Leads freight terminal employees and coordinates dock, dispatch, trailer, and shipment activities to ensure timely, damage-free deliveries. Plans staffing, monitors loading and safety, evaluates routes, reduces costs, supports customers, processes freight documentation, identifies classification and OS&D issues, and ensures facility security and compliance with company, DOT, OSHA, hazardous materials, and other regulatory requirements.
POSITION OVERVIEW:
Responsible for leading employees to ensure customer satisfaction by moving all shipments on time and damage free while observing company and regulatory policies and procedures
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Lead, educate and develop company employees
- Plan daily manpower needs to ensure customers’ freight is delivered and picked-up timely and damage free
- Communicate with dispatch at various terminals and with dock employees to coordinate the movement of trailers and freight
- Monitor dock to ensure proper loading techniques
- Evaluate and reconfigure route structures and bids based on local tendencies and characteristics
- Conduct safety meetings and facilitate quality groups
- Monitor and analyze all opportunities to cut costs and improve efficiencies
- Assist customers with rate quotes, claim information and setting appointments
- Perform administrative functions such as printing delivery receipts, manifest shipments on a trailer, billing freight bills, trace shipments, etc.
- Provide clean and safe working condition of the facility and equipment; check security at customer center to ensure everything is secure
- Communicate with Account Manager(s) to ensure customers’ and company’s needs are met
- Identify freight moving at incorrect weight and classification
- Ensure all OS&D is identified and processed properly
- Monitor actual performance data and gather information for reporting
- Assist Operations Supervisors as needed; conduct pre-shift meetings; implement company policy
- Comply with all applicable laws/regulations, as well as company policies/procedures
- Perform other duties as required
Disclaimer: This job description is general in nature and is not designed to contain or to be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, essential functions and qualifications required of employees assigned to the job.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Must possess high school diploma or equivalent
- Prior management experience preferred
- Strong communication skills (written and verbal)
- Thorough knowledge of LTL Industry, DOT Rules and Regulations, OSHA Laws, Hazardous Materials Regulations, NMFC and Tariff Rules preferred
- Able to work in a remote location, taking self-initiative without requiring immediate local supervision
- Multi-tasked oriented and possess good organizational skills
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite and Internet
WORKING CONDITIONS:
Dock environment; exposure to varied weather conditions, exhaust, fumes, dust, noise
Hours may vary due to operational need
Frequent contact with service center personnel; fast-paced, deadline oriented
Must be able to travel as needed
EST FedEx Freight, Inc
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