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Route Manager, Residential

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Location:
Albuquerque, NM 87101 (map it!Map it! )
Employee Type:
Full-Time
Industry:
Transportation
Sales - Marketing
Automotive - Motor Vehicles - Parts
Manages Others:
Yes
Job Type:
Transportation
Sales
Skilled Labor - Trades
Experience:
Not Specified
Travel:
Up to 25%
Division:
Western
Post Date:
11/2/2009
Contact Information
Ref ID:
09393
Description I.  Job Summary
Manages collection routes and driver/laborer performance on a daily basis.
 
 
II.  Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. 
  • To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  Other minor duties may be assigned. 
  • Organizes and schedules all necessary resources required to accomplish activities. Coordinates daily operational needs with Maintenance team.
  • Plans, distributes, monitors, and follows-up daily route assignments to ensure customers are serviced per company standards and agreements.
  • Manages the end-of-day check-in process, capturing and communicating key service, safety, and equipment issues.
  • Monitors driver and laborer time and attendance, minimizing overtime and ensuring that drivers do not exceed limits established by regulatory agencies (e.g., 60 hour rule).
  • Reviews weekly demand / volume for routes, determines potential gains from re-routing, and recommends re-routes to the routing specialist.
  • Sets and monitors productivity, service, and safety targets for each route and driver.
  • Assists with data collection and reporting required for incentive pay programs.
  • Promotes a union free atmosphere and where appropriate, establishes collaborative relations with unions.
  • Works with functional groups to resolve employee relations and labor relations issues.
  • Acquires and coordinates temporary workers assigned to assist drivers on routes.
  • Ensures that drivers comply with physicals, drug or alcohol tests, and training required by regulatory agencies.
  • Conducts Root Cause Investigations for all injuries and incidents, ensuring consistent discipline and retraining.
  • Visits customers and customer sites to evaluate and resolve safety issues, seeking service alternatives where appropriate.
  • Establishes and maintains a clean, safe work environment in compliance with Company/Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards.
  • Documents problem fixes and provides instructions to dispatch/service should problems recur.
  • Communicates and follows-up on sales opportunities, problems at customer site, DVIR repairs, container swaps, and safety issues reported by drivers.
  • Notifies customer service of delivery days for specific areas.
  • Ensures set-up errors and missed pickups are reported and resolved.
  • Documents and maintains records required by regulatory agencies such as the Department of Transportation.
  • Reviews and audits documentation related to route operations on a daily basis (e.g., DVIRs, driver time and attendance, open tickets), following-up where appropriate.
 
III.  Supervisory Responsibilities
This job has no supervisory duties.
 
 
 
IV  Work Environment
Listed below are key points regarding environmental demands and work environment of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.
  • Required to use motor coordination with finger dexterity (such as keyboarding, machine operation, etc) most of the work day;
  • Required to exert physical effort in handling objects less than 30 pounds rarely;
  • Required to be exposed to physical occupational risks (such as cuts, burns, exposure to toxic chemicals, etc) rarely;
  • Required to be exposed to physical environment which involves dirt, odors, noise, weather extremes or similar elements part of the work day;
  • Normal setting for this job is: office setting and/or landfill/outdoor.
Requirements V.  Qualifications
The requirements listed below are representative of the qualifications necessary to perform the job.
 
 
A.  Education and Experience
 
Required: Associate's Degree, or equivalent experience, and zero to three years previous experience in transportation, logistics, or solid waste operations.

Preferred: Bachelor's Degree, or equivalent experience, and zero to three years previous experience in transportation, logistics, or solid waste operations.
 
B.  Certificates, Licenses, Registrations or Other Requirements
None required.
 
 
C. Other Knowledge, Skills or Abilities Required
None required.
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