Trucking Manager

Milestone Contractors is a fully integrated highway, heavy construction, asphalt paving, concrete paving, and site-development general contractor providing construction services throughout the state of Indiana and beyond.

But we are so much more than that - we are family.

We have built a culture that believes in the value of every person. We all come from different backgrounds and upbringings, many from different races, religions, political beliefs, identities, and ethnicities. We have respect for one another and place a priority on the physical and psychological safety of our team.

We have an opening for a Trucking Manager in our equipment department. This is a critical role that provides strategic direction for dump truck management and movement for the organization, including managing MS Transport, Omega Trucking and South Bend Transfer.

Essential Functions:

• Provides strategic direction for the organization's dump truck fleet
  • Manages fleet size and health, under the guidance of the VP, Equipment
  • Develops best practices for utilization and movement
  • Establishes utilization KPI's and monitoring dashboard
  • Partners with local areas to ensure trucking needs are met
  • Develops annual budget; monitors financial performance and meets performance targets
  • Develops relationships with broker trucking companies; sources new broker haulers as needed
  • Develops relationships with the Teamsters; has excellent understanding of labor relations and Teamster contracts
• Manages DOT Compliance
  • Ensures fleet follows applicable federal, state, and local regulation
  • Ensures compliance with federal clearinghouse requirements
  • Manages driver compliance
• Develops high quality relationships
  • Uses inquiry to understand needs of internal stakeholders to meet or exceed service and operational expectations
  • Sources and maintains relationships with external stakeholders, including, but not limited to broker trucking agents, INDOT, owner/operators and subcontractors
  • Communicates regularly with others by phone, email, text, and in-person
• Develops people
  • Directly supervises MST, SBT or Omega Dispatchers
  • Develops staff and ensures appropriate training is conducted
  • Cultivates a climate of high trust
  • Regularly travels throughout the state to area shop locations, job sites, or other locations
• Cultivates a safe work environment
  • Responsible for safety of trucking groups
  • Exhibits safe physical work behaviors; ensures all drives and personnel do the same
  • Creates climate of safety by promoting emotional, psychological, physical, and mental well-being

Required Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Business Management, Automotive Maintenance, related field, or commensurate work or military experience
• 5 years' experience in a managerial or supervisory position (or equivalent progressive experience in an individual contributor role)
• 5 years' experience working with haulers, broker trucks, and/or internal hauling fleet

Required Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Strong supervisory and leadership skills
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
• Excellent relationship building skills
• Extensive knowledge of financial performance and analysis techniques
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software to maintain service record database and track inventory

EOE, including disability/veterans

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