Director of Transportation

Job description

DIRECTOR OF TRANSPORTATION

Gilligan Oil Services

ROLE FOCUS

Safe, compliant, reliable, and cost-effective bulk-fuel transportation

BASE SALARY

$120,000+ Depending on Experience, plus 30% annual performance bonus

Position Summary

Gilligan Oil Services is preparing to bring fuel transportation in-house. The Director of Transportation will help build, launch, and lead a safe, compliant, reliable, and cost-effective bulk-fuel transportation operation. The role is accountable for establishing the people, processes, systems, equipment standards, and operating structure needed for dependable delivery execution, regulatory compliance, cost control, and long‑term growth.

Key Responsibilities

Build and Launch the Transportation Operation

Partner with company leadership to develop and execute the plan for bringing fuel transportation in-house.

Establish the operating structure, policies, procedures, systems, and performance standards needed for a safe and successful launch.

Execute fleet and equipment planning, driver staffing, dispatch processes, technology, vendor relationships, and operational readiness.

Safety, Compliance, and Risk Management

Ensure transportation activities comply with applicable federal, state, and local requirements, including relevant hazardous materials, commercial‑driver, training, inspection, and record‑keeping requirements.

Maintain and reinforce safe procedures for loading, unloading, spill response, incident escalation, and emergency readiness.

Conduct operational audits and field observations, identify deficiencies, and oversee timely corrective actions.

Support incident investigations, regulatory inspections, internal audits, and the closure of related findings.

Fleet, Equipment, and Carrier Oversight

Manage transportation assets and equipment standards for trucks, tank trailers, and related components.

Coordinate preventive maintenance and verify that required inspections are completed and documented on schedule.

Select, onboard, and manage carriers and third‑party logistics partners in accordance with company requirements.

Monitor fleet and carrier performance using service, safety, compliance, utilization, and cost metrics.

Operational Performance and Cost Control

Track on‑time delivery, turnaround time, incidents, and other approved key performance indicators.

Control logistics costs through load planning, carrier negotiations, capacity management, and continuous improvement.

Documentation and Audit Readiness

Ensure accurate completion and retention of bills of lading, manifests, inspection of records, permits, and other required transportation documents.

Maintain readiness for regulatory inspections, customer reviews, and internal audits.

Standardize operating procedures and train employees and business partners on documentation requirements and escalation paths.

Team Leadership and Cross‑Functional Coordination

Build and lead a high‑performing transportation team, including drivers, and dispatchers.

Recruit, train, develop, and retain transportation talent while establishing clear expectations and accountability for safety, service, compliance, and results.

Required Qualifications

Five or more years of progressively responsible transportation, fleet, logistics, or related operational experience.

Demonstrated experience managing regulated carrier operations, transportation safety, and compliance programs.

Strong knowledge of transportation regulations and safety practices applicable to bulk‑fuel or hazardous material operations.

Experience with dispatch systems, shipment‑tracking tools, scheduling processes, spreadsheets, analytics, and logistics reporting.

Strong leadership, communication, problem‑solving, and decision‑making skills, including the ability to remain calm and respond effectively under pressure.

Ability to establish clear expectations and drive accountability across employees, carriers, and vendors.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with bulk fuel, petroleum delivery, tanker operations, hazardous materials, terminal operations, loading racks, metering, gauging, or sampling practices.

Experience building, launching, bringing in‑house, or significantly scaling a transportation or fleet operation; experience leading CDL drivers and managing third‑party carriers is preferred.

Relevant safety or compliance training related to hazardous materials, incident response, defensive driving, or commercial transportation.

Experience implementing Lean or similar continuous‑improvement methods or developing new operational processes.

Work Environment and Additional Requirements

Requires occasional work at terminals and participation in incident response, inspections, audits, and other field activities.

This is a hands‑on leadership role. The schedule may include early mornings, evenings, weekends, or on‑call coverage based on transportation volume and operational needs.

If assigned backup‑driving duties, the employee must maintain all licenses, endorsements, permits, medical qualifications, and training required for those duties.

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable qualified individuals to perform the essential functions of the position.

Performance Measures

Safe launch and growth: successful development and implementation of Gilligan Oil Services’ internal fuel transportation operation.

Delivery reliability: on‑time delivery and schedule attainment.

Safety and compliance: incident and near‑miss performance, corrective‑action closure, inspection results, audit findings, training completion, and documentation accuracy.

Cost and productivity: cost per mile, cost per load, utilization, turnaround time, and carrier performance.

Team and continuous improvement: hiring, development, retention, accountability, and scalable process improvements that increase safety, service, efficiency, and reliability.

Gilligan Oil Services is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants without regard to legally protected characteristics.

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