Maintenance Manager

S. Reynolds is under contract with a major transportation company located in Hoboken, NJ specializing in the Tourism Industry seeking a Maintenance Manager for their fleet of Buses.

• Participates in progressive discipline and hiring and/or termination of said staff
• Plans, directs, and monitors preventive maintenance and repair programs for all Company vehicles.
• Apprises General Manager and Vice President about fleet performance and costs. Makes presentations and prepares reports for the General Manager and Vice President as requested.
• Contributes and guides others to understanding and supporting our cost-conscious culture.
• Performs justification and life cycle cost analyses; performs trend analyses for various vehicle performance and maintenance issues and related expenses.
• Supports and contributes to the development and success of warranty and policy programs for recovery of expenses.
• Assists in the development and implementation of standard operating procedures for vehicle maintenance using known best practices.
• Assists in the direction of departmental activities in budget cycle requirements.
• Reviews and makes recommendations on scope of work and specifications for major procurements related to fleet maintenance.
• Directs compliance with or assists in the establishment of programs, policies, and procedures to attract, develop, and retain a competent and motivated workforce, including but not limited to recruiting, hiring, training, performance management, counseling, grievances, and appeals.
• Assures timely and assertive responses to inspection findings, working closely with Company Safety and DOT compliance managers.
• Assists in the development and leadership of short-and-long-range planning activities covering all aspects of fleet maintenance operations.
• Ensures timely and accurate responses to General Manager and Vice President initiatives and directives.
• Follow all required work safe practices. confined space safety, safe chemical handling, fall restraints, etc.
• Ensures compliance with all company policies and procedures. 
• Engages in the typical responsibilities of a manager requiring planning, evaluating, organizing, integrating, and controlling.
• Has management responsibility involving staffing, conducting performance appraisals, training and developing subordinates, promotions, salary increases, terminations, disciplinary actions, payroll supervision etc.
• Creates and implements a Bi annual Pick (represented employees) and the schedule for all non-represented employees in the shop.
• Responsible for all first level hearings in the shop as well as union issues related to the shop personnel.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

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Director of Service Sales and Operations

S. Reynolds & Associates, Inc. is under contract to locate a Director of Service Sales and Operations for a major leader in motorcoach and transit equipment sales and service located in Jersey City, NJ.

Scope:    Responsible for effectively managing and directing all activities of the Hudson Services/Jersey City, New Jersey location. This includes overseeing established operations policies and procedures; monitoring the efficiency of operations, promoting customer service through training and related initiatives, service sales and marketing efforts, managing an effective safety program, and assurance of regulatory compliance. 

Must have Industry knowledge of motor coach, trucking, transit, off-road equipment.  As well as, computer estimating of service and body work.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Responsible for profitable operation of location in a safe, clean, and efficient manner.
• In conjunction with the Commercial Group actively seeks new business and service agreements for the facility in line with current capabilities and capacity.
• Maintains weekly contact with General Manager on work in progress, and service sales in territory.
• Review and approve all location expenditures and analyses financial statements to monitor the locations financial performance.
• Coaches, directs and assists operations manager regarding issues related to employee performance and misconduct.
• Oversees operations manager in development of personnel to ensure technical and customer service skills are continually upgraded and maintained as needed.
• Support the General Manager and Northeast Team in maintaining positive relationships with customers and represents the location with current and potential customers.
• Weekly meetings to go over service sales revenue, potential sales, expense management, and budget for the location with General Manager.

Qualifications:

• Demonstrated management ability and a minimum of five years of management experience.
•  BA or BS in Business or a related field.
• Must posses an understanding and insight into past and current trends, issues, and economics within the motor vehicle service industry.
• Must have strong sales, communication and interpersonal skills.
• Requires strong organizational skills to include the ability to effectively manage multiple projects simultaneously, prioritize tasks, and complete assignments within expected time frames.
• Possess a working knowledge of current automated business systems preferably Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and or similar programs and other applications as needed.

