What are the responsibilities and job description for the Transportation Supervisor position at Sunbelt-Solomon Services?
The Transportation Supervisor is responsible for overseeing transportation and logistics operations across multiple branch locations, ensuring the safe, timely, compliant, and cost-effective movement of remanufactured transformers and related equipment. This role plays a critical part in delivering an exceptional customer experience by managing fleet operations, coordinating shipments, ensuring regulatory compliance, and driving on-time delivery performance.
The ideal candidate is a hands-on transportation leader with strong knowledge of DOT/FMCSA regulations, fleet management, carrier relations, and expedited freight operations in a fast-paced industrial or manufacturing environment.
This position is a first-shift role, working Monday through Friday from 6:00 AM to 2:30 PM. Flexibility may be required to support transportation operations, urgent delivery situations, and business needs outside of standard working hours. Travel is required as needed to support multi-site transportation operations, vehicle fleet activities, customer requirements, and company initiatives across branch locations.
Key Responsibilities
Transportation Operations
- Lead and oversee daily transportation activities, including routing, dispatching, fleet operations, and shipment coordination.
- Manage intercompany transfers and direct-to-customer deliveries across all branch locations.
- Coordinate expedited freight, Hot Shot deliveries, and time-sensitive shipments to meet customer commitments.
- Partner with internal drivers, contract carriers, freight brokers, and third-party logistics (3PL) providers to ensure efficient transportation execution.
- Manage domestic and international shipments, including flatbed, dry van, LTL (Less-Than-Truckload), FTL (Full Truckload), and small parcel transportation.
Compliance & Fleet Management
- Ensure compliance with all FMCSA, DOT, Hours of Service (HOS), Electronic Logging Device (ELD), and transportation safety regulations.
- Maintain transportation records and documentation required for regulatory compliance.
- Oversee preventive maintenance and repair programs for company vehicles to ensure safety, reliability, and DOT compliance.
- Conduct and promote transportation safety initiatives and best practices.
Customer Service & Performance Management
- Collaborate with Sales, Customer Service, Operations, and Branch Leadership to meet delivery deadlines and support customer requirements.
- Respond promptly and professionally to customer shipping inquiries, concerns, and service issues.
- Monitor and improve key transportation performance metrics, including:
- On-Time to First Promise (OTFP)
- On-Time Pickup (OTP)
- On-Time Delivery (OTD)
- Identify transportation challenges and implement solutions that improve service levels and operational efficiency.
Financial & Carrier Management
- Review and approve freight invoices for accuracy and cost control.
- Monitor transportation expenses and identify opportunities for cost savings and operational improvements.
- Develop and maintain strong relationships with carriers, brokers, and logistics providers.
- Lead carrier performance reviews and service improvement initiatives.
Leadership & Development
- Hire, train, coach, and develop transportation personnel.
- Establish performance expectations and ensure accountability for safety, service, and operational excellence.
- Foster a culture of teamwork, continuous improvement, and customer focus.
- Partner with the Director of Transportation to support enterprise transportation strategies, operational compliance initiatives, and communication processes.
- High school diploma or GED required.
- Minimum of 5 years of transportation and logistics experience, preferably in manufacturing, industrial, heavy equipment, or mission-critical delivery environments.
- Minimum of 5 years of leadership or supervisory experience.
- Strong knowledge of:
- DOT/FMCSA regulations
- Hours of Service (HOS)
- Electronic Logging Devices (ELDs)
- Fleet maintenance and vehicle safety programs
- Experience managing flatbed and dry van transportation operations.
- Experience with expedited freight, Hot Shot deliveries, reverse logistics, and international shipping.
- Proficiency with transportation management systems (TMS), dispatch software, and Microsoft Office applications.
- Strong communication, problem-solving, planning, and organizational skills.
- Ability to prioritize multiple responsibilities and thrive in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
Preferred Qualifications
- Associate degree, vocational certification, or bachelor's degree in Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Business, Transportation, or a related field.
- Experience leading multi-site transportation operations.
- Experience managing carrier contracts and transportation budgets.
- Knowledge of continuous improvement methodologies and transportation analytics.
Why Join Us?
- Opportunity to lead transportation operations supporting critical customer deliveries.
- Collaborative, customer-focused culture.
- High-impact leadership role with visibility across the organization.
- Opportunity to drive operational excellence, safety, and continuous improvement.
If you are a transportation leader who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is passionate about delivering exceptional service, we encourage you to apply.
Where Potential Powers Progress
At Sunbelt Solomon, we believe progress starts with people — their ideas, their expertise, and their drive to make energy work better. With more than a century of combined experience, we deliver full-lifecycle power, energy, and automation solutions across the Americas.
From our 39 locations and a team of over 1,600 skilled professionals, we serve nearly every industry with the people, products, and insight needed to keep the electricity running. Our solutions span low-, medium-, and high-voltage systems, covering the complete electrical lifecycle, from design and engineering to operation, maintenance, modernization, and sustainable decommissioning. We’re known for our expertise in remanufacturing electrical equipment, including transformers and switchgear, and for providing flexible, reliable temporary power rental solutions. Through the Sunbelt Solomon family of brands, including Trinity Power, Magna IV Engineering, and Power Solutions Group, we combine deep technical field experience with advanced engineering and turnkey project delivery.
Together, we help customers optimize performance, extend asset life, and achieve sustainability goals while building a more resilient, efficient energy future. At our core, we’re powered by people — innovators, engineers, technicians, and problem solvers — all working together to deliver energy solutions that move industries forward.
Mission, Purpose, Vision & Core Values
In developing our mission, purpose, vision and core business values, we engaged in a thoughtful process that incorporated the combined principles of our family of companies and reflects our commitment to valuing our history and investing in our people, services, and products.
Mission: Through a culture of integrity, bold innovation, and customer-centricity we create value for our partners and team members with safe and reliable electrical power solutions and services.
Purpose: To enhance the lives of our team members and partners through sustainable products and services in the communities we serve.
Vision: To be the leading provider of customized electrical power solutions and services.
Core Values:
- People: The core of our success.
- Safety: It’s in our DNA.
- Strategic: We forge our own future.
- Sustainability: Industry leaders in power distribution life cycle management.
- Performance: Delivering excellence at every opportunity.
Company Benefits
Sunbelt Solomon offers a comprehensive, highly competitive benefits package to employees who work 30 hours per week or more following 90 days of employment. Benefits include but are not limited to medical, dental, vision, FSA/HSA, 401k with company match, life insurance and disability, paid vacation, sick time, and holiday. Temp employees are not eligible for company benefits.
Equal Employment Opportunity
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
Pre-Employment Screening
Following an offer of employment all candidates are required to complete a background check and drug screen prior to being cleared to start employment. A physical, respiratory fit test, and/or Motor Vehicle Record check may also be required based on the job responsibilities and location of the position.