Terminal Manager - Midland, NC

Company Overview
Come join a winning Team! Since 1970 Plastic Express has met the bulk trucking, bulk terminal, packaging, and warehousing needs of the plastics industry. Our strategic locations, modern systems, and dedicated employees allow us to provide custom tailored logistical solutions to fulfill the most challenging needs of our customers. Plastic Express operates from 22 full-service facilities, more than 40 bulk terminals, and 52 railcar terminals offering more than 8,500 railcar spots across the country. We are located near 9 major ports in the U.S. and rely heavily on our rail infrastructure to handle imports /exports as well as regional distribution. At many of the Plastic Express sites, we also handle some non-plastic commodities, which include; paper rolls, steel, building materials and other dry bulk materials. Plastic Express owns and operates roughly 250 trucks, with approximately 250 trailers performing full bulk truck distribution business. Plastic Express is headquartered in Houston, TX and has over 600 employees nationwide. Our goal has always been to exceed our customer's expectations, and our can do-attitude is what differentiates us from the competition.

Plastic Express employees have always been our key to success and total customer satisfaction. We are always looking for dependable & talented business professionals that will help us to grow and to continue our “Can Do” tradition.

Essential Functions:
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Job Summary:
The Terminal Manager oversees and directs dispatch functions, equipment maintenance, drivers, billing, auditing, and local rail terminal operations.  Additionally, this individual initiates, coordinates and enforces operational policies and procedures while placing the utmost importance on compliance with all safety rules, regulations, and policies at the terminal. Will collaborate with the Director of Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) and divisionalleadership to achieve and maintain a high safety performance for the terminal.Responsiblefor the terminal’s performance in meeting the company’s stated goal of Zero Recordable Injuries. 
The Terminal Manager is responsible for operating the terminal within the budgetary planning constraints as defined within the Monthly Operating Plan (MOP). A focus on P&Lexecution, with a goal of 25% in Net Income, will be a point of emphasis. 
This role will provide leadership for the terminalstaff, to include providing good order and discipline in alignment with the company’s morale, culture and goals.  This individual will organize and manage thestaff to ensure that work is satisfactorily executed in accordance with organizational requirements.
The Terminal Manager will direct and document investigations to verify and resolve customer complaints; will serve as the main contact for all workers assigned to the terminal; and willensure that all terminal staff are properly trained in all safety and operations functions for the site.

Essential Functions/Duties:
DOT Safety Compliance

• Responsiblefor ensuring drivers & company assets stay in compliance with DOT, FMCSA, and FRAregulations.
• Conductinvestigations, in cooperation with the Director of EHS and divisional leadership on any work relatedinjuries, accidents or incidents that occur at the site.
• Assist the Compliance Department in providing required documents for drivers’ DQ file, housed in TenStreet, along with properly and expeditiously notifying drivers of scheduled and random drug & alcohol testing. 
• Ensure EHS compliance of all drivers is maintained.
• Daily audit of driver hours of service to ensure continuous compliance.
• Monitor GeoTab & Netradyne reports daily to weekly; filter Netradyne events. Coach & encourage drivers through Netadyne use daily/weekly/monthly.  Immediately address any events requiring coaching or discipline.
• Facilitate quarterly safety meetings with all drivers, including any make-up meetings, as needed.

• Ensure the Drug & Alcohol program is properly adhered to and administered for all terminal personnel.

• Maintain daily rapport with drivers. Provide positive leadership to staff, through the administration of company policies and programs, including disciplinary policies.
• Recruit, hire, train and, when required, terminate drivers and terminalpersonnel.
• Monitor and approvedriver pay through PLXP E-Pay portal.
• Ensure documented compliance with the Terminal Driver Pay System.
• Approve and make accessorial driver pay entries into the system.
• Administer and maintain driverexpense reimbursement program for the terminal.
• Provide data required to VP/AVP & Safety that impacts incentive pay programs.
• Ensuredriverqualification files/documents are collected and maintained in accordance with company standards.
• Ensure all required performance evaluations are performed on all terminal employees.
• Monitor and ensure Driver Logs are maintained and in compliance with federal mandated standards.
• Maintain driver supplies and forms including driver Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
• Inspectdrivers’ assigned equipment to insure company standards are being met.

