Marth Transportation Foreman - Immediate Hire

Marth Transportation Foreman

Lignetics, Inc. offers clean, renewable energy, animal care, and cooking solutions. We have 30 years of experience innovating 

eco-friendly essentials for everyday life. Lignetics manufactures a variety of consumer brands in several different categories including wood pellets for home heating, BBQ pellets for grilling, wood pellets and shavings for animal bedding, and a wood fiber-based cat litter. Each of our products have unique features and benefits but are all linked with a wonderful recycled, renewable, sustainable, and carbon neutral story. We turn recycled sawdust into value-add, branded consumer products. 

Summary

The Marth Transportation Foreman is responsible for management of Marth Transportation. Including employees, equipment and customers.  Reports to the Logistics Director

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

· Manage all employees of Marth Transportation in Wisconsin: Office Staff, Maintenance Staff and Drivers in Marathon and Peshtigo

· Responsible for promoting safety and OSHA reporting 

· Ensure communication between employees that leads to efficiency

· Maintain relationships with raw material suppliers and finished good customers

· Work to increase EBITDA for Marth Transportation

· Train new employees

· Manage maintenance back log of trailer work

· Lead communications between MTI and Marth Wood Shaving’s employees

· Communicate with Plant Managers in Athens, Peshtigo and Hayward as needed to align transportation needs

· Become very knowledgeable in Trucking Software and Electronic Logs systems

· Highly proficient in Microsoft Office Programs

· Complete other duties as assigned

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty with a standard of excellence. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Requirements

· Bachelor’s degree in Business or equivalent business experience

· 4 years’ experience managing a trucking fleet, drivers, and service technicians

· Attention to detail and proactive communication style

· Excellent Excel proficiency

· Experience working with trucking software and E-Log Systems

· Effective analytical skills required

· Accounting knowledge and strong written and verbal communications required

Benefits

· Flexible work environment

· Full benefits – (401(k), vision, medical, dental) 

· Annual bonus when targets met

· 2 weeks of vacation earned during the first year, seven holidays and two floating holidays

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