Freight Operations Supervisor — Lead LTL Team (Day-One Benefits)

XPO Logistics, Inc.; Romulus (MI); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance (day one)

Life and disability insurance

PTO and holidays

401(k) with company match

Education assistance

Job summary

XPO Logistics, Inc. is seeking a Freight Operations Supervisor for the outbound shift (12:30 PM start) in Romulus, MI. You will lead and supervise all aspects of freight operations, develop procedures, and manage workloads.

The role requires 2 years of warehouse/supply chain experience, knowledge of LTL and DOT rules, and flexibility to work days, evenings, nights, and weekends. Benefits include health insurance, PTO, 401(k) match, and education assistance.

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.
• 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.

Skills

Warehouse operations

LTL knowledge

Shift flexibility

Team supervision

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Transportation, Distribution or Logistics or 4 years related experience

Job description

XPO Logistics, Inc. is seeking a Freight Operations Supervisor for the outbound shift (12:30 PM start) in Romulus, MI. You will lead and supervise all aspects of freight operations, develop procedures, and manage workloads.

The role requires 2 years of warehouse/supply chain experience, knowledge of LTL and DOT rules, and flexibility to work days, evenings, nights, and weekends. Benefits include health insurance, PTO, 401(k) match, and education assistance.