Director, Transport Operations (Carlyle, IL)
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Director, Transport Operations (Carlyle, IL)

Job Category: Supply Chain/Logistics

Requisition Number: DIREC004664

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• Posted : July 28, 2025
• Full-Time

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Carlyle Office7475 State Route 127Carlyle, IL 62231, USA

Carlyle Office7475 State Route 127Carlyle, IL 62231, USA

• Develop an annual operating budget and capital investment budget for the transportation business unit that achieves industry competitive ROIC.• Review and provide critical analysis of reports, summarizing cost and revenue performance variances, and identifying and optimizing key process control points.• Develop and execute an annual operating plan that benchmarks external hauling rates, accomplishes competitive COP and service levels within the transportation function and report progress on a routine basis.• Analize the performance of the various areas and geographies of Transport Operations provide a strategic view of the long term plan for each.• Collaborate with Operations and Health Services to devise and execute against effective biosecurity policies consistent with maintaining better than industry break rates for epidemic disease• Provide leadership and direction to the management of dispatch, vehicular maintenance for commercial rolling stock and truck wash operations.• Actively manage risk factors to attain better than industry average accident rates and collaborate with internal insurance managers to attain better than industry average insurance costs.• Conduct impactful safety training for transport employees, ensuring safety imperatives can be recalled and applied from memory• Provide direct leadership to the Transport Team through active goal setting, routine coaching and a performance management program to include establishment of training programs to develop technical capacity of employees and third-party contractors.• Ensure that all management practices are consistent with commonly accepted standards for animal welfare.• Maintain compliance with all local, state, and federal rules, regulations, licensing, insurance, environmental, drug-testing, and safety requirements related to the Transport business.• Build and actively manage strategic supplier relationships to leverage strengths, optimize logistics and enhance economic value while strengthening relationships with Production Partners and customers

Minimum Qualifications

Education: BS or BA degree in agriculture, business, animal science or related field required.

Experience: 5 years' experience in transportation, logistics, or related field.

Skills & Abilities

Knowledge of:

• Standard operating procedures, quality management systems, and process verification
• Lean-Sigma tools to ensure continuous process improvement
• Logistics optimization in the context of live animal transportation
• Industry-accepted animal care standards, bio-security standards, and performance metrics for live animal transportation
• Regulations and safety requirements relative to commercial transportation

Skilled In:

• Clear and concise written and verbal communications
• Proven effective interpersonal relations
• Cross-divisional communication and relationship building
• Customer, Partner, and Supplier relations
• Preparing budgets, written proposals, reports, and email communications
• Uncompromising commitment to customer service
• Adaptation to new and changing technology
• Organization, planning, and time management
• Field deployment of personnel and physical assets

Ability to:

• Lead, develop, coach, motivate, and inspire others toward high performance
• Analyze complex business problems and make sound business decisions
• Think strategically about transportation issues and policy
• Respond effectively in emergency situations

Compensation:Targeted pay range of $110,000 - $140,000 USD annually, depending on experience and qualifications.

Benefits:The Maschhoffs offers full-time regular employees a comprehensive benefits package including:• Your choice between a Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) plan and a High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) plan.• Two options for dental coverage, both of which cover three main types of expenses and cover preventative care at 100%.• Group rate vision benefits.• Complimentary Basic Life Insurance as well as voluntary employee, spouse, and child life insurance policies.• Short Term and Long Term Disability coverage, at no cost to the employee.• A traditional pre-tax 401(k) plan as well as a Roth 40(k) plan. The Company matches the first 4% of employee contributions, which is immediately vested.• A generous paid time off program, including a life event day and volunteer day each year for full time employees.

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