Manager - Night Operations (Sunday - Thursday 3pm - 12 midnight)

Night Operations Manager

This position is for EPES Transport, Inc., a division of Penske Logistics, based in Greensboro, North Carolina. Supervises, directs and develops Operations staff after hours. Ensures service commitments to customers are met through closely working with customers, planners, sales, driver managers, terminal managers, and CSR's and communicates any exceptions appropriately.

This position is located in Greensboro, NC

Shift: Sunday - Thursday 3pm - 12 midnight

Major Responsibilities:

• Responsible for direction, development and management of all operations personnel 2nd or 3rd shift in Greensboro NC, fills in as needed.
• Coordinates and communicates with Load Planners, Customer Service, Driver managers across all shifts to ensure needs are met and commitments are followed thru, while maximizing utilization of the fleet, service to customers, retention of drivers and cost control.
• Coordinates with dedicated operations, including on site managers, to ensure resources are utilized between General Commodities and dedicated divisions.
• Responsible for developing options for load recovery due to breakdown / accident, emergency shipments.
• Ensures all safety and maintenance initiatives are supported.
• Demonstrates support to the Epes Transport System, Penske Quality System and its objectives, as applicable.
• Other projects and tasks as assigned.

Qualifications:

• High School Diploma/GED required.
• One plus years of experience in Transportation/Supply Chain required.
• Strong attention to detail, accuracy, and sense of urgency
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Must be able to learn and regularly operate various computer systems across different platforms
• Ability to develop and maintain professional working relationships with customers as well as Penske associates
• Ability to use critical thinking to analyze information, communicate appropriately, make decisions within the framework of the SOP, solve problems, evaluate results, and determine if further action is needed.
• Ability to work First, Second and Third shifts as needed. Flexibility with scheduling required
• Regular, predictable, full attendance is an essential function of the job
• Willingness to travel as necessary, work the required schedule, work at the specific location required, complete Penske employment application, submit to a background Investigation, (to include past employment, education, and criminal history) and drug screening are required.

Physical Requirements:

The physical and mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The associate will be required to: read; communicate verbally and/or in written form; remember and analyze certain information; and remember and understand certain instructions or guidelines.

While performing the duties of this job, the associate may be required to stand, walk, and sit. The associate is frequently required to use hands to touch, handle, and feel, and to reach with hands and arms. The associate must be able to occasionally lift and/or move up to 25lbs/12kg.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

Penske is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Job Category: Logistics/Supply Chain

Job Family: Operations

Address: 3400 Edgefield Court

Primary Location: US-NC-Greensboro

Employer: EPES Transport System, LLC

Req ID: 2509582