Transportation Manager

About The Job

Location: Bridgeport, WV
Schedule: Monday–Friday, 7:30 AM start; occasional Saturdays as needed

What You'll Be Doing

• Ensure new frontline employees have tools, instruction, and feedback for successful daily duties
• Meet with new frontline employees daily to ensure consistent communication and support of onboarding
• Provide timely and consistent touchpoints with frontline employees
• Regularly review best practices to enhance daily performance
• Focus on understanding and progress of frontline employee career goals
• Identify and address improvement opportunities and collaborate with frontline employees to ensure continued success
• Actively practice and seek feedback on coaching conversations
• Lead by example to ensure safety practices are paramount with each employee
• Teach and develop an understanding of the WM Way
• Conduct Root Cause Investigations for all injuries and incidents, ensuring consistent discipline and retraining
• Document and maintain records required by regulatory agencies such as the Department of Transportation
• Reviews and audits documentation related to route operations daily (e.g., DVIRs, driver time and attendance, open tickets), following up where appropriate
• Visit customers and customer sites to evaluate and resolve safety issues, seeking service alternatives where appropriate

Required Qualifications

• Associate's Degree (accredited) or in lieu of a degree, High School Diploma (accredited) and two (2) years of relevant work experience
• Must be at least 18 years of age
• Legally eligible to work in the country where the position is located
• Valid Driver's License

Preferred Qualifications

• Successful completion of the WM Operations Manager Trainee program

Physical Requirements

Combination: This job operates in a mix between an office environment and plant/field environment and routinely requires the use of standard office equipment such as computers, phones, copy machines, etc.

About Our Benefits

At WM, each eligible employee receives a competitive total compensation package including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance and Short Term Disability. As well as a Stock Purchase Plan, Company match on 401K, and more! Our employees also receive Paid Vacation, Holidays, and Personal Days. Please note that benefits may vary by site.