THP - Terminal Manager

The Terminal Manager role is opening at Gardewine primarily based in The Pas .

Gardewine is a Manitoba company with terminals across Canada, founded in the 1950s. With a strong history dating back to the 1950s, Gardewine has grown significantly by diversifying within the transportation industry. Our people are our driving strength; safety and health are always our top priority.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Provide positive customer service that result in mutually beneficial long term relationships
• Manage terminal employees in areas including safety, scheduling, coaching and assessment
• Outline, coordinate, and monitor service schedules and levels
• Coordinate freight movement, tracing, claims and dispatch in the terminal area
• Monitor freight movement to ensure maximum load factors and service levels to minimize claims
• Maintain staff levels that insure an acceptable level of productivity and performance
• Oversee reporting and record keeping on productivity, utilization and service levels
• Minimize severity or frequency of accidents of contractors and employees’ through risk identification process
• Review sales activities and customer contacts
• Claim investigations and inspections; follow up with customers as required
• Develop and lead training plans for employees
• Ensure housekeeping, productivity, and quality of work standards are maintained
• Manage inventory of tools and supplies to reduce risk, loss and damage
• Practices Safe work procedures and ensures team practices safe work

Supervisory Responsibilities

Responsible for leading, managing and supervising the terminal team.

Candidates Experience

Should include the following : working in a large commercial / industrial facility leading a team. Ideally, you have post-secondary education and a minimum of three years’ experience in general freight operations. Excellent organizational skills with the ability to prioritize tasks, work under pressure and manage critical and unplanned requirements. Strong interpersonal skills to foster and build working relationships with business unit leaders in addition to vendors, contractors, and suppliers. Competent ability and capacity to get the job done through a hands on approach. Experience using all Microsoft Office programs. Working knowledge of WHMIS and the Health & Safety Act. Ideally you have a Class 1 license.

We offer

~ a work environment focused on continuous improvement supported by autonomy and empowerment ~ a competitive base salary ~ health benefits ~ life and disability insurance ~ retirement packages (Matched pension, RSP, Stock Options) ~ and profit sharing program.

At Gardewine, we are committed to continually improving our approach to building a diverse, inclusive, and value driven workplace. If you are excited about this role but your experiences do not align perfectly with our job description, we encourage you to apply regardless. You could just be the right candidate for this role or others! Gardewine is an equal opportunity employer and recognized as a Top Fleet Employer.

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Management and Manufacturing

Industries

Truck Transportation

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