What you will enjoy by being a part of a 2024 USA Great Place to Work certified company: 

With top-tier benefits starting DAY ONE including: 

• Medical, dental, and vision 

• FSA/HSA options 

• Paid parental leave, voluntary accident, critical illness, hospital, supplemental life insurance, and employer-paid short-term and long-term disability and life insurance 

• 401(k) with a company match 

• 100% Mental Health Coverage Option 

• Pet Insurance Benefits 

• Fertility Coverage 

• Tuition reimbursement 

• 15 Paid Days Off 

• 10 Paid Holidays 

Exclusive role benefits:  

• Short-term Incentive Plan (STIP)
• Dress For Your Day (casual dress environment)
• Work Your Way (hybrid work) – Three days on site with anchor day on Wednesdays
• Car Allowance

HOW YOU WILL CONTRIBUTE TO OUR TEAM (Overview & Key Responsibilities):

The Director of Transportation will establish and execute the operational strategies for LBU, with current operations in Minnesota, Wisconsin & Iowa. This position will ensure capacity, capabilities, and costs are aligned to support growth strategies and will optimize our logistics and distribution across multiple facilities. Responsibilities include maximizing the use of capital assets, reinforcing safety and quality behaviors, and managing the overall operational cost structure.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES and RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Influences and drives culture of safe work practices, continuous improvement, environmental compliance, and the Lube-Tech Mission of making tomorrow a little bit better than today for our employees, customers, & communities. 
• Key member of the division Leadership team providing business and operational leadership. 
• Leads quality efforts amongst operations teams in compliance with vendor expectations and requirements. 
• Provides leadership to Delivery & Transportation operations. Ensures these capabilities are competitive, differentiated, and keep pace with emerging opportunities.
• Leads change management including transition plans and culture change. Establishes Strategy Deployment Process aligning activities with corporate pillar metrics. 
• Implements lean processes to ensure timely closure of continuous improvement items and safety suggestions with urgency
• Builds an operational roadmap that addresses capacity, capabilities, cost, and service levels. Implements metric driven management control and reporting to ensure operational targets are met and continuous improvement occurs. Sets operational expectations, roles and responsibilities, toolsets for problem solving and continuous improvement. 
• Identifies and prioritizes capital and operating expenditures. Deploys plans to maximize the effectiveness and profitability of capital investments. 
• Develops and deploys fiscal year plans including measurable objectives, budgets, and tactical plans.
• Drives technology integration within the delivery & transportation network. 
• Provides oversight on DOT compliance and fleet management. Partners with safety to drive safety fleet camera program. 
• Effectively partners with other functions (i.e., Sales, Safety, Quality, Lab, etc.) to achieve overall division goals;
• Establishes and maintains effective relationships with others and gains their trust and respect.
•  Function within the guidelines of the Lube-Tech culture and principles; demonstrate leadership competencies.
•  Provide leadership, strategic direction, and business acumen to Operations & Driver Managers.
• Work with key suppliers to ensure competitive pricing and proper inventory are in place.
• Monitor division performance as it relates to key goals, measurements, and financial performance, assuring management accountability for plan execution and implementing corrective actions as required.
• Ensure a high level of quality and timely service to customers for maximum retention. 
• Ensures operational compliance with all areas of safety, environmental, and regulatory influence. 

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Education: 

Bachelor’s degree in Logistics, Business, Supply Chain, Engineering or related field required 

• Master’s degree preferred 

Experience and/or Training:

• 10 years of progressive experience leading manufacturing/quality/engineering organization; Lubricant industry experience preferred 
• Strong leader with extensive knowledge of manufacturing, supply chain management and logistic processes. 
• Demonstrated success in developing departmental budgets including expense/cost management and capital planning. 
• Demonstrated success participating in Sales, Inventory and Operations Planning (SIOP) process.
• Requires the ability to develop and execute strategy and to develop/monitor budgets and expenses. Solid understanding of business disciplines and financial information, particularly as it pertains to cash flow, margins and profitability 
• Ability to identify and achieve “win/win” agreements. Utilizes a variety of techniques and approaches to influence others 
• Demonstrates sound judgment and decision making considering relative costs & benefits of potential actions; critical thinking logic & reasoning to identify solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems 
• Extensive knowledge of Lean concepts and tools. Ability to be a thought leader and inspire employee engagement. 

Licenses/Certificates:

• CPM, CPIM and/or APICS certification preferred 
• Six Sigma certification preferred 
• Green Belt certification preferred 

Travel Expectations: 

This position requires 50-70% regional travel; more travel may be required upon business demand.

Lube-Tech is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Qualified applicants including women, minorities, veterans, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.