Planner - Regional Equipment

Planner - Regional Equipment

Quality Carriers® is the leading bulk liquid chemical transportation provider in North America. With a fleet of over 2,500 trucks and 6,400 trailers, and a network of 100+ locations and 100+ years of experience, Quality Carriers provides industry leading transportation services to our customers. We are looking for an energetic and reliable Regional Equipment Planner to join our team in Houston TX or Tampa, FL. We are a dynamic, stable and growing company. We have great long term career opportunities across our headquarters, trucking terminals, mechanic shops, depots, tank washes and other locations. If you want to join the industry leader and make a difference, please consider this opportunity.

Job Summary

The position is responsible for the tactical daily asset planning that covers all available revenue opportunities, meets or exceeds customer expectation and fully utilizes every assigned asset within the assigned region, on a daily basis. Regional Equipment Planners work closely with internal and external customers within the network, assigning correct equipment to reloadable system freight.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Responsible for the proactive planning, oversight, and assignment of the shared trailer pool equipment on all regional outbound and intra-region system freight by fully utilizing the shared pool within the assigned market.
• Proactively monitor all inbound shared pool equipment into the assigned region and advance plan the asset's next move post-tank wash, based on equipment demand within the region.
• Engages in daily review of equipment balance, both current and inbound, within the assigned region to align ongoing operational regional demand with the appropriate equipment balance levels.
• Collaborates with the shared trailer pool Fleet Manager on all assets within the region requiring maintenance, tank wash needs or hand labor to ensure smooth workflow and reduced down time of assets at vendors, company maintenance shops, or tank wash.
• Manages the end-to-end tank wash process on all inbound equipment into the assigned region through timely tank wash assignments, confirmation of prior product compatibility with the tank wash, scheduling, PO coordination, and ongoing communication with tank wash on ETA to ensure timely completion for upcoming planning and assignment.
• Ensure equipment is ready for use at the appointed time, utilizing all equipment and resources to do so.
• Work with maintenance facilities and vendors on a daily basis to ensure all subsets of assigned pool trailers are in full compliance with all federal, state and local regulations as well as all QC preventative maintenance standards.
• Manage all asset assignments in collaboration with Central Scheduling and terminal personnel, ensuring that complete work assignments can be sent to all drivers.
• Performs projects and other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental/Vision
• Basic Life/Voluntary Life
• Short Term and Long Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Account and Health Savings Account
• Digital health through Recuro
• Employee Assistance Program
• 401k Employer Match and Roth Retirement Savings Plan
• Employee Stock Purchase Program
• Additional Voluntary Benefits

Requirements

Skills and Abilities:

• 4-5 years experience Dispatcher or Transportation Operations experience
• Basic knowledge of company's various business operations
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Organized, detail oriented, and able to take initiative
• Able to prioritize multiple tasks
• Able to work effectively in a team, as well as independently, as required
• Knowledge of Google Apps preferred
• Strong analytical and planning skills
• TMW software experience desired

Education and Experience:

• High School Diploma or GED

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work:

• This is a full-time position, and days and hours of work are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5 p.m. Occasional after-hours as well as rotating weekend on-call.

Travel Requirements:

• 10%

Work Environment:

• This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office and computer equipment. The worker is not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions (such as in typical office or administrative work).
• Safety First environment - Complacency is not an option.

Physical Demands:

• The employee will regularly and repetitively be required to talk, hear, sit, type, reach and grasp in a typical office environment.
• This position may require standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping or crouching. The employee must frequently lift and/or move items up to 20 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice. Quality Carriers, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all individuals regardless of their race, color, creed, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by state, federal, or local law.