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Jennifer Thomas

Summary

Seasoned supervisor with extensive worker scheduling, financial, maintenance and task management expertise. Strong history of developing and executing resource planning, coordination and utilization strategies to meet performance goals.

Overview

31
31
years of professional experience

Work History

Transportation Supervisor

EMR - Gold Metal Recyclers
09.2016 - 06.2023
  • Closely monitored operations and performed regular safety audits for adherence to administrative policies and compliance regulations.
  • Created and conducted weekly drivers safety meetings.
  • For multiple plants: Planned and established transportation routes, work schedules, operator assignments and determined type of equipment needed for each customer with financial goals, IFTA and DOT regulations being met. Closing all work orders and dispatches after completion while auditing driver production.
  • Scheduled repair and preventive maintenance of vehicles and other equipment. Maintained compliance with DOT regulations and accurately documented driver qualifications, permits and equipment information.
  • Hire, discipline, terminate all drivers.
  • Enter and verify employee hours, PTO and wages through ADP and Ceridian.
  • Create requisitions, purchase orders, and goods receipts. Approve purchase orders and release for payments. Audit, verify and approve all freight invoices.
  • Audit and verify asset tracking through an in house program.
  • Process titles and registrations for purchases, renewals, sales and destruction.
  • Month-end and year-end audits and reports.

Truck Driver

Heartland Express
09.2015 - 09.2016
  • Operated with safety and skill to avoid accidents and delays.
  • Maintained daily, legible DOT log book and submitted corresponding documents both paper and electronically.
  • Determined quickest and safest routes for delivery by using effective planning and organizational skills.
  • Completed regular inspections and maintenance actions, as well as basic equipment repairs, to keep equipment operating at peak levels.

Truck Driver/Owner

CFI
07.2014 - 08.2015
  • Operated with safety and skill to avoid accidents and delays.
  • Maintained daily, legible DOT log book and submitted corresponding documents both paper and electronically.
  • Determined quickest and safest routes for delivery by using effective planning and organizational skills.
  • Completed regular inspections and maintenance actions, as well as basic equipment repairs, to keep equipment operating at peak levels.

Transportation/APC/Deployment Support/Cashier/Office Administrator

Commercial Metals Co
09.2004 - 06.2014
  • Assist with development, training, testing, implementation, and support of multiple software packages, recently to include SAP, Recy, and Mulco for the Recycling Division. Develop step by step documentation for training and end user reference. Lync assist end users to troubleshoot issues after implementation.
  • Run truck and warehouse scales.
  • All phases of transportation to include DOT Compliance and CCIC paperwork. Hold daily toolbox meetings to insure safety is a primary focus for all employees. Inspect and set up maintenance for trucks and trailers, asset management and quality control.
  • ComData, IFTA and UCR balancing and reporting.
  • Process titles and registrations for purchase, renewal, sale and destruction for multiple states.
  • All aspects of dispatching including determining type and size of equipment needed.
  • Pay customers, process advance and partial payments, reconcile customer accounts, run and review nightly, monthly and yearly closing and document controls.
  • GL coding and process of purchase orders, invoicing, set price levels for purchases, set contract pricing for shipments, approve and process carrier invoices.
  • Ensure compliance with local authorities for purchases and reporting. Identifying and resolving SOD issues.
  • Set up new customers in multiple software systems for purchase, sales and shipments working with all Shared Service groups.
  • Assist with application selection, interviewing, and process of new hires, evaluations and disciplinary actions. Assist employees with insurance, 401K and profit share enrolment and stock purchasing.
  • Assist the Safety department. Member of the sites Safety Council. CPR/First Aid Certified.

Bookkeeper/Co-Owner/Operator

Darlington Enterprizes
01.1996 - 09.2004
  • Managed day-to-day business operations.
  • Accounts payable and receivable, process payroll and 1099 forms, mileage logs, process and approve expense reports.
  • Estimate jobs, prepare and set out jobsites.
  • Warehouse inventory and quality control.

Regional Manager/Collections Research Specialist

Quick Cash
01.1992 - 01.1996
  • Manage and Audit 7 branches including profit/loss reports and cash control in compliance with state and federal laws.
  • Calculated and processed payroll for 7 branches.
  • AP and AR including payroll taxes.
  • Auto appraisals, determine loan amounts, calculate payments and payoff amounts.
  • Process all title paperwork including leans.
  • Collections and skip tracing, assign paperwork to various collection agencies or repossession companies, handle all aspects of bankruptcies and legal actions.
  • Developed and designed a Preferred Customer Discount Program, Opening and Closing procedures, and Robbery Policies and Procedures.

Education

New Bern High School
New Bern, NC

Skills

  • DOT Compliance
  • Payroll
  • Fleet Dispatching
  • Incident Reports
  • Annual Performance Reviews
  • Workplace Safety
  • AP and AR
  • Safety Compliance
  • Schedule Management
  • Transportation Solution Development

Timeline

Transportation Supervisor

EMR - Gold Metal Recyclers
09.2016 - 06.2023

Truck Driver

Heartland Express
09.2015 - 09.2016

Truck Driver/Owner

CFI
07.2014 - 08.2015

Transportation/APC/Deployment Support/Cashier/Office Administrator

Commercial Metals Co
09.2004 - 06.2014

Bookkeeper/Co-Owner/Operator

Darlington Enterprizes
01.1996 - 09.2004

Regional Manager/Collections Research Specialist

Quick Cash
01.1992 - 01.1996

New Bern High School

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