Fleet Coordinator

Distributor of food ingredients. They provide innovation and value to our clients in the food industry, and are successful because of their focus on taking ownership, providing needed help, and always doing the right thing. And perhaps most importantly, they understand that to take care of external customers, they must do right for internal customers – their employees.

Profit Sharing
401K Plan
Tuition Reimbursement Program
Health, Dental and Vision Insurance
Life Insurance
Employee Assistance (Chaplain) Services
Career Advancement Training
We place a strong emphasis on internal promotion. Many of our customer service, sales and management teams started in the warehouse.

We have many employees with long-term tenure, and that demonstrates we’re not just a place to work. We’re a family!

The operations coordinator position will be responsible for the routing and scheduling for all orders and pickups performed by our Fleet of trucks. This position will work in conjunction with the warehouse manager and report to the Operations Manager. This position is also responsible for overseeing the SQF System at Sayreville and serves as the SQF Practitioner for the site.

Education/Experience
High school degree or general education degree (GED) required.
3-5 years of professional experience routing or dispatching small trucking fleets.

Licenses/Credentials/Certifications
Preventive Controls Qualified Individual (PCQI).
SQF Practitioner / Implementing SQF Systems.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Truck Routing & Compliance

Organize all orders to be delivered on a company truck.
Ensure compliance with DOT regulations regarding drivers’ hour of service.
Collect drivers’ documents and paperwork for processing.
Schedule drivers to routes to achieve balance of workload and route types assigned to drivers.
Schedule all delivery appointments for deliveries with trucks.
Communicate with drivers when vehicles need to be dropped for service.
Communicate with customers regarding delays or unexpected circumstances.

Proactively eliminates potential for freight issues in cooperation with customer service.
Works closely with customer service department to ensure proper freight routing.
Serves as backup for Customer Service functions as needed.
Communicate with customer service to ensure available capacity for daily delivery routes & adjust properly to service customers.
Coordinate with Purchasing for planning and scheduling of local pickups on company trucks.
Serve as SQF Practitioner for the site and oversee all SQF programs / activities as defined under item 2 in EFI-JD-001-FR
In the case of absence, the 2nd SQF Practitioner will fulfill the role of SQF Practitioner, and the Director of Operations will assume all necessary operational and administrative duties related to the warehouse.
Ensures warehouse team is complying with all procedural or documentation requirements as they relate to SQF (Safe Quality Food) or general safety.
Backup for Freight Tracking and Management

Communication with Carriers regarding rates, routing, and web site navigation
Responsible for the movement of goods by a common carrier
Carrier discussions regarding lost shipments and service levels
Clerical/General Administrative