Transportation Supervisor

We’re looking for motivated, engaged people to help make everyone’s journeys better. Job Summary: The position is responsible for supervising employees (drivers and driver assistants) that coordinate services between the kitchen and drivers and controls activities on the dock. Main Duties and Responsibilities: • Ensures quality production standards are maintained for all accounts • Responsible for obtaining control sheets and making assignments for team drivers to flights daily • Checks dock area to ensure that employees have required equipment and that trucks leave according to scheduled dock departure • Checks that all teams are catering correct aircraft and flights • Ensures that all employees are in compliance with safety procedures and Airport Transport Authority badging requirements • Works with management staff to improve performance of the unit • Assists teams with late flights and equipment changes • Responsible for getting information from airlines on service requirements and updates • Maintains radio contact with Operations Manager, meal planer and leads during operation • Conducts regular checks of the kitchen to ensure no equipment was left behind after flights leave the kitchen • Responsible for security and proper transportation of galleys and maintaining cleanliness of vehicles • Responsible for safety, quality and compliance with customer specifications and regulatory requirements and company policies and procedures.  • Ensures specifications, airline diagrams, and other standards are accurate according to the airline specifications.  • Ensures that all products are coded according to Gate Gourmet procedures.   • Works with maintenance staff to ensure preventive maintenance of machinery and fleet according to schedules, reports maintenance and repair issues in timely manner. • Maintains Company policies and procedures as well as specification books for airline customers • Maintains all financial goals related to material, productivity, overtime, and labor goals • Prepares management reports (ex. attendance, HAACCP and labor) as required. • Responsible for supervising drivers and driver assistants • Responsible for performance evaluation, coaching, counseling and preparing corrective action for employees and liaises appropriately with HR and other support functions. • Manages work flow balancing - - the division of responsibilities amongst employees on each shift including assignment of responsibilities and workstations. • Manages daily manpower planning including assignment of responsibilities and workstations. • Determines when and whether to call employees in to cover staffing needs (ex. sick calls, vacation relief, medical leaves, volume changes, etc.) • In conjunction with department leaders determines number of employees needed by shift • Ensures compliance with company Wage & Hour policy, including ensuring employees get the rest & meal breaks and ensuring company processes are followed. • Trains and monitors…