Depot Operations Lead — Food Distribution

A & L Foods Inc; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 75,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A & L Foods Inc in Baltimore seeks a hands-on Depot Supervisor to oversee daily driver and truck activity at the Baltimore depot, directing drivers and coordinating returns.

You will ensure paperwork accuracy, maintain safety and food-safety standards, and serve as the on-site link between drivers and the Logistics Manager. This is a full-time role in Baltimore, reporting to the Logistics Manager.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required; further education in logistics preferred.
• Three+ years of transportation, distribution, dispatch, warehouse, or depot operations experience; supervisory experience preferred.
• Food, grocery, refrigerated, or frozen distribution experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Provide daily direction and oversight to Baltimore-based drivers.
• Monitor driver attendance, route assignments, vehicle readiness, and coverage; report gaps to the Logistics Manager.
• Review paperwork, delivery exceptions, refusals, shortages, damages, and payments on each route return.
• Ensure post-trip inspections and route closeout requirements are completed and safety, equipment or compliance concerns are escalated.
• Identify, document, and stage returned goods, pallets, and equipment for return to the distribution center.
• Coordinate timely return of goods, paperwork, and equipment to the Bensalem center and communicate results to teams.
• Coach drivers on procedures, documentation, customer service, safety, and company standards.
• Maintain a clean, secure depot and proper staging areas; ensure proper handling of refrigerated or frozen goods.
• Support DOT driver and truck compliance and assist with investigations related to route documentation.

Skills

Leadership

Organization

Attention to detail

Communication

Problem solving

Safety compliance

Attendance

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

A & L Foods Inc in Baltimore seeks a hands-on Depot Supervisor to oversee daily driver and truck activity at the Baltimore depot, directing drivers and coordinating returns.

You will ensure paperwork accuracy, maintain safety and food-safety standards, and serve as the on-site link between drivers and the Logistics Manager. This is a full-time role in Baltimore, reporting to the Logistics Manager.