Star Blends is looking for a detail-driven and highly organized Transportation Supervisor to support our growing transportation operations. Serving both the Sparta and Chippewa Falls locations, this role plays a critical part in ensuring that feed deliveries are timely, efficient, safe, and aligned with production and customer needs. You'll help optimize routes, support drivers, coordinate logistics, and keep our operations running smoothly every single day.
What a Day in Life Looks Like:
Schedule, dispatch, and monitor trucks and drivers to ensure on-time deliveries
Communicate daily load assignments, routes, and instructions to drivers
Adjust dispatch plans based on weather, customer changes, production needs, or equipment issues
Track mileage, fuel usage, trip details, and delivery confirmations
Optimize routes for cost, mileage, and efficiency, seeking backhaul opportunities
Coordinate incoming and outgoing loads with Production and Purchasing
Conduct regular driver check-ins, provide coaching, and support performance development
Travel several times per month between Sparta and Chippewa Falls for on-site alignment
Participate in safety meetings, leadership sessions, and cross-functional planning
What You Will Bring:
Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in transportation/logistics
4-6 years of transportation, logistics, or dispatch experience
Supervisory or operational leadership experience
Strong knowledge of DOT, FMCSA, and safety regulations
Excellent communication, leadership, and conflict-resolution abilities
Highly organized, self-motivated, and capable of managing multiple priorities
Proficiency with Microsoft Office and dispatch/fleet management software (Samsara a plus)
Strong troubleshooting, route-planning, and problem-solving skills