Freight Operations Lead — LTL & Safety Champion

XPO Logistics, Inc.; Maryland Heights (MO); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance from day one

Life and disability insurance

PTO 15 days

9 paid holidays

401(k) with company match

Education assistance

Incentive plan eligibility

Job summary

XPO Logistics, Inc. is seeking a Freight Operations Supervisor in Saint Louis, MO. The role leads and supervises all freight operations, developing procedures to meet department demands and ensuring timely, damage-free delivery of customer freight.

The position requires hands-on leadership of hourly staff, coordination of schedules, and enforcement of DOT and safety policies. It offers competitive pay and comprehensive benefits.

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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Warehouse experience

LTL knowledge

Shift flexibility

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Transportation, Distribution or Logistics

Job description

XPO Logistics, Inc. is seeking a Freight Operations Supervisor in Saint Louis, MO. The role leads and supervises all freight operations, developing procedures to meet department demands and ensuring timely, damage-free delivery of customer freight.

The position requires hands-on leadership of hourly staff, coordination of schedules, and enforcement of DOT and safety policies. It offers competitive pay and comprehensive benefits.