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Transportation Supervisor
Gategroup
Schiller Park, USA
Full-time
Junior · 2+ years experience
Onsite
Discovered 5 days ago
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Qualifications
- Education:
- High School Diploma or GED required.
- Associates degree preferred.
- Work Experience:
- 2+ years supervisory experience working in a high volume, manufacturing, food production, and restaurant or catering environment or equivalent experience in the related field preferred
- Technical Skills: (Certification, Licenses and Registration)
- Must have strong and effective leadership skills, and the ability to successfully manage a staff of 30+ hourly employees.
- Current or previous labor relations experience is a plus, but not required.
- Candidate must be comfortable with all levels of employees and have the ability to drive positive program change.
- Ability to train others required.
- Must have the ability to give negative and positive feedback to employees on a daily basis.
- Excellent time management skills required. Ability to handle multiple tasks without losing focus on priorities.
- Strong organizational, analytical, communication and leadership skills required.
- Must be innovative and have the ability to make changes to the operation as needed to further improve the work environment and unit performance.
- Basic computer skills with working knowledge of Microsoft Office products required.
- Ability to obtain ServSafe Certification required.
- ServSafe Certified preferred
- Language / Communication Skills:
- Expresses oneself clearly and effectively when speaking and writing to individuals and groups; listening attentively and insuring communication is understood by all parties involved
- Bi-lingual in English and Spanish/Chinese Mandarin/ Vietnamese/Hindi/Polish a plus.
- Job Dimensions
- Geographic Responsibility: USA
- Type of Employment: Full-Time
- Travel %: No
- Exemption Classification: Exempt
- Internal Relationships: TBD
- External Relationships: TBD
- Work Environment / Requirements of the Job: Normal work environment
- Budget / Revenue Responsibility: USD
- Organization Structure
- Direct Line Manager (Title): Manager, Ops, Transport
- Dotted Line Manager (Title, if applicable): N/A
- Number of Direct Reports: Up to 80, average of 16 (union employees, Asst, Ops, Meal Bank)
- Number of Dotted Line Reports: N/A
- Estimated Total Size of Team: Up to 80
- Gate Group Competencies Required to be Successful in the Job:
- Thinking – Information Search and analysis & problem resolution skills
- Engaging – Understanding others, Team Leadership and Developing People
- Inspiring – Influencing and building relationships, Motivating and Inspiring, Communicating effectively
- Achieving – Delivering business results under pressure, Championing Performance Improvement and Customer Focus
- Demonstrated Values to be Successful in the Position
- Employees at gategroup are expected to live our Values of Excellence, Passion, Responsibility and Respect. To demonstrate these Values, we expect to observe the following from everyone:
- Excellence
- We put the customer at the forefront of everything we do, taking time to understand their needs, wishes and desires.
- We constantly learn by giving and receiving feedback, improving from our mistakes and bettering ourselves.
- Passion
- Hospitality, in its purest form, comes down to a single, core principle: care. We do everything with thoughtfulness, attention, and care.
- We have a growth mindset, a resilience that makes us determined to bounce back from failures and setbacks.
- Responsibility
- We care about what we do, and we understand the impact we have on others and the planet.
- We always look out for each other –creating a safe workplace environment is everyone’s responsibility.
- Respect
- Every job matters. We each do our part to ensure our colleagues and our customers succeed in their goals.
- We respect each other’s voices and foster a workplace that supports inclusion and belonging. We are all one gategroup.
- The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by the individual(s) assigned to this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and skills required. Management reserves the right to modify, add, or remove duties and to assign other duties as necessary. In addition, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.
- gategroup is an equal opportunity employer committed to workforce diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability status or other category under applicable law.
- For further information regarding Equal Employment Opportunity, copy and paste the following URL into your web browser: http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf
- We anticipate that this job will close on:
- 11/22/2026
- (Certification, Licenses and Registration)
- Please click here to view our North America Applicant Privacy Notice.
- If you want to be part of a team that helps make travel and culinary memories, join us!
Please click here to view our North America Applicant Privacy Notice.
If you want to be part of a team that helps make travel and culinary memories, join us!
Preferred Qualifications
- Associates degree preferred.
- 2+ years supervisory experience working in a high volume, manufacturing, food production, and restaurant or catering environment or equivalent experience in the related field preferred
- Current or previous labor relations experience is a plus, but not required.
- ServSafe Certified preferred
- Bi-lingual in English and Spanish/Chinese Mandarin/ Vietnamese/Hindi/Polish a plus.
About Gategroup
Catering & Contract Food Services45000 employeesFounded 1992
Global leader in airline catering and inflight retail.
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