Manager - Operations, West Texas

The Operations Zone Manager is responsible for oversight of six or more Fleet locations including: Fleet Supervision, Drivers, Mechanics and Transportation equipment.  This position is directly responsible for the daily transportation operation including safety & security of the Fleet, expense management, administering labor agreements, utilization of transportation automation systems, ensuring quality and proper handling of all products, and compliance with local, state and federal requirements.  Candidate can be located anywhere in West Texas.

Responsibilities include:

• Organizing, planning, controlling and directing all activities to ensure the safest, most efficient and economical manner of product distribution consistent with customer service requirements and operating goals. 
• Preparing and administering capital and expense budgets for the respective fleets and participating in resolution of labor relations issues is a must.
• Overall responsibility for emergency operation of assigned transportation Fleets affected by work stoppages, supply disruptions, etc. 
• Developing and implementing new or improved safety and operating techniques for increasing operational efficiency and reducing costs within his/her area of responsibility.
• Communicating with other departments such as Safety, Sales, Credit, and Central Scheduling
• Understanding other operating requirements, i.e., equipment specs, engineering, capital projects, etc. that impact operations.
• Environmentally oriented and possessing a good working knowledge of federal and state environmental laws and regulations, which apply to the petroleum industry in the handling and transporting of petroleum products. 
• Possess a hands-on working knowledge of automation systems as existing computer operations are vital to the overall distribution effort in coordinating customer deliveries from the central scheduling organization.
• Responsibility for 100 to 150 people, $25M in Expense and $1M Capital.