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Director of Safety and Compliance

Director of Safety

SAFETY DIRECTOR

S. Reynolds & Associates, Inc. is under contract with an industry leading provider of intermodal, OTR, and flatbed transportation services to hire an experienced and broadly versed Director of Safety and Compliance for their corporate headquarters located in Jacksonville, FL. The Safety Director will be teamed with a veteran management team striving to continuously improve an efficient and growing logistics and transportation enterprise.

The Safety Director will have responsibility for:

• Maintaining and evolving the company safety program
• Ensure overall Safety activities are in compliance with industry and governmental standards
• Manage a department of Safety Professionals
• Develop and effectively present new Safety programs and policies
• Work with all departments to ensure Safety policies and practices are integrated into the companies operating procedures in an efficient manner
• Keep the company abreast of new Safety trends and/or Safety law changes

Qualifications:

• Intermediate to expert knowledge of DOT, FMCSA, OSHA, and NFPA
• Extensive leadership experience in Safety
• Four year degree preferred plus 5+ years of Safety management experience
• Must possess effective communication, negotiation, and persuasion skills
• Have the wherewithal, confidence, and social aptitude to carry out executive level responsibilities
• Must be detail orientated
• Must be able to think and react quickly in adverse situations
• Computer literate, with the ability to grasp new programs and suggest new applications

Please submit your resume to: sjoakman@gmail.com .

Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer M/F/D/V

VP Business Development & Marketing

Vice President Business Development and Marketing
S. Reynolds & Associates, Inc. is under contract with a premier third party logistics provider (3PL) to source a Vice President Business Development and Marketing for their corporate office located in Scranton, PA. They manage a truckload fleet of 200 power units and 925 trailers and operate close to six million square-feet of warehouse space across 16 U.S. distribution center locations. This is a regular job on my client’s payroll with comprehensive industry competitive benefits and career advancement opportunities.

Reports To: President / CEO

This position is responsible for managing successful sales and marketing planning, strategies and tactics for the U.S. and performing all duties in such a way as to ensure revenue achievement, new business development, and client retention and satisfaction.

Responsibilities include:
• Providing leadership, direction and management to Customer Solutions and Marketing teams.
• Accurately forecasting annual, quarterly and monthly revenue streams.
• Developing specific plans to ensure revenue growth, profitability and market share in all of company's facilities and products, including distribution, packaging and transportation.
• Creating annual plans, including monthly and quarterly goals, for Customer Solutions and Marketing team members.
• Identifying and initiating marketing and business development efforts.
• Coordinating with internal resources to ensure appropriate pricing and approvals of all sales.
• Establishing and delivering effective programs and presentations to address the following issues:
o New account sales and growth to base through sales activities.
o Sales of emerging products and multi-product sales.
o Improved presentations.
o Pro-active competitive strategies and targeted sales campaigns.
o Proper use and level of internal sales support.
o Management of expenses at a reasonable level.
o Business/financial issues on contracts.
• Establishing new accounts and negotiating sales prices and discounts.
• Analyzing marketing programs and adjusting strategy and tactics to increase effectiveness.

Qualified candidates must have at least 10 years of experience in the supply chain, logistics, warehousing or distribution industries and at least 5 years of experience in a sales management role in one of those industries. A Bachelor’s Degree in Business or a related field is preferred. Successful candidates must have proven experience in driving revenue growth and profitability. Must be willing to travel at least 60% of the time.

Please submit your resume to: sjoakman@gmail.com

Director of Recruiting Drivers

S. Reynolds & Associates, Inc. is under contract with a privately held third-party logistics provider serving the United States and Canada. They offer an integrated service platform to customers including dedicated contract carriage, irregular route truckload, full-service truckload brokerage, warehouse-based logistics and managed transportation services. The company ranks 11th among Transport Topics’ Top 50 Logistics Providers, a Top 70 3PL Provider by Food Logistics and a Top 100 Motor Carrier by Inbound Logistics.

