Transportation Operations Lead - HK Idaho Falls, ID

Job ID: 529005

HK Contractors, a CRH company, is a member of the CRH West Division; Our purpose, commitment to the future, and formula for growth is to champion the safety, empowerment, and development of our employees.

We strive to be the preferred source of quality sand, rock, landscape products, ready-mixed concrete, asphalt, paving and construction services.

We succeed as a team by embracing integrity, mutual respect, innovation, service, sustainability, and financial strength.

Position Summary

The Transportation Operations Lead provides hands-on leadership for transport operations and transport drivers.

This role supports safe, efficient, and compliant transportation activities; assists with recruiting, hiring, onboarding, training, and mentoring; completes quarterly driver evaluations; and manages permits and requirements associated with oversize and overweight loads.

The position serves as a key resource on FMCSA, DOT, Hours of Service, CDL, driver qualification, and related transportation regulations.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Transportation Operations & Driver Leadership


* Provide daily direction, coordination, and operational support for all transport activities and transport drivers.


* Serve as a primary point of contact for driver questions, field issues, scheduling conflicts, and operational concerns.


* Coordinate with dispatch, operations, construction, aggregate, asphalt, maintenance, safety, and management teams.


* Promote a culture of safety, accountability, professionalism, teamwork, and customer service.


* Support workload planning, coverage, and operational response during peak periods or changing job requirements.

Hiring, Onboarding, Training & Mentoring


* Assist with recruiting, interviewing, and selection of qualified transport drivers.


* Support pre-employment coordination, new-hire onboarding, orientation, and job-specific driver training.


* Help develop, train, and support designated driver mentors to ensure consistent instruction and expectations.


* Maintain training documentation and coordinate refresher, remedial, and regulatory training as required.


* Coach drivers on safe work practices, equipment operation, customer service, and company procedures.

Driver Evaluations & Development


* Complete documented driver evaluations four times per year for every transport driver.


* Provide timely feedback, coaching, recognition, and documented follow-up based on evaluation results.


* Identify training gaps and coordinate individual development or corrective training plans with management and HR.


* Help maintain consistent evaluation standards, records, and completion of tracking.

FMCSA, DOT & Safety Compliance


* Maintain working knowledge of applicable FMCSA, federal DOT, state DOT, and company transportation requirements.


* Assist with compliance involving CDL requirements, medical certification, Hours of Service, ELD use, veh...