Freight Ops Leader: Inspire Teams & Optimize Loads

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

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Health insurance

Life and disability insurance

Paid time off

9 paid holidays

401(k) with match

Education assistance

Incentive plan

Job summary

