Supervisor, Freight Operations
Oklahoma City, OK, United States
Job Description
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What you need to succeed as a Freight Operations Supervisor at XPO Minimum qualifications:
- 2 years of related work experience in a warehouse, distribution, supply chain, transportation or similar environment
- Knowledge of the Less-than-Truckload (LTL) industry, hazardous materials regulations, and DOT rules and regulations
- Available to work a variety of shifts, including days, evenings, nights, and weekends
Preferred qualifications:
- Bachelor\xe2\x80\x99s degree in Transportation, Distribution or Logistics, or 4 years of related work or military experience
- 2 years of supervisory experience
- LTL industry experience
- Positive attitude with the ability to multitask and motivate your team
- Exceptional leadership, communication, and administrative skills
About the Freight Operations Supervisor job Pay, benefits and more:
- Competitive compensation package
- Full health insurance benefits available on day one
- Life and disability insurance
- Earn up to 13 days of PTO over your first year
- 10 paid company holidays
- 401(k) option with company match
- Education assistance
- Opportunity to participate in a company incentive plan
What you\xe2\x80\x99ll do on a typical day:
- Lead and supervise all aspects of freight operations, including inbound/outbound processing, loading, unloading, and processing of customer shipments.
- Develop and implement strategic work procedures to meet the evolving demands of the department.
- Evaluate and assign driver routes
- Manage, assign and supervise pickups and deliveries in the local area
- Supervise hourly staff during various inbound, city and/or outbound freight operations, and act as primary point of contact for workplace concerns and questions
- Ensure production goals are met by managing tonnage, payroll, and other administrative functions
- Plan hourly employee schedules to meet daily operations goals and lower costs
- Enforce all company, FMCSR, OSHA, CCMTA, NSC, and DOT policies, rules, regulations, and laws
- Implement all applicable XPO workplace policies and procedures and enforce compliance with same
- Ensure customer freight is delivered and picked up timely and damage free.
- Coach, train and develop employees on proper loading/unloading techniques, and productivity, safety, efficiency, and quality requirements, including conducting new hire employee evaluations, and determining whether to issue, and preparing, corrective action for violations of XPO\xe2\x80\x99s attendance, safety, accountability in the workplace and other workplace policies
- Effectively direct a team to consistently meet or exceed productivity goals
- Make recommendations regarding hiring, suspension, and firing
- Develop and present action plans to improve load average and model compliance
- Participate in internal safety committees and engagement committees
- Train employees on safety rules and processes
- Monitor and maintain housekeeping within the shift to ensure safety and productivity
- Conduct daily staff meetings and communicate corporate messages and revisions to policies and procedures to all team members
- Inspect working conditions of tools and equipment needed for safe operation within the area and directs the correction of any improper or adverse condition that exists
- Provide instruction, analyses, suggestions and ideas for improvement of operations within the shift and the service center
- Act as a champion of our values, demonstrating them and holding your team to the same high standards
Freight Operations Supervisors are required to:
- Lift objects of various shapes, sizes, and weights frequently up to 50 lbs. and occasionally greater than 75 lbs.
- Reach (including above your head), bend, climb, push, pull, twist, squat and kneel
- Walk and stand for extended periods on a loading dock that is not climate-controlled and may be slippery
- Work outside in inclement weather
About XPO XPO is a top ten global provider of transportation services, with a highly integrated network of people, technology and physical assets. At XPO, we look for employees who like a challenge and can communicate effectively in all situations. We want to leverage your skills and years of experience to drive positive results while ensuring a bright future for yourself and XPO. If you\xe2\x80\x99re looking for a growth opportunity, join us at XPO.
We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, disability, veteran or other protected status.
All applicants who receive a conditional offer of employment may be required to take and pass a pre-employment drug test.
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Job Detail
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Job IdJD4383952
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IndustryNot mentioned
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Total Positions1
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Job Type:Full Time
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Salary:Not mentioned
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Employment StatusPermanent
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Job LocationOklahoma City, OK, United States
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EducationNot mentioned