Freight Operations Supervisor

With more than $1B in revenue, Tennant Company is a globally recognized leader in the cleaning equipment industry. For the past 150 years, we have been passionate about developing and manufacturing innovative and sustainable solutions for our customers. At Tennant Company, we are committed to stewardship and creating a cleaner, safer and healthier world. With manufacturing, operations and sales, service, and support functions across the globe, your journey at Tennant can take you places you never expected.

PURPOSE/SCOPE: 

• Supervises moderately skilled to skilled employees and operations in one or more production functions. Maintains production schedules. Plans work, assigns work, and trains employees. Has authority of hire, terminate, discipline, and make performance decisions. Ensures product quality standards are maintained.  Moderate to high complexity in coordination and supervision of employees.

GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Provide the necessary leadership to manage, coach and direct assigned teams to meet safety, quality, delivery, cost metrics
• Manage the team’s performance through evaluations, development, training, and promotions
• Interview and select new talent
• Hold team accountable through coaching and discipline. Motivate and reinforce good behavior through timely recognition.
• Communicate and administer company and department policies, work practices and procedures in an effective manner.
• Identify, troubleshoot, and remove barriers to success by using a data driven problem solving approach to make fact-based decisions.
• Support, implement and sustain continuous improvement initiatives.
• Operate power-industrial equipment
• Experience with Bulk freight and international shipping desired.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE & EDUCATION:

• Bachelor’s degree preferred
• 3+ years of applicable job experience (ex. production, distribution, logistics)
• Previous leadership/supervision experience
• Experience with Lean System practices across multiple processes
• Track record of ensuring equipment is properly maintained and preventative maintenance is performed in a timely manner
• Experience in decision making and exercising sound judgement to plan and accomplish goals

REQUIRED INTERPERSONAL & BEHAVIORAL SKILLS: 

• Effective communication skills with staff and peers from up and downstream processes
• Identify continuous improvement initiatives
• Ability to motivate engagement of a diverse group of employees and drive changes
• Coach and mentor direct reports
• Clear understanding of problem-solving process and methods
• Identify obstacles within department that may kee