Transportation Associate

• This entry level management position is responsible for learning all aspects of fleet operations
• This position will work with an experienced supervisor to gain the necessary training and knowledge to prepare them for success within fleet operations
• The associate will be involved in daily duties surrounding the dispatch operations of fleet trucks including; coordinating with drivers covering unassigned loads monitoring loads for on time delivery manage driver safety and handling any problems that occur outside normal office hours.
• This position may work within varies departments within transportation including load planning shuttle regional operations to grasp an overall picture of the operation.
• You will also assume the position of weekend night daytime dispatch and other duties as the need arises.

Culture
Navitas Healthcare is passionate and hungry to secure and enhance our deliverables within every opportunity. With the expertise we have in staffing and consulting services, we are fully confident in providing temporary staff to perform any service; always being client-centric, solutions minded and putting your patients interest first.

Recognized as a healthcare staffing leader, Navitas Healthcare is with you every step of the way. We excel in the business of human potential, and believe in its power to shape strategic, organizational, economic, societal change, and beyond. At Navitas Healthcare, we bring the perspective, understanding, and hands-on know-how to build the future as YOU see it.

We help clients take care of patients. We help candidates find passionate work. We help give back to the communities. And we deliver it all with expectational customer service.
Responsibilities

• Plan, organize, or manage the work of subordinate staff to ensure that the work is accomplished in a manner consistent with organizational requirements.
• Direct activities related to dispatching, routing, or tracking transportation vehicles, such as aircraft or railroad cars.
• Monitor operations to ensure that staff members comply with administrative policies and procedures, safety rules, union contracts, environmental policies, or government regulations.
• Serve as contact persons for all workers within assigned territories.
• Implement schedule or policy changes for transportation services.
• Monitor spending to ensure that expenses are consistent with approved budgets.
• Promote safe work activities by conducting safety audits, attending company safety meetings, or meeting with individual staff members.
• Prepare management recommendations, such as proposed fee and tariff increases or schedule changes.
• Direct investigations to verify and resolve customer or shipper complaints.
• Direct or coordinate the activities of operations department to obtain use of equipment, facilities, or human resources.
• Analyze expenditures and other financial information to develop plans, policies, or budgets for increasing profits or improving services.
• Collaborate with other managers or staff members to formulate and implement policies, procedures, goals, or objectives.
• Plan or implement energy saving changes to transportation services, such as reducing routes, optimizing capacities, employing alternate modes of transportation, or minimizing idling.
• Direct staff performing repairs and maintenance to equipment, vehicles, or facilities.
• Conduct employee training sessions on subjects such as hazardous material handling, employee orientation, quality improvement, or computer use.
• Recommend or authorize capital expenditures for acquisition of new equipment or property to increase efficiency and services of operations department.
• Conduct investigations in cooperation with government agencies to determine causes of transportation accidents, coordinate cleanup activities, or improve safety procedures.
• Set operations policies and standards, including determining safety procedures for the handling of dangerous goods.
• Develop criteria, application instructions, procedural manuals, or contracts for federal or state public transportation programs.
• Develop or implement plans to improve transportation services control from regional to national or global load control center operations.
• Direct central load control centers to maximize efficiency and effectiveness of transportation services.
• Supervise clerks assigning tariff classifications or preparing billing.
• Negotiate, authorize, or monitor fulfillment of contracts with equipment or materials suppliers.
• Evaluate transportation vehicles or auxiliary equipment for purchase by considering factors such as fuel economy or aerodynamics.
• Identify or select transportation and communications system technologies to reduce costs or environmental impacts.
• Provide administrative or technical assistance to those receiving transportation-related grants.
• Direct procurement processes including equipment research and testing, vendor contracts, or requisitions approval.

Requirements
Authorized to work in the US without sponsorship
COVID-19 Vaccinated
Minimum 2 years experience in a Hospital setting
Equal Opportunity Employer
Navitas Healthcare provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

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