Director of Recruiting and Retention for Drivers

This position will be based in our Corporate HQ in Dallas, TX. This position reports to the Vice President of Human Resources and is responsible for developing and implementing strategic recruiting plans, best practices and programs to achieve our aggressive growth plans while having oversight of all recruiting and retention efforts for Capacity across the country. This position will also be responsible for managing our 3rd party leasing process and ensuring hiring compliance with all corporate policy, federal DOT regulations and state and local law. Ensures each operating center has enough capacity, drivers and contractors, to support business needs.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
• Partners with Operations in response to staffing requirements, responsible for developing and managing highly effective processes to attract and hire company drivers and owner operators
• Ensures recruiting programs meet business needs, comply with legal and regulatory requirements as well as competitive best practices
• Manages the comprehensive recruitment process to ensure ongoing pipeline of qualified drivers
• Partners with HR to continually improve plans, programs, and processes in order to proactively control expenses, increase value, and promote highly effective recruiting processes
• Ensures attainment of targeted metrics relative to quality of hire, cost per hire, time-to-fill, turnover data to develop recruitment/retention strategies that will increase retention
• Provides strategic recruiting expertise by staying abreast of industry trends, best practices, legal developments, technological advancements and benchmark comparisons: functions as subject matter expert
• Counsels staff on staffing and recruitment policies and procedures to ensure compliance and understanding of hiring guidelines
• Oversees all 3rd party leasing and hiring activities ensuring all necessary operational support is received
• Oversees the advertising process, media buying and ad spend
• Supports the ‘Greatstart’ first time Owner-Operator program – converting company drivers to O/ops
• Ensures compliance of all new hire files related to the qualification, leasing and orientation process as required by corporate policy, federal DOT regulations and state and local law
• Hires, trains, manages, regularly evaluates performance and counsels assigned staff. Ensures proper orientation of staff into the organization

Requirements / Qualifications (Skills and Education):
• Bachelors Degree or equivalent managerial experience and training
• 10-15 years of professional work experience with a minimum of 5 years experience as a manager in the transportation industry with recruiting responsibilities
• Outstanding analytical, communication, negotiation, collaboration, presentation, and project management skills
• Executive presence, professional demeanor, and strong business acumen
• Results oriented and focused on continuous process improvement
• Ability to adapt to changing priorities, meet deadlines and work well under pressure
• Posses expertise in industry related recruiting best practices
• Proficient with Microsoft products: Word, Excel, Outlook, Powerpoint
• Proficient with applicant tracking and resume management systems
• Demonstrated leadership capabilities for professional management, recruiters, and support staff
• Comprehensive knowledge of all laws, both state and federal, related to transportation and driver recruitment
• Travel: up to 40%

Please submit your resume to: sjoakman@gmail.com

VP, Customer Innovation/Operations

S. Reynolds & Associates, Inc. is under contract with a premier third party logistics provider (3PL) to source a Vice President Operations for their Corporate office located in Scranton, PA. They manage a truckload fleet of 200 power units and 925 trailers and operate close to six million square-feet of warehouse space across 16 U.S. distribution center locations. This is a regular job on my client’s payroll with comprehensive industry competitive benefits and career advancement opportunities.
This senior level member of the management team has ultimate ownership of a customer account. This includes assignment and management of operational, account development and specialty resources. This position will be the “go to” resource for the decision makers within a customer’s organization, managing the overall strategy for a customer.
Responsibilities include:
• Driving financial and operational results for multiple high volume distribution centers.
• Managing contracts and new service pricing.
• Ensuring solution aligns with the customer’s overall business goals.
• Providing exceptional customer service and serving as a customer advocate within the organization.
• Driving continuous improvement initiatives and results.
Requirements:
Qualified candidates must have at least 10 years of experience in logistics, supply chain or distribution leadership in a 3PL or CPG environment. Must be an effective leader, manager and coach with proven experience driving an organization to exceed expectations. Candidates must have experience developing an effective delivery strategy for the organization based upon analysis and needs assessment. The ideal candidate will be a visionary with proven experience effectively driving change and innovation. Exceptional communication, customer service, decision making and influencing skills are required.

