Transportation Superintendent Apprentice

Overview

Job

Idaho Materials & Construction, is a CRH Company. Our purpose, commitment to the future, and formula for growth is to champion the safety, empowerment, and development of our employees. We strive to be The Preferred Source of quality sand, rock, landscape products, ready-mixed concrete, asphalt, paving and construction services. We succeed as a team by embracing integrity, mutual respect, innovation, service, sustainability, and financial strength.

Position Overview

The primary function of the Trucking Superintendent Apprentice role is to direct and coordinate activities leading to delivery of company products. This position is considered a working hourly position and may require occasional equipment operating along with labor.

• Direct and coordinate, through subordinate personnel, activities concerned with delivery of aggregates, and asphalt, utilizing knowledge of production technology, methods and procedures and capabilities of machinery and equipment.
• Assure compliance with all regulatory mandates, company policies and procedures governing worker safety and plant operation.
• Confer with management personnel to establish schedule and quality delivery control standards, and cost controls.
• Plan and direct production activities and establish production priorities for products in keeping with effective operations and cost factors.
• Review and analyze production, quality control, maintenance and operational reports to determine causes of non-conformity with product specifications and operating or production problems.
• Develop and implement operating methods and procedures designed to eliminate problems, improve product quality and assure the operational status of company plants does not affect production of material for customers.
• Maintain and improve the appearance of company property and facilities.
• Responsible for ensuring operating costs are within budgeted amounts.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

• Education:
  
  High School Graduate
• Experience:
  
  3-5 years supervisory experience in transportation operations.

• This position directly supervises the trucking department.
• Communicate with customers, and other company departments as required to assure the safe, accurate and timely delivery of company products and service.
• Communicate with Management on any subordinate commendations, disciplinary actions, operational deficiencies, QC issues, productivity issues or unusual purchase requirements.
• Schedule PTO, and communicate unexcused absences and tardiness to Management. Prepare incident reports as appropriate.
• Verify, review and approve daily timecards and production purchases. Ensure all timecards and invoices are forwarded to the office in a timely fashion.
• Communicate accident/incident information to Management immediately. Verify completion of accident/incident reports and assist the Manager with accident reports and investigations.
• Review and analyze productivity reports for continual operational improvements. Conduct designated performance appraisals. Compile, verify and record accurate production, QC, purchasing, inventory, and best practice reports as necessary.
• Reflect a professional appearance and attitude with all work related activities. Encourage professional attitudes and appearances with all subordinate employees. Maintain positive professional relationships with all customers and employees.

• Knowledge:
  Supervisory experience in transportation, computer skills, regulations governing areas of responsibilities. Familiarity with, OSHA, EPA, and State and Federal procedures, practices and specifications as they relate to QC and production activities.
• Decisions involving the above responsibilities are encountered on a day to day basis. The Trucking Superintendent is expected to rely on professional judgment to make decisions while working. Decisions regarding changes in company policy or major deviations in standard company operating procedures will require the approval of the Operations Manager or General Manager.
• Work Hours:
  
  Hourly Position, position requires overtime as necessary, year round.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. The employee is frequently required to sit, climb, and use hands to signal and handle equipment. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, crawl, kneel, bend, and reach with hands and arms above their shoulders.

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move anywhere up to 50-75 lbs. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision and depth perception.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while…