Transportation Supervisor

Job Description

Job Description

About Divert

Divert is a circular economy company on a mission to prevent food from being wasted through nationwide infrastructure and innovative technologies. Founded in 2007, the company provides an end-to-end solution that leverages data to prevent waste, facilitates edible food recovery to provide to people in need, and transforms unsold food products into renewable energy to power communities. Through this integrated approach to reducing wasted food–Prevent, Provide, Power™–Divert works with customers across the U.S. to reduce wasted food and positively impact people and the environment.

What you’ll do:

The Transportation Supervisor is responsible for the safety, performance and service of their facility(s) daily operations by leading their team members to ensure all procedures and policies are followed to foster a safe and efficient Transportation team. The position works with all facets of the business but particularly close with Transportation and Plant Operations personnel, reporting to the Transportation Manager.

Location: The person in this role will start at our existing Winston Salem facility and transition to a new plant in Lexington when opened in 2026.

Travel : this position will be on site in NC, however, traveling to visit other Divert regional sites can be required as needed.

This position is a safety-sensitive position and requires a clear mind and diligence. The employee has the responsibility for his/her safety as well as the safety of others.

Responsibilities:

• Safety: Assure a safe and effective work environment and culture through hands-on training, ride along evaluations, documented processes, motivating and reinforcement of acceptable behavior.
• Performance: Implement strategies and policies to improve and optimize transportation efficiency by capturing and analyzing data.
• Service: Ensure all transportation needs are properly conducted to meet our expected goals and objectives.
• Operations Management: Overseeing the day-to-day transportation operations including route planning, driver and equipment scheduling, and driver management. Conduct all necessary investigations to determine the cause of and work with the necessary personnel to implement any follow ups to avoid their recurrence.
• People Management: Ensure all team members are accurately performing their daily policy and procedural tasks, conduct performance reviews and resolve employee issues that may include disciplinary actions.
• Budgeting and Cost Control: Responsible for transportation budgets, monitoring expenses and identifying opportunities.
• Compliance: Working with the applicable team members to ensure compliance with all necessary rules/laws/regulations.
• Maintenance: Work in partnership with Transportation personnel to support and execute our maintenance needs and plans.

What we’re looking for:

• High School diploma or GED required
• Minimum 2-5 years CDL Driving experience
• Valid and current CDL Class A license
• Previous supervision role that focused on people and process leadership
• Organizational and leadership skills
• Analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Interpersonal and communication skills
• Communicate written and oral data/information to diverse audiences
• Experience with computer tasks and programs (e.g. Microsoft products)

What’s in it for you?

• Compensation: $80,000 - $95,000/year + 10% bonus
• Health, Vision and Dental Benefits (effective the first of the month following your date of hire!)
• Life Insurance
• Safe harbor 401(k) plan
• Paid Time Off
• Opportunities for Advancement with a Rapidly Growing, Mission-Driven Organization

Employment is contingent upon passing a pre-employment background check and DOT screen.

Divert Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process. If you need assistance or accommodation, please contact the Divert Recruiting Team, View email address on ziprecruiter.com