Please submit your resume to: sjoakman@gmail.com

Lean Six Sigma Black Belt

S. Reynolds & Associates, Inc. is under contract with a world recognized provider of leading-edge transportation, logistics and supply chain management solutions to source a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt for their Novi, MI or Alpharetta, GA operation. With more than $6 billion in annual revenue, and serves customer needs in North America, Latin America, Europe and Asia. This is a regular job on my client’s payroll with comprehensive industry competitive benefits and career advancement opportunities.

Position Description: The position requires an experienced and knowledgeable professional to serve as a change agent, developing, coordinating, facilitating and leading complex Lean Six Sigma Black Belt continuous improvement projects. Responsible for coaching and mentoring Black Belts and Green Belts, training Lean Sigma tools and methodologies, coaching project champions and process owners, and developing future leaders of Lean Six Sigma.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree required in Business/Engineering/Supply Chain or a minimum of 8 years of relevant work experience

Additional Requirements:

• MBA preferred. Minimum of 8 years of continuous process improvement experience and 1 year of supervisory experience, preferred.
• Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Certification preferred, attainment is required within 12 months.
• Experience teaching Lean and/or Six Sigma and mentoring projects is preferred.
• This position must be able to influence at senior management level and group settings and must be an excellent trainer, facilitator, and presenter with a strong track record of performance.
• Significant experience in Value Stream Mapping, Six Sigma, Mixed Model Flow/Pull and other process improvements and lean tools.
• Demonstrated analytical, problem solving, system and change management/implementation skills.
• Proficiency required in MS Office. Experience in MS Project, SPC, & Lotus Notes preferred.

Training and Methodologies Role

• Own and manage the development, delivery and administration of all Lean Six Sigma methodologies, tools and training that will be deployed as part of the Lean Six Sigma initiative.
• Manage all aspects of training and delivery including external consultants and internalization of Lean Six Sigma Academy training.
• Serve as a member of the Lean Six Sigma Academy team providing insight and recommendations for introducing and integrating new methodologies and technologies to support Lean Six Sigma deployment.
• Partner with business leaders to strategically integrate methodologies with other global programs and initiatives.
• This key role will also support corporate groups in deployment and implementation of Lean Six Sigma (Requires diverse deployment experience).
• Manage all aspects of the development, customization, standardization and delivery of LSS Academy training curriculums and methodologies.
• Manage and develop internal training resources delivering LSS Academy courses. Continually assess and improve training delivery and effectiveness. Manage external training resources when needed.
• In collaboration with LSS Academy team, lead, manage and administer internal certification program.
• Support Leadership with integration strategy, standardization of deployment tools, methodologies and training.
• Own and manage the development, and execution of the LSS Academy improvement plan that will be developed and deployed across corporate groups (i.e. Engineering, Sales, Finance, etc.).
• Manage and develop LSS resources and internalization of LSS skills across corporate groups to support the overall corporate continuous improvement strategy.
• Partner with the local leadership team to select improvement areas and build a robust improvement strategy.

Responsibilities:

• Drive operational excellence through support and coaching of projects using Lean, Six Sigma, DFLS, or other related process improvement methodologies. Contact person for coordinating, communicating and publicizing operational excellence activities and successes.
• Facilitate strategy deployment supporting key business initiatives.
• Apply Lean Six Sigma methodology to identify & implement improvements to assigned projects. Help select and lead project teams to successfully execute multiple projects.
• Partner with, train and coach employees in the Lean Six Sigma methodology.
• Drive visibility and awareness of operational excellence.
• Track CI status, cost savings, training certifications, and events by project or account.
• Manages Lean Six Sigma project portfolios, conducts Kaizen events, leads Black/Green Belt training with a dynamic presentation style adaptable to multiple levels of an organization with the ability to translate concepts into practical application, and provides focused mentoring and coaching.

Please submit your resume to: sjoakman@gmail.com