Day & Ross Hiring for Operations Manager Job at Adams, WI Full Time

At Day & Ross, you’ll go far.
Day & Ross is one of Canada’s largest transportation companies, serving top brands across North America. We got our start hauling potatoes in 1950, and now we have a team of more than 8,000 employees, drivers and owner operators.

We believe our people are our greatest strength – and we treat them like family. For over a decade, we’ve been recognized as one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies, and we have been named a Top Company for Women to Work for in Transportation every year since 2018. Our industry recognition is a testament to the family values we share with our parent company, McCain Foods Limited.

About the Role
Operations Manager
Full – time
Adams, Wisconsin

As an Operations Manager, you are accountable for ensuring that the dock employees are working in a safe and efficient manner. You are responsible to ensure smooth operations, efficiencies, people management, freight flow, change implementation, and safety, aligned to operational expectations and guidelines. This position is all about the effective management of freight flow through the management of people and safety, continuous improvement, problem solving and effective communication.

How You’ll Help

• Responsible for overseeing the operation of a large, time sensitive delivery and logistics operation that meets the expectations and need of customers. This includes all day-to-day operations, as well as contributing to annual budgeting and planning.
• Works with the Dedicated Leadership Team to ensure operations meet or exceed customer and corporate requirements for unit cost, service quality and responsiveness.
• Works closely with the Vice President on operational plans, goals, and contributing to future innovations.
• Ensures a preventative maintenance program is in place and effective for fleet and equipment.
• Ensure all processes are followed and adhered to.
• Leads a safe workplace culture and ensures all safety requirements are met.
• Provides leadership to supervisor(s), to ensure alignment with operational and customer expectations.
• Develops a culture of safety, professionalism and service excellence in all areas of operations.
• Maintains policies and procedures to ensure compliance with Federal and Provincial transportation requirements.
• Ensures all incidents (such as personal injuries; transportation collisions; spills etc.) are promptly reported, documented, root causes identified and corrective/preventative measures implemented
• Provides mentoring and guidance through performance management process, including the establishment of objectives, conducting performance reviews, pay recommendations, development planning, and succession planning.
• Oversees and manages professional development to support leadership development program.
• Motivates and engages staff and develops effective peers, managers and clients.
• Contributes to the development of annual budgets.
• Manages to an annual operating budget.
• Ensures compliance with all company and legislative reporting requirements.

Your Skills & Experience:

• Warehouse management: 5 years (Preferred).
• Post-secondary education in transportation or logistics preferred. A suitable level of practical experience may be considered in lieu of education.
• Transportation management: 5 years (Preferred).
• High level of Safety Consciousness.
• Analytical and problem solving skills.
• Attention to detail.
• Communication skills both verbal and written.
• Time management skills with the ability to multitask and prioritize.

Please note that the successful candidate will be subject to reference and criminal background checks prior to employment.

We thank you for your application, but only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
As a federally regulated employer, The Day & Ross fully supports the principles of employment equity and encourages all qualified members of the designated groups to apply.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Education:

• Associate (Preferred)

Work Remotely:

• No