Driver Supervisor - 2nd Shift

Job Summary

The Driver Supervisor leads and supports the drivers assigned to the Rivian operation and is accountable for reliable load execution, driver productivity, attendance, schedule adherence, and appropriate staffing. This role ensures drivers understand and complete assigned loads safely and on time, maintains accurate work schedules and time-off coverage, monitors attendance and performance, and follows up on missed or delayed assignments. The Driver Supervisor also tracks DOT physical expiration dates, coordinates required random drug and alcohol testing, and ensures sufficient qualified driver coverage for weekday, weekend, holiday, and changing customer needs.

Principal Duties & Responsibilities

• Provide daily leadership, direction, coaching, and support to all drivers assigned to the Rivian operation.
• Ensure drivers understand their assigned loads, start times, delivery expectations, customer requirements, and required communication procedures.
• Monitor driver execution throughout the shift and follow up promptly on late departures, delays, missed loads, incomplete assignments, or other service risks.
• Track driver productivity, schedule adherence, on-time performance, load completion, utilization, and other established performance measures.
• Review performance results with drivers, recognize strong performance, provide documented coaching, and address recurring productivity or service concerns in partnership with the MW Region Driver Manager and Human Resources.
• Manage driver attendance by monitoring call-offs, tardiness, early departures, no-call/no-show occurrences, and compliance with attendance-reporting procedures.
• Maintain accurate driver schedules and adjust staffing assignments to meet daily customer volume, planned absences, call-offs, and changing operational requirements.
• Review and administer driver time-off requests consistently, considering available balances, existing approvals, seniority or applicable policy requirements, and customer coverage needs.
• Develop and maintain appropriate driver staffing plans for customer weekend and holiday needs, including advance scheduling, voluntary coverage, and escalation of staffing gaps.
• Maintain current records of driver qualifications and DOT physical expiration dates; communicate renewal requirements early and follow up to prevent drivers from becoming unavailable for assignment.
• Coordinate required random drug and alcohol testing in accordance with company procedures and applicable Department of Transportation requirements, while protecting confidentiality and ensuring timely completion.
• Verify driver time records, assigned schedules, attendance entries, and supporting documentation are accurate and submitted within required deadlines.
• Communicate staffing shortages, attendance trends, driver availability, expiring credentials, and service risks to the MW Region Driver Manager with recommended coverage or corrective actions.
• Enforce company and site safety, conduct, attendance, scheduling, and operating policies consistently and promptly escalate significant incidents or compliance concerns

Job Details

• Shift: 11 AM to 8 PM Monday-Friday
• Compensation: Salaried, $60,000-70,000/year
• Reporting Location: Normal, IL
• Benefits: Full benefit package of medical, dental, vision, 401k, etc

Qualifications

• Education

• High School Diploma, Associates or Bachelor's preferred

• Two or more years of experience in transportation operations, driver supervision, fleet operations, or a related environment.

• Demonstrated ability to lead drivers, coordinate schedules, manage attendance, provide coaching, and hold employees accountable to performance expectations.

• Working knowledge of driver qualification requirements, DOT physical credential tracking, and company procedures for required drug and alcohol testing.

• Ability to develop staffing plans that support weekday, weekend, holiday, and changing customer requirements.

• Strong verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to communicate expectations and performance concerns clearly and professionally.

• Proficiency with standard computer applications and the ability to maintain accurate schedules, attendance records, qualification files, and productivity reports.

• Dependable attendance and schedule flexibility are required, including availability to support overtime, weekends, holidays, alternate shifts, and urgent staffing needs.

• Related Experience

• Previous supervisory or lead experience managing CDL drivers in a dedicated transportation, automotive, or high-volume customer operation.

• Experience with driver scheduling, time-off administration, attendance management, staffing coverage, and documented performance coaching.

• Experience tracking DOT physicals, driver qualification records, random drug and alcohol testing, and related compliance deadlines.

• Experience reviewing driver productivity, utilization, on-time performance, and load-execution metrics to improve results.

• Familiarity with Rivian site requirements, customer weekend staffing expectations, or just-in-time transportation operations is a plus.

Company Information:

G&D Integrated has a rich history that dates back to the early 1880s, when freight was delivered with horse-drawn wagons. In the hundred-plus years since, the members of the O'Neill family have been proudly serving Central Illinois with a variety of transportation, freight transfer and storage services. The long term success of the organization can be tied to our focus on three key components.

• PEOPLE Our success in delivering excellent service, is supported by our dedicated employees. Looking to the future, we will continue to attract and invest in developing our employees to meet the demands of the future.
• PROCESS We are a process driven company, with the ability to work around the requirements of our customer's production systems, while developing our own standardization to deliver excellent service. Our success in this area is recognized by our continual achievement of client awards.
• TECHNOLOGY We leverage technology to enable our people to perform more effectively and to provide a competitive advantage for our customers.

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Phone: (309) 284-6907

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