Transportation Manager

Description

Pacific Recycling is one of Oregon’s established metal recyclers. We move material every day by truck and rail, including export containers trucked to the port. We’re hiring a Transportation Manager to lead the department into its next chapter. We want someone who will take ownership, raise the bar on safety and performance, and build a department that runs better than it does today. You’ll work directly with company leadership and lead a small dispatch team. You’ll have real authority to change how things are done, and experienced team members to help you get up to speed. If you’re a strong supervisor in trucking or logistics who’s ready for a role where your ideas get implemented, this is it.

What you’ll own

· Leading the department. Set clear roles and expectations, train and coach your team, and hold the department accountable, starting with yourself.

· Improving the operation. Find what’s slow, costly or unreliable, bring a plan to fix it, and see it through. You don’t wait to be told.

· Safety and compliance. Strengthen our safety culture and practices. Own DOT compliance, equipment inspections, out-of-service follow-up and carrier records.

· Carriers and cost. Manage relationships with trucking companies and owner-operators, negotiate and monitor rates, and track cost per load so leadership has real numbers to make decisions with.

· Daily operations. This is a hands-on role. You’ll be in the operation coordinating trucks, drop boxes, railcars and export container moves, working with Maintenance on equipment, and serving as the go-to person when something goes wrong.

What success looks like in your first year

· Roles and communication within the department are clearly defined, and nothing falls through the cracks.

· Response times are tracked and improving.

· Transportation costs are tracked and reported, and you’ve found real savings.

· Safety performance has improved, building on our existing program.

· Carrier agreements, insurance and rates are current and reviewed.

· At least a few meaningful process improvements are in place that came from you.

What you bring

· 5+ years in transportation, trucking, logistics or fleet operations, including at least 2 years supervising people

· Working knowledge of DOT requirements: hours of service, driver files, inspections, drug and alcohol testing

· A track record of improving something, such as a process, a cost or a team, not just maintaining it

· Comfort holding people accountable and having direct conversations

· Strong Excel skills and comfort working with numbers

· Bonus: experience with rail, intermodal, containers or export shipping, or in the metal recycling industry

Why Pacific Recycling

· A leadership role with direct access to decision-makers, and less bureaucracy

· Varied freight: truck and rail shipments, plus export containers to the port

· A company that’s investing in improvement and wants your ideas

· Medical, dental and vision insurance

· 401(k)

· 2 weeks of PTO to start, plus 8 paid holidays