Lead Driver
Tailored Shared Services, LLC
Houston, TX
Description
Lead Route Driver
Tailored Brands is a leading specialty retailer of menswear, including suits, formalwear, sportswear, and a broad selection of business casual offerings. Our brands include Men's Wearhouse, Jos. A. Bank, Moores and K&G Fashion Superstore, which offers merchandise for the entire family. We help people love the way they look and feel for their most important moments by delivering personalized products and services through our convenient network of stores and e-commerce sites.
What You’ll Do | Key Accountabilities:
- Effectively and efficiently lead drivers during the loading and unloading of GOH and tuxedos.
- Assist in accurate loading/unloading of delivery trucks and OTR trucks
- Ensuring that any operational or personnel issues are reported to the manager
- Monitor all transfers to/from DC & Hub to ensure accuracy
- Promptly and accurately report any discrepancies from the OTR truck
- Ensure timely and accurate shipment and pick up of all tuxedos
- Assist to ensure all third party shipments are accurately prepared and ready to be picked up by carrier at the agreed time
- Ensure cleanliness and safety of Hub facility, shipping department of DC, company trucks, and equipment
- Assist in the development, implementation and execution of plans to achieve department goals
- Meet production goals as determined by Management
- Provide high quality employee relations through support of corporate policies, directives and procedures
- Assist to ensure current and accurate inventory of boxes, supplies etc.
- Provide appropriate recommendations to enhance efficiencies
- Provide feedback to ensure that all best-practices are used
- Maintain a professional and courteous relationship with all employees, store personnel and management
- Assist to ensure compliance with security measures
- Actively participate in professional development opportunities
- Assist in the research and resolve transfer discrepancies in a timely fashion
- Perform work as assigned by the Transportation Manager
- Maintain and ensure a safe working environment
- Participate in special projects as needed
What You’ll Bring | Skills & Experience:
- High School Diploma or equivalent
- Minimum of one (2) years working experience in related field
- Previous experience in a leadership role
- Basic computer and software skills with Microsoft Office: Windows XP, Excel, Outlook, and Word
- Experience with EDL (electronic drivers logs) and familiar with DOT regulations
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent math and problem-solving skills
- Positive attitude and excellent customer service skills required
- Ability to prioritize and organize work related tasks and special projects
- Prefer the candidate be able to adapt to changing priorities, multi-task, detail-oriented, goal-driven and strong work ethic
- Initiative to learn and willingness to take on new tasks
- Ability to work well in a team environment
- Fluent in speaking, writing and understanding the English Language
- Flexible with work schedule; dependable and reliable
- Required to participate in day-to-day activities in both the delivery Hub and DC
- Be available to provide off-shift coverage as needed
- Required to monitor company cell phone for driver messages or management instructions
Work Environment, Physical & Mental Demands:
- Continuously standing, walking, sitting, reaching and working overhead, climbing, balancing, stooping, bending, kneeling, squatting, stretching, crouching, and crawling
- Frequent use of hands and fingers for grasping, reaching, pulling, and pushing
- Frequent use of ladders, hand trucks, pallet jacks, and lift gates
- Frequently lifting and/or moving up to 50 pounds or more
Benefits
This role is eligible for healthcare including medical, dental and vision, retirement savings (401k with a company match), income protection programs such as life, accident and disability insurance, paid time off for sick leave, vacation, bereavement, jury duty, and holidays, wellbeing program, commuter, adoption assistance, education assistance, legal services, and employee merchandise discounts. For more detailed information go Tailoredbrands.com/working-here/people-culture.
Note: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities or qualifications associated with this job.