Granite City Electric Supply is the area's premiere electrical distributor serving electrical contractors as well as residential, commercial and industrial customers for over 90 years. With 27 branches covering Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Vermont, New York and Connecticut, we are the largest regional independent electrical supply company and the official distributor of electrical supplies to the Boston Red Sox.

The Transportation Supervisor will report to the Director of Operations, East Region. This person will be responsible for maintaining driver schedules and deliveries as well as maintaining system accuracy and the supervision of up to 18 drivers. In general, the normal work hours will be from 5:00 PM until approximately 2:00 AM, Monday-Friday.

Essential Functions:

• Maintain courteous, prompt and efficient customer relations
• Plans and schedules appropriate modes of transportation based on daily customer needs
• Ensures proper documentation, including pre and post trip inspections and hours of service documentation required by DOT.
• Involvement in the hiring, training, motivating and general supervision of the night drivers.
• Responsible to interact with other departments to resolve problems and improve the delivery process.
• Responsible for ensuring daily all SOPs are followed.
• Responsible for providing detailed and objective performance reviews on time annually.
• Responsible for providing a safe working environment and ensuring timely resolution of any unsafe practices or conditions.
• Communication of information to warehouse personnel and communication of issues to sales and/or management.
• Perform delivery route analysis and implement recommendations to improve overall delivery operations through waste elimination and streamlined operations.
• Create reports to routinely measure performance and identify potential problems.
• Promote a team based and positive working environment.
• Perform other duties as necessary

• High School diploma. - undergraduate degree preferred
• At least 2 years related supervisory or leadership experience in a warehouse and/or distribution center environment.
• Previous experience with managing drivers and/routing role.
• Equivalent education or experience may be substituted for any of the above.

Position Requirements:

• Embrace GCE core values; Pride, Accountability, Integrity and Respect and apply to each business interaction; internal and external.
• Intermediate skill level in Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint.
• Excellent verbal & written communication skills (internal & external customers).
• Ability to create and foster a team environment.
• Strong decision-making ability is desired but also must know when to seek assistance.
• Positive attitude - morale booster.
• Demonstrated ability to build effective business relationships.
• Ability to plan and prioritize activities.
• Ability to handle confidential information.
• Adaptability / flexibility / willing to change & adjust with business conditions.
• Recruit, retain and provide ongoing professional development.
• Coachable & actively participates in coaching process.
• Provide on-going training and coaching of direct reports and ensure that training and coaching is provided to all staff members.
• Team player, Multi-tasker.
• Works with a sense of urgency.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Supervisors and directs a staff that includes the following positions: Day and Night Delivery Drivers

Granite City offers competitive wages and great benefits including, medical, dental, vision, life, STD/LTD, 401k, vacation, holiday, sick and more! Join our team and work among the best in the industry!

We are an equal opportunity employer. Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin.

Except where prohibited by state law, all offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test.

Granite City Electric uses E-Verify.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)