Break-Bulk Supervisor

Southeastern Freight Lines; Columbia (SC); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Southeastern Freight Lines, a leading LTL carrier, is hiring a Break-Bulk Supervisor in West Columbia, SC. You will lead the IQ workgroup at the Service Center and ensure CMIs are met, while coordinating with outbound, inbound, and P&D teams to optimize load integrity and on-time performance.

The role emphasizes strong leadership, LTL experience, and adherence to the Quality Improvement Process to maximize efficiency and service quality. This is a third-shift position at a key freight hub.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Minimum 2 years in LTL freight or equivalent leadership experience.
• Ability to lead a team and communicate across departments.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership to IQ workgroup at the Service Center to drive CMI.
• Ensure outbound trailers are closed on schedule and linehaul is maintained.
• Guard the integrity of loads originating at the Service Center.
• Coordinate with Outbound, Inbound, and P&D Supervisors on requirements and workload.
• Apply Quality Improvement Process priorities and drive process improvements.
• Maintain and monitor QAP measurements and prep for maintenance of fleet.

Skills

Leadership

LTL Freight Experience

Supervisory Experience

Education

High School Diploma or GED

2+ years LTL freight experience or leadership

Job description

## Break-Bulk SupervisorApplylocations: West Columbia, SCtime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todayjob requisition id: R2026-22621As a Break-Bulk Supervisor, you will provide leadership to Individualized Quality (IQ) workgroup personnel at designated Service Center to ensure Continuous Measurable Improvement (CMI). You will ensure total alignment of the IQ workgroup structure in order to fulfill the Company mission statement. Responsible for break-bulk operations at designated Service Center.Maintain superior customer service and is responsible for achieving outstanding customer satisfaction in all areas, including but not limited to, transit time, claims, and accounting. Establish necessary control to ensure that outbound trailers are closed at agreed upon times and Linehaul Schedule are upheld. Maintain responsibility and accountability for the integrity of loads originating at the Service Center, and is committed to Continuous Measurable Improvement which includes: adherence to load plan, physical composition of the load, Less Than Truckload (LTL) load average, and opportunities to load direct units. Maintain accountability for the application of the Quality Improvement Process (QIP) to include: people and customer focus, Quality Advancement Plan (QAP), team structure and participation, formalized process improvement, and leadership commitment. Communicate effectively with Outbound, Inbound, and Pickup & Delivery (P&D) Supervisors to determine customer requirements and work load assessments daily. Communicate with other supervision by providing the location and tally of any distressed freight and the documentation of available empty equipment. Responsible for the integrity and accuracy of all Service Center measurements. Accountable for producing excellent Thompson efficiencies in platform operations. Ensure all platform-related QAP measurements are stable, capable, and producing CMI through the effective use of process improvement. Improve the QAP productivity measurements by ensuring that written break-bulk dock and yard layouts and crewing issues are evaluated and improved regularly. Implement, monitor, and perpetuate a preventative maintenance program in accordance with Maintenance Department specifications in order to operate the fleet with established expectations. Maximize returns on all investments in the Service Center.For this role, you will need to have a High School Diploma or GED, at least 2 years of Less Than Truckload (LTL) freight experience and/or business leadership experience, or completion of Company Management Training Program.**Work Shift**Third Shifthttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZc1A8aeshc**Working with Southeastern Freight Lines is more than just a job — it becomes a part of who you are.**Family founded in Columbia, South Carolina in 1950, Southeastern Freight Lines is a privately held, industry leading provider of LTL (Less Than Truckload) services throughout the Southeast. Our expertise of combining quality service and award-winning logistics has led to the growth of Southeastern generating over 1.7 billion in annual revenue, with over 10 million shipments per year. This would not be possible without our esteemed team of over 8,800 professionals — the true backbone of our company.At Southeastern, we are doing much more than providing shipping services. We are pioneering a new generation of logistics professionals, cherishing wisdom from the generation that brought us success, giving back to our communities, and living our culture. We prioritize serving others first, valuing each other completely, and always doing the right thing.Southeastern Freight Lines provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, pregnancy, genetics, protected veteran status, military status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.