Transportation specialist

Job Description:

Joining The American Red Cross is like nothing else - it's as much something you feel as something you do. You become a vital part of the world's largest humanitarian network. Joining a team of welcoming individuals who are exceptional, yet unassuming. Diverse, yet uncompromising in unity. You grow your career within a movement that matters, where success is measured in people helped, communities made whole, and individuals equipped to never stop changing lives and situations for the better.

When you choose to be a force for good, you'll have mentors who empower your growth along a purposeful career path. You align your life's work with an ongoing mission that's bigger than all of us. As you care for others, you're cared for with competitive compensation and benefits. You join a community that respects who you are away from work as much as what you do while at work.

Where Your Career is a Force for Good!

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:

We're looking for a Transportation Specialist based out of our San Leandro location, to coordinate the movement of life-saving blood products across our communities. In this vital role, you'll schedule and dispatch both paid and volunteer drivers, manage transportation logistics, and ensure timely, safe deliveries to hospitals and facilities.

You'll also support the implementation of departmental programs, assist with remote team building for employees and volunteers, and gather feedback from end customers to continuously improve service. In addition, you'll participate in volunteer engagement activities and events-helping to build and energize a compassionate, mission-driven team.

If you're organized, service-minded, and passionate about making a difference, join us-WHERE YOUR CAREER IS A FORCE FOR GOOD,

Key Responsibilities:

• Coordinate and schedule deliveries and shuttles including empty box pickups utilizing vendors/volunteers and ARC paid couriers based on the most economical and cost-effective means.
• Coordinate pickups of collected products (time-sensitive and non-time sensitive) from mobiles, fixed sites and staging sites utilizing the most economical and cost-effective means. Make proactive adjustments to routes on an as needed basis due to inclement weather, major traffic issues, and special events, etc.
• Schedule and supervise volunteers and work with volunteer Manager to increase volunteer base. Participate in/plan local volunteer recognition events.
• Engage volunteers as equal team members with specific responsibilities. Support the workforce engagement team; assist with the training and skill development of volunteers to enable mission delivery.
• Interact with internal and external customers to provide updates/status. Monitor electronic manifest to provide tracking of couriers and deliveries to customers. Perform Connect activities to ensure that we are responding in real time to provide better service to our customers.
• Work with supply management group and contracting as needed.
  Evaluate and ensure the proper vehicle needs are being met for the site and coordinate the request with the Fleet Coordinator. Work with Fleet for vehicle needs.
• Perform all duties and responsibilities in compliance with standard operating procedures and other applicable Federal, State and local regulations.

Standard Schedule: Mon-Fri. 9AM to 5:30PM or 10AM to 6:30PM. Therei is an on-call requirment; may work unscheduled hours/days and weekends, travel up to 25% within the region.

This is an on-site position; and will work in our San Leandro location.

The salary range for this position is: $68,640-$71,000 year

Note that American Red Cross salaries are aligned to the specific geographic location in which the work is primarily performed. Other factors that may be used to determine your actual salary may include your specific skills, how many years of experience you have and comparison to other employees already in this role.

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED:

• Education: High School diploma or equivalent required, associate or bachelor's degree is a plus.
• Experience: Minimum 3-5 years of related experience
• A valid driver's license and clean DMV record is required.
• Ability to work on a team. Ability to coordinate staff and volunteer activities. Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Proven track record of collaboration with diverse groups and individuals, managing multiple priorities, facilitation, problem solving, marketing, leadership, and partnership management.
• Additionally, this position requires ability for planning, public speaking, project management and process improvement. Individual must be customer oriented, organized, and able to operate with an orientation toward solutions with an external focus, and team orientation.
• Intermediate level proficiency with MS Office software, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook. Familiarity with federal, state, and local employment laws.
• Travel: Travel may be required. For positions applicable to Disaster Services, deployment to disaster operations outside the assigned region is required.

WHAT WILL GIVE YOU THE COMPETITIVE EDGE:

• Prior experience working with volunteer staff
• Experience with TMS, RCD

Physical Requirements: Operational flexibility is required to meet sudden and unpredictable needs. Physical requirements may include the ability to lift up to 50 lbs., squatting, push or pull

The American Red Cross is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, San Diego Fair Chance Ordinance, the California Fair Chance Act and any other applicable state and local laws.

AmeriCorps, the federal agency that brings people together through service, and its partners - the Peace Corps, AmeriCorps Alums, National Peace Corps Association, and the Service Year Alliance - launched Employers of National Service to connect national service alumni with opportunities in the workforce.American Red Cross is proud to be an EONS partner and share our employment opportunities with the network of organizations.

Interested in Volunteering? Visit redcross.org/volunteertoday to learn more, including our most-needed volunteer positions.

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