Transportation Specialist

Qualifications: 

• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal with the ability to form strong relationships and communication channels across the organization. Communicate clearly, concisely, and persuasively to customers and staff. 

• Proficient in the use of various material handling equipment (overhead cranes, forklifts, telehandlers). 

• Positive attitude and the ability to motivate coworkers and support team members. 

Minimum Requirements: 

• High school diploma or equivalent, plus a minimum of three years directly related logistics experience. 

• Candidates must be at least 21 years old with a clean driving record and unrestricted Class A CDL. 

• Experience with naval ships, new construction and various local shipyards preferred. 

• U.S. Citizen with the ability to pass and hold various background checks and security clearances. 

• Minimum 2 years of experience as a driver or delivery person, with strong knowledge of the local area and routes where expected to drive. 

• Must have a valid driver's license.  

• Must have an excellent motor vehicle record and pass a thorough review of driver's record. 

Physical Demands: 

• While performing these job duties, employees are routinely required to stand, walk, lift (<50 lbs), climb, crawl, and sit. To use their hands and fingers to reach, handle, and feel objects, tools, or controls and to type or write. Employees are also required to be able to see, talk, hear, and smell. Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. 

Work Environment: 

• This position is performed in a traditional shipyard environment with frequent local travel between facilities and project locations as required. Expect to spend portions of each day in the yard and/or at various locations. Occasional travel outside of the local area may be required in support of customers, vendors, suppliers, and other team members. 

Responsibilities: 

• Assist in overall scheduling, availability, and transportation of production material. 

• Ensure accurate timekeeping and compliance with departmental and DOT safety policies. 

• Work together with supervision, other staff, vendors, suppliers, and customers to ensure on‐time availability of production material across several facilities. 

• Coordinate with supervision and staff on project specific material and receipt inspection requirements. 

• Monitor the purchase, receipt, and acceptance of vendor, customer, and government furnished material(s). 

• Provide input, recommendations, and other feedback regarding continuous process improvement. 

• Utilize company ERP/MRP software along with Microsoft Office products and Adobe Acrobat to provide weekly material availability reports, to review weekly and daily plans of action and milestones, to track mileage, to complete driver inspection reports and logs, and to effectively communicate with supervision, vendors, and other internal and external team members. 

• Operate various Commercial Motor Vehicles on public and non‐public roads (in yard) to move trailers and/or material to/from dock or other staging areas and locations in accordance with company policies, procedures, and DOT regulations. 

• Obey all applicable traffic laws and drive in accordance with weather/road conditions. 

• Notify supervision of any maintenance or delivery issues encountered. 

Additional Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Demonstrate professional, morally, and ethically sound behavior not only consistent with company policies but also in keeping with a position requiring access to and the development of sensitive technical data. 

• Develop rapport and professional working relationships with both internal and external customers as well as vendors, suppliers, subcontractors, and other internal and external team members.