Job Description
Subsidiary:
OmniSource
Overview:
The Transportation Manager – GLD MI is responsible for overseeing transportation operations for the Great Lakes Division Michigan locations, including fleet utilization, driver and dispatch support, equipment maintenance, DOT compliance, safety, customer service, and coordination with internal teams to ensure efficient and reliable transportation service.
What We Offer
Competitive Base Pay + Weekly Incentive Bonus Opportunities
Full Medical, Dental, and Prescription Insurance Plans
Health Savings Account (HSA) with Annual Company Contribution
Annual Bonus (Profit-Sharing)
401(k) Plan with Company Match up to 50%
Annual Stock Award ($2,200 every November)
Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 15% Company Match
Paid Vacation
10 Paid Holidays
Company-paid Uniforms
…and many more!
Full Medical, Dental, and Prescription Insurance Plans
Health Savings Account (HSA) with Annual Company Contribution
Annual Bonus (Profit-Sharing)
401(k) Plan with Company Match up to 50%
Annual Stock Award ($2,200 every November)
Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 15% Company Match
Paid Vacation
10 Paid Holidays
Company-paid Uniforms
…and many more!
Responsibilities:
- Manage and coach transportation team members, including drivers, payroll, dispatch, administrative, and maintenance staff, for the Great Lakes Division Michigan locations.
- Responsible for the preventive maintenance and repair of all transportation equipment, ensuring that costs stay within budget limits.
- Operate fleet in compliance with all federal and state DOT regulations as well as SDI/OmniSource safety rules and regulations.
- Provide customer service and dispatch support to help ensure prompt service to customer locations and timely order fulfillment for end users.
- Communicate effectively and foster a positive working relationship with other internal departments, including Marketing and Operations.
- Negotiate third-party freight rates.
- Manage fleet utilization by regularly reviewing rates, monitoring driver performance and efficiency, and identifying opportunities to improve transportation operations.
- Verify payroll for accuracy.
- Other projects as assigned.
Qualifications:
Required
- 2-5 years of experience operating a medium-sized fleet or common carrier fleet
- High School Diploma or GED
- Strong working knowledge of federal and state DOT laws and regulations
- Proven knowledge of transportation equipment operation and routing
- Excellent problem-solving skills, with the ability to resolve issues in the safest and most effective manner
- Intermediate-level experience with Microsoft Office products
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Proven ability to stay organized and manage time effectively
Preferred
- Previous experience with SAI/RIMAS, Carrierweb, and OTM software
- Previous experience managing union employees and/or contract negotiations
- Bachelor’s degree
- Mechanical background
Steel Dynamics, Inc., and all affiliated entities are equal opportunity employers.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Jackson, Michigan |
| Industry | Metals and Minerals |
| Company Size | 5,000 to 9,999 employees |
| Website | http://www.steeldynamics.com |
About Company
Steel Dynamics, Inc. (NASDAQ-STLD) is unique among American steel companies. Founded in 1993, it is the youngest of America’s major steel companies. The company's initial public offering occurred in 1996. It quickly grew to become one of the nation’s premier carbon steel producers. Steel Dynamics' historic growth is a combination of organic capacity greenfield additions and strategic acquisitions. By adding upstream assets that provide raw materials needed to produce high quality steel at each of its steel mills, and bridging downstream assets that fabricate a variety of high quality steel products, Steel Dynamics has broadened its product portfolio and expanded its market diversity.
Steel Dynamics, Inc. offers:
• Competitive Salary and Bonus Compensation Packages
• Aggressive 401k Match
• Profit Sharing
• Stock Options
• Employee Stock Purchase Program
• Relocation and temporary living expenses
Skills
- Budget Managementunmatched
- Cargo/Freightunmatched
- Coachingunmatched
- Communication Skillsunmatched
- Contract Negotiationunmatched
- Customer Support/Serviceunmatched
- Dental Insuranceunmatched
- Equipment Maintenance/Repairunmatched
- Federal Laws and Regulationsunmatched
- Fleet Managementunmatched
- High School Diplomaunmatched
- Maintenance Servicesunmatched
- Marketingunmatched
- Microsoft Officeunmatched
- Microsoft Product Familyunmatched
- Negotiation Skillsunmatched
- Operational Improvementunmatched
- Order/Customer Fulfillmentunmatched
- Organizational Skillsunmatched
- People Managementunmatched
- Performance Analysisunmatched
- Prescription Drugsunmatched
- Presentation/Verbal Skillsunmatched
- Preventative Maintenanceunmatched
- Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
- Regulationsunmatched
- Safety Complianceunmatched
- State Laws and Regulationsunmatched
- Stock Purchase Plansunmatched
- Time Managementunmatched
- Truck Driverunmatched
- Vehicle Fleetsunmatched
- Writing Skillsunmatched
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