Director of Transportation

Pike Industries, Inc., a subsidiary and integral part of CRH, is a leading Highway Contractor and the largest producer of Hot Mix Asphalt and Construction Aggregates in New England. Pike has experienced continual growth over the years and currently employs nearly 1,000 people throughout NH, ME and VT. The dedication, knowledge, and quality workmanship of our employees is what makes the company such a great success.

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The Director of Transportation will directly oversee the Pike delivery business unit as it relates to our paving, construction, truck rental, aggregate transfers, FOB and Aggregate sales. This position will focus on Delivery efficiency, DOT compliance and a wide variety of tasks that relate to our transportation operations. Equally important is the ability to “Think big Picture” for company resources and customer relationships.

The Director of Transportation will also be responsible for providing a safe workplace for employees, developing employees for future roles, and customer/community relations. The Director of Transportation will take the lead in ensuring all lines of business are working together to meet the overarching company goal of maximizing material sales and overall profitability. The Director of Transportation will lead by example by demonstrating the core competences required for the position.

Location: The applicant may be based out of New Hampshire, Maine or Vermont. There is an expectation to travel 50% plus across NH, ME and VT.

• Safety Focused:
  Promotes a culture of safety in the workplace and demonstrates the importance of safe production for all employees.
• Drives Results:
  Consistently achieving results, even under tough circumstances.
• Cultivates Innovation:
  Creating new and better ways for the organization to be successful.
• Attracts & Develops Talent:
  Attracting and selecting the best talent to meet current and future business needs. Developing people to meet both their career goals and the organization’s goals.
• Collaborates:
  Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
• Optimizes Work Processes:
  Knowing the most effective and efficient processes to get things done, with a focus on continuous improvement.
• Business Insight:
  Applying knowledge of business and the marketplace to advance the organization’s goals.
• Builds Effective Teams:
  Building strong-identity teams that apply their diverse skills and perspectives to achieve common goals.
• Customer Focus:
  Building strong customer relations and delivering customer-centric solutions.
• Manages Complexity:
  Making sense of complex, high quantity and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems.

• Must have the ability to oversee the Pike truck fleet, as well as hired trucks throughout designated Pike areas in order to establish the following:
  • Maximum utilization of our internal trucking assets with a focus on Delivery efficiency and Safety
  • Use of Telematics and Transportation Management system to identify and resolve trucking inefficiencies on our Pike construction projects.
  • Oversee compliance regarding licensure, medical cards, hours-of-service, insurance, and all related requirements of Commercial Vehicles and Drivers.
• Promote employee engagement in Safety through near miss reporting, safety observations, toolbox talks, think forms and stretching.
• Ability to calculate estimated haul costs, work with the Construction and Sales teams for bidding purposes, and facilitate success on large projects and internal transfers.
• Monitor haul costs on projects and aggregate hauls.
• Monitor P&L reports monthly and assist in the budget process.
• Customer service, recruitment and retention, staffing, compliance, driver safety and productivity training, and management of internal and external assets.
• Develop and execute strategic plan for the Transportation department.
• Manage…