Distribution - Transportation Coordinator

About Capital Seaboard

For over 60 years, Capital Seaboard has been a trusted provider of fresh seafood and produce to the Mid-Atlantic's most discerning chefs and foodservice operators. With deep, long-standing relationships across the supply chain, we offer unmatched access to high-quality ingredients-delivered with consistency, care, and speed. From dockside selections to hand-picked farm produce, our team ensures every order meets the highest standards of freshness and flavor. Capital Seaboard's commitment to reliability, culinary excellence, and personalized service has made us a preferred partner for chefs who demand the best-day in and day out.

Position Summary: Plans, directs, coordinates, and participates in activities of warehouse / delivery drivers for the Company including personnel scheduling, meeting customer delivery obligations and standards, and ensuring compliance with applicable state and federal transportation regulations. Duties may be performed personally or through subordinate supervisors.

What you'll do:

• Coordinate and supervise daily activities of warehouse/driver personnel including route assignments, vehicle assignments, customer deliveries and vendor pick-ups.
• Ensure compliance with all USDOT requirements as well as those of other regulatory bodies related to vehicle use and maintenance, safe operation of vehicles, and required medical certifications.
• Train warehouse/driver personnel to required standards and complete periodic evaluations of driver performance.
• Maintain USDOT-required driver files
• Maintain and update work and duty schedules for warehouse / driver personnel
• Ensure that vehicles are clean and meet maintenance standards and requirements
• Reports services issue to leasing company.
• Respond to and resolves customer complaints, including immediate problem-solving, coordinating response with appropriate sales personal and applying corrective action and/or discipline as required
• Train warehouse / drivers in all aspects of material handling both on and off the vehicle.
• Evaluate employee performance on an ongoing basis - including regularly scheduled road-testing -- and respond with appropriate reinforcement, coaching or correction as necessary
• Execute all aspects of accident investigation and insurance reporting in coordination with the Operations Manager, other Company officials, or representatives of insurance interests as circumstances dictate
• Monitor trip and dispatch logs and vehicle monitoring software for conformance with schedules and direct preparation and retention of dispatch and vehicle operations records and reports.
• Maintain mileage records for taxes and leasing company.
• Gain proficiency in the Company's primary sales processing software system as well as subordinate systems
• Drive routes during peak times and as needed to carry out the operation's delivery obligations.
• Conduct weekly meetings to inform staff of new procedures and other company-wide information. Collaborate with Operations, Product, Purchasing and Sales personnel to ensure information is accurate and comprehensive
• Router Experience Preffered

About you:

• 1+ year of relevant experience.

Resumen del puesto: planifica, dirige, coordina y participa en las actividades de los conductores de almacén/entrega para la empresa, incluida la programación del personal, el cumplimiento de las obligaciones y estándares de entrega al cliente y la garantía del cumplimiento de las normas de transporte estatales y federales aplicables. Las tareas se pueden realizar personalmente o a través de supervisores subordinados.

Lo que harás:

• Coordinar y supervisar las actividades diarias del personal del almacén/conductor, incluidas las asignaciones de rutas, asignaciones de vehículos, entregas a clientes y recogidas de proveedores.
• Garantizar el cumplimiento de todos los requisitos del USDOT, así como los de otros organismos reguladores relacionados con el uso y mantenimiento de vehículos, la operación segura de vehículos y las certificaciones médicas requeridas.
• Capacitar al personal del almacén/conductor según los estándares requeridos y completar evaluaciones periódicas del desempeño del conductor.
• Mantener los archivos de conductor requeridos por el USDOT
• Mantener y actualizar los horarios de trabajo y tareas del personal del almacén/conductor
• Garantizar que los vehículos estén limpios y cumplan con los estándares y requisitos de mantenimiento
• Informar sobre problemas de servicios a la empresa de arrendamiento.
• Responder y resolver quejas de clientes, incluyendo la resolución inmediata de problemas, coordinando la respuesta con el personal de ventas apropiado y aplicando medidas correctivas y/o disciplina según sea necesario
• Capacitar al almacén/conductores en todos los aspectos del manejo de materiales tanto dentro como fuera del vehículo.
• Evaluar el desempeño de los empleados de manera continua, incluyendo pruebas de carretera programadas regularmente, y responder con el refuerzo, entrenamiento o corrección adecuados según sea necesario
• Ejecutar todos los aspectos de la investigación de accidentes y los informes de seguros en coordinación con el Gerente de Operaciones, otros funcionarios de la Compañía o representantes de los intereses de seguros según lo dicten las circunstancias
• Monitorear los registros de viajes y despachos y el software de monitoreo de vehículos para la conformidad con los cronogramas y dirigir la preparación y retención de los registros e informes de operaciones de despacho y vehículos.
• Mantener registros de kilometraje para impuestos y la compañía de arrendamiento.
• Adquirir competencia en el sistema de software de procesamiento de ventas principal de la Compañía, así como en los sistemas subordinados
• Conducir rutas durante las horas pico y según sea necesario para llevar a cabo las obligaciones de entrega de la operación.
• Llevar a cabo reuniones semanales para informar al personal sobre los nuevos procedimientos y otra información de toda la compañía. Colaborar con el personal de Operaciones, Productos, Compras y
• Ventas para garantizar que la información sea precisa y completa.

Sobre usted:

• Más de 1 año de experiencia relevante.

The above job description is not an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties as assigned by their supervisor.

Perks & Benefits:

• Paid Vacations, Paid Holidays
• Health, Dental and Medical Benefits
• Weekly pay
• Life Insurance
• 5% above cost for our high-quality food products
• Employee discounts for travel and events
• 401k
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan

The Chefs Warehouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate based on actual or perceived race, creed, color, religion, alienage or national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability or handicap, sex, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Our management team is dedicated to this policy with respect to recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, benefits, employee activities and general treatment during employment. We are dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workforce.