Specialist - Equipment

Quality Carriers•Tampa, FL

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Quality Carriers, Inc. (QC®) is a premier transportation solutions company in North America. QC and its subsidiaries provide expertise in bulk liquid chemical, intermodal and dry bulk transportation, logistics management, tractor and trailer repair and maintenance, commercial tank wash services, and more. QC has built a reputation for safety, reliability, honesty, quality, and industry expertise by providing top of the line transportation solutions for industry leading manufacturers. Job Summary: The Specialist - Equipment will provide operational support to the Fleet Manager and collaborate towards effective preventative maintenance, compliance, and utilization of the company shared trailer pool. The position will report directly to the Fleet Manager and operate closely with the Tech Services, Fleet Services, Operations, and Billing groups. This role will provide daily process and project support to the shared trailer pool to ensure QC achieves the highest-level utilization and reduction of down time of the shared trailer fleet in order to support operational growth, efficiency, and maximizing return on assets.

Requirements

Excellent communication skill and must thrive in a collaborative, teamwork environment
Organized, detail oriented and ability to take initiative
Ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks simultaneously
Experience with Gmail and Google Apps preferred
Operations and/or Fleet Management experience preferred
Familiarity with transportation industry and chemical tank equipment is a plus
2-4 years: Purchase orders/invoices
2 years: Excel /Spreadsheets/Data Entry
HS Diploma required

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with transportation industry and chemical tank equipment is a plus

Responsibilities

Supports the compliance process to ensure all trailers within the shared trailer fleet are proactively maintained and compliant per the appropriate scheduled maintenance intervals and determined by organizational goals.
Proactively engage in review of equipment balance by region according to ongoing demand
Proactively collaborates with regional planners and the Fleet manager to balance markets through re-positioning of idle equipment, as needed.
Provide appropriate and timely support pertaining to equipment maintenance needs with the goal of reducing downtime, assisting with receipt of estimates/invoices, and issuance of purchase orders.
Support equipment breakdowns and ensure each are immediately addressed facilitating appropriate communication and engagement with Operations, Fleet Services, Shop Personnel, and Tech Services.
Contribute towards identification of idle, underutilized trailers, and trailers dropped at customer locations through various internal reporting processes
Communication with responsible terminals to understand root cause and corrective action
Provide feedback and solutions to management to determine appropriate action plan to improve utilization of the asset
Provides support on strategic initiative projects geared towards the continuous improvement of processes and reporting necessary for driving efficiency, increasing utilization, and decreasing downtime of the fleet.
Participates in proactive team efforts to achieve department and company goals.
Assists in special projects and other duties as assigned.