strong attention to detail
• Contribute to a positive work environment
• Desire to grow professionally

Travel Requirement:
Position travels up to 15% of the time

Industry Leading Benefits:

• Compensation Plan with Incentive Bonus Program
• 401(K) with employer match – 4% match on 5% contributions
• Holiday Pay (New Years Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas)
• PTO (paid time off)
• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Group Life Insurance ($20k coverage fully paid by employer)
• Voluntary Life Insurance
• Short Term Disability
• Long Term Disability
• Accident Insurance
• Hospital Indemnity Insurance
• Critical Illness Insurance
• Flex Spending Account (FSA)
• HRA