Supervisor, Freight Operations

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’s 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 15 days of PTO over your first year

·       9 paid company holidays

·       401(k) option with company match

·       Education assistance

·       Opportunity to participate in a company incentive plan

 

What you’ll do on a typical day:

·       Lead and supervise all aspects of freight operations

·       Develop and implement strategic work procedures to meet the evolving demands of the department

·       Evaluate, manage, assign and supervise workloads and tasks

·       Supervise hourly staff across various 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 workplace policies and procedures and enforce compliance to optimize network performance

·       Ensure customer freight is processed, handled, loaded and delivered timely and damage free

·       Coach and develop employees on proper techniques and quality requirements, including conducting new hire employee evaluations and determining whether to issue corrective action for violations of XPO’s workplace policies

·       Effectively direct a team to consistently meet or exceed productivity goals

·       Make recommendations regarding hiring, suspension and termination

·       Develop and present action plans to improve load average and model compliance

·       Participate in internal safety and engagement committees

·       Train employees on safety rules and processes