Transport Manager

Company Description

ARE YOU CUT OUT FOR AIM RECYCLING?

Take recycling to a global scale.

Join us in our mission to recycle more than 3 000 000 tons of metal every year across the globe. At AIM Recycling, we recycle metals to the maximum of their capacity. For more than 80 years, we have been uniting our strengths to make a positive difference. Join our team to contribute to our company’s growth and to support our recycling activities in North America.

**It’s simple**: we do it right. We aim for excellence.

**Job Description**:
In addition, the selected person will have to collaborate with various stakeholders in the daily management of operations and to ensure compliance, road safety, health and safety, quality of service, and will work in close collaboration with the General Manager and senior director of transportation to identify the opportunities that will improve the efficiency of the entire operation.

**Qualifications**:
**In this role you will be responsible for**:
Act as a logistics specialist to the organization.

Analyze the performance indicators (KPI) in place and work on improvement related to these indicators.

Collaborate with AIM sites, dispatchers to ensure that the transportation department supplies materials to the appropriate sites at the right time and with the right quantities.

Analyze the efficiency, optimization of movements, routes and weekly driver management.

Ensure the proper use of systems and procedures in place and continuous training of best practices

Seek the constant improvement of costs and operating methods and take the necessary measures to achieve this.

Ensure that the teams in place communicate with all internal stakeholders: buyers, suppliers, customers and other dispatchers to organize the collection and delivery of scrap metal in an efficient and timely manner.

Review the ground transportation network and find new ways to maximize the volume and weight of products transported while minimizing operating costs.

Ensure that transport-related equipment (tractors and trailers) are properly used, maintained and repaired in a timely manner and that record keeping complies with the requirements of the Atlantic, Maine and Quebec Ministry of Transport laws and regulations.

Ensure that independent truckers adhere to company guidelines and that all transportation and rental contracts and insurance documentation are kept up to date and stored in an organized manner

Hold periodic independent driver meetings to discuss complaints, raise concerns and maintain supportive relationships.

Hold periodic safety meetings with company drivers in collaboration with the Compliance, Road Safety and Health & Safety teams.

Implement special projects or perform other tasks not mentioned above as requested by management.

**Essential tasks**:
Daily responsible for the 40 drivers assigned to Atlantic and Maine

Perform dispatch and scale team management

Attend meetings related to the Atlantic region and transportation department

General supervision

Solve problems related to the transport of material

Ensure best management practices are in effect

Additional Information

**Qualifications**:
Bachelor's degree in Logistics or Business Administration;
10 years of management experience in the transport sector;
Knowledge of transport methods, costs and benefits

High knowledge of laws and regulations in the field of road transport

Develop and implement profit improvement plans and change management plans;
You are a leader, team manager and a good mobilizing communicator;
You are customer service oriented and have a strong sense for results;
You are organized, analytical and pragmatic;
You are recognized for your sense of negotiation and conflict management

You are able to develop and maintain good interpersonal relationships and maintain a level of professionalism at all times;
Knowledge of ferrous and non-ferrous metals. (an advantage)

The position is based either at our Saint-John, New Brunswick site