Route Manager

Kimble Company is locally owned and operated by the Kimble Family, with over 70 years of experience in the energy, materials, recycling, and solid waste industries. We are a dedicated team of seasoned professionals who care about our clients, the environment, safety, our families, and our co-workers. At Kimble we strive for perfection in everything that we do.

Responsibilities

• Drivers
  • Exercises discretion in assigning and supervising CDL drivers operating solid waste collection equipment.
  • Monitors daily production.
  • Ensures all drivers perform and complete daily activities with routes professionally and timely.
  • Reviews safety protocols, such as missing logs/DMRs.
  • Reviews and verifies Hours of Service for all drivers to ensure compliance with DOT regulations.
  • Manages random drug screens and monitors for reasonable suspicion.
• Operations
  • Exercises independent judgment in the monitoring progress of daily operations and reassigns team members to accommodate business needs.
  • Conducts field inspections and audits of all site personnel to ensure proper work procedures are compliant with Company and all applicable legal requirements.
  • Uses discretion to address customer complaints in a timely manner and reviews with General Manager.
  • Partners with the Marketing Manager and General Manager with residential contracts to ensure smooth contract start-ups.
  • Partners with City Service Directors monthly to check service status.
  • Supervises dispatch team and/or dispatches drivers as needed.
• Safety
  • Develops and executes safety goals.
  • Oversees compliance programs, including but not limited to environmental, DOT, and OSHA.
  • Performs audits to ensure compliance with Company, DOT, and OSHA guidelines.
  • Promotes and participates in Company Safety Programs with all team members.
  • Oversees accident investigations are being completed.
  • Monitors pre- and post-trip route observations are completed weekly and monthly.
  • Oversees Lock Out/Tag Out procedures.
  • Attends monthly safety meetings.
• Routing
  • Exercises independent judgment in optimizing daily refuse and recycling routes by working with the Routing Department, Route Supervisors, and Drivers to ensure effective and efficient routing of all routes.
  • Uses discretion to adjust daily activities due to unforeseen incidents such as weather and/or personnel changes.
• Profitability
  • Develops short and long-term goals and action plans for the site and Company.
  • Controls costs by monitoring driver productivity and operational efficiencies.
  • Partners with General Manager to develop yearly budget.
• Personnel
  • Supervise operations employees directly and indirectly, with the assistance of the Operations Supervisor.
  • Responsible for ensuring proper staffing, which includes assisting with new hires and terminations of existing employees.
  • Supervise employees to review and approve hours worked and vacation requests.
  • Review evaluations with employees and recommend employees for promotions.
  • Independently exercise discretion to issue discipline, suspensions, and terminations of subordinate employees.
  • Make independent hiring decisions, including conducting interviews of applicants and reviewing resumes.
  • Independently exercise discretion in issuing rewards to subordinates for superior work performance, consisting of gift cards, recognition and promotion recommendations.
  • Exercises independent judgment in transferring employees to different shifts and departments.
  • Prepare performance appraisals of subordinates and make recommendations for bonuses and raises.
  • Exercise discretion in assigning and transferring staff to various shifts and job assignments.
  • Exercises discretion in recalling, rehiring and laying off employees.
• Maintenance
  • Supplies Maintenance Manager with Daily Route Matrix to ensure proper equipment needs are met daily.
  • Reviews schedule of routine repairs with Maintenance Manager.
  • Reviews DMRs with Maintenance Manager to ensure completion in a timely manner.
  • Partners with Maintenance Manager to review all DMRs and completed repairs to ensure completion, correctly, and efficiently.
  • Administers and monitors audit program for the weekly inspections of fleet.
• Training
  • Partners with General Manager to develop training programs for team.
  • Coaches, develops, and educates Supervisors.
  • Ensures training programs are administered to new and existing team members to reduce turnover, maintenance costs, and to help reduce accidents.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED, some college preferred
• Previous operations experience in the Trash industry
• 3 or more years of prior management of people in a fast-paced environment
• Valid CDL license with attached DOT Medical Card, preferred

Skills

• The ability to convey complex directions to employees
• Language skills include the ability to analyze and communicate effectively, including but not limited to the ability to compose concise procedures, memos, and letters
• Ability to speak and listen professionally, and to work with various people from diverse backgrounds
• Excellent computer skills necessary; Microsoft Excel and Word proficiency required
• Use of computer-aided dispatching equipment required
• Advanced scheduling and dispatch experience required

Reasoning Ability

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to draft and carry out detailed instructions
• Ability to identify and deal with problems involving a variety of variables in random situations, including problem-solving

Benefits

• 401(k) retirement plan with match
• Comprehensive medical benefits coverage, dental plans and vision coverage
• Employee assistance program (EAP)
• Health care and dependent care spending accounts (FSA)
• Life insurance and accidental death & dismemberment insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Employee Discount Program

Schedule

Day & Evening Shifts | Overtime | Weekends as needed