• Prepare and/orapprove daily dispatch; ensuredriversare being routed in an efficient and productive manner to include consideration for product compatibility and washrequirements in regard to Plastic Express procedures.
• InterfacewithPLXPCustomerService Representatives (CSRs) to ensure the customer requests are being met.
• Communicate items that willeffectdelivery performance.
• Serve as dispatcher and rail supervisor as needed.

• Responsiblefor mechanic and wash crewsupervision, when applicable.
• Ensure that all washout inspections of trailers are completed and regularservices are being performed in a timely manner, to include parts inventory.
• Ensure that all outside maintenance is being performed in a timely fashion, and as directed by the Velocity Maintenance Director, including the tractor & trailers’90-dayservice intervals.
• Responsiblefor payroll and documented training forwash crew & mechanics.
• Overallequipment maintenance to include:
  • Manage all equipment; communicate with AVP &Velocity Maintenance Director toresolve any issues
  • Oversee company wash, wax, and polish program to comply with PlasticExpressstandards
• Upload maintenance records to Fleet@plasticexpress.com.
• Communicate with tire vendors, and truck and trailer vendors for service.

• Oversee the rail terminal activities and personnel; maintain timely and accurate inventory management.
• Collect, maintain and/orshiprailcarsamplesasrequested by customer.
• Ensuredriver hook-up to railcars & tanks are being verified using PX Drive, prior to driver’s loading or pulling a tank.
• Order and maintain suppliesandequipment utilized in the course of normal business at the rail yard.
• Make arrangements for any rail yard maintenance.
• Ensure terminals and officehousekeepingstandards are being met.
• Act as a liaison between PlasticExpress and local railroad contacts.
• Ensure Plastic Express ownedscales are in good working order, properly calibrated, and in compliance with all state & local requirements/licenses.

• Oversee sample retention and driver seal records for terminal compliance.
• Order and maintain samplebag & railcar seals inventory fromvendors.

• Work with billing department to ensure accessorial charges are included in billing when necessary.
• Review terminal’s Income Statement with AVP & VP monthly
• Monitor Cost Center entries on P&L to insure accounting accuracy.
• Communicate and work with AVP, VP, divisional leadership and accounting to correct/maintain an accurate P&L.
• Recommend capital expenditures of new equipment or property to AVP or VP, in order to increase effectiveness and/or efficiencies in regards to the services/operations of the site.

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Class A Commercial Driver’s License (CDL)

• Experience driving combination vehicles
• Two (2) years management experience (preferably in a trucking environment)

• Bachelors’ Degree or greater
• Five (5) years or more general management experience in a trucking environment

• Regularly required to talk or hear; frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The job requires long periods of standing while teaching a class.
• Must be able to perform physical labor such as, routinely lifting up to 55 pounds,moving up to 250 pounds with proper tool(s), climbing ladders, operate control panels, and working with hand tools.
• Must possess vision abilities to include close visual confirmation of finely printed documents and have distance vision to safely and correctly identify objects and or markings. Must have peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to focus on subjects or objects at any safe working distance.

• Current and valid state-issued driver’s license (with clean DMV record)
• Current and valid Class “A” CDL
• Current and valid passport
• Current Department of Transportation (DOT) medical qualification certificate

• • • Proven leadership skills – able to influence and motivate others to quickly achieve results
    • Ability to work independently and as part of team
    • Ability to recognizeonsite risk factors and take appropriate action with firmness and tact
    • Detailed oriented with a tenacious focus on results
    • Excellent oral and written communication skills
    • Excellentpresentationskills, with the ability to effectivelypresent to a broad array of employees and decision makers; ability to effectively present complex topics in a concisemanner
    • Goodinterpersonal and management skills
    • Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Office products at the following levels:
      • Word, Excel, Outlook: Intermediate levelofskill
      • PowerPoint: Basic level of skill
    • Excellentbusiness acumen
    • Understanding,persuasive and decisive when dealing with others both internal and external to the organization
    • Relationshipdevelopment and management
    • Ability to organize broad groups to meet objectives and deadlines

• Family health benefit packages - after 90 days
• Vacation pay - after 90 days
• Holiday pay - after 90 days
• Company matching 401k retirement program - after 90 days

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