Transportation Internship
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Job Description
About Pacific Seafood
Pacific Seafood is an excellence-driven organization committed to being the brand of choice in the marketplace and the employer of choice in the community. They believe in servant leadership, investing in their team members, and rewarding performance. Their core values are built around the Diamond Philosophy: Quality, Teamwork, Productivity, and Excellence. This means consistently doing your best and always striving to do better.
Job Description: Transportation Internship
This 13-week internship will focus on assisting the Transportation Manager with the logistics, vehicle maintenance, and transportation functions of the branch.
Key Responsibilities:
• Coordinate with drivers weekly to ensure overtime is not being used excessively.
• Sequence routes daily to keep loads even and profitable, and make recommendations for route changes and/or consolidation to achieve maximum delivery efficiency.
• Ensure compliance of all DOT rules and regulations on a personnel and equipment level.
• Develop a contingency plan should the schedule not be followed as posted to ensure routes are delivered on time daily without failure.
• Assist with the mentoring and training of all new drivers.
• Manage the preparation of delivery documents for truckers.
• Assist with weekend and off-hour dispatch coverage.
• Fill in driving all routes when needed.
• Assist in developing safe driving and cross-training programs for drivers to improve their abilities and productivity.
• Manage backhaul, routing, and other routine office duties.
• Provide customer visitation when transportation is involved.
• Perform other duties, as assigned.
Requirements:
• Pursuit of a Logistics related undergraduate/graduate degree.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.
Preferred Qualifications:
• Cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale
Total Compensation:
Pacific Seafood offers a comprehensive total rewards package, including:
• Base wage
• Paid Sick Time
• Employee assistance program
• Product purchase program
