Transportation Supervisor

Lee Enterprises Inc   Munster, IN   Full-time     Transportation
Posted on June 1, 2024
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The Times of Northwest Indiana, a division of Lee Enterprises, is seeking a full-time Transportation Supervisor to oversee a team of drivers and transport of newspapers from our print facility. CDL required.

Essential Duties:
  • Ability to operate a 26-ft box truck.
  • Ability to operate a riding pallet jack and a manual pallet jack.
  • Ability to work days, nights, holidays and weekends.
  • Ability to lift/carry up to 50 pounds.
  • Possesses basic computer skills(Outlook, Excel, Word, Windows).
  • Create weekly driver schedules.
  • Monitor, manage and maintain payroll hours.
  • Ensure nightly truck inspection forms are completed.
  • Complete accident reports and inform manager immediately.
  • Maintain all company policies and safety procedures.
  • Must work well in a deadline-oriented and fast paced work environment.
  • Other duties as assigned by the transportation manager.
In addition to the required licenses and endorsements, successful candidate must pass a DOT physical exam, successfully completed a criminal background check and drug test.

Why Join Us?

Lee Enterprises offers competitive wages in a dynamic, interesting work environment with career growth opportunities. We offer an extensive benefit program that can be personalized to your needs. Our benefit program includes medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, company provided life insurance and supplemental life insurance. In addition, we offer a 401K retirement plan with company match. We also offer generous paid time off to allow the flexibility to balance personal life and work. This includes paid parental leave for new parents.

Lee Enterprises is a major subscription and advertising platform and a leading provider of local news and information, with daily newspapers, rapidly growing digital products and nearly 350 weekly and specialty publications serving 73 markets in 26 states.

Lee Enterprises is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We respect and celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. For more information about Lee, check us out at www.lee.net .

We are focused on building a diverse and inclusive workforce. If you are excited about this role but do not meet 100% of the qualifications above, we encourage you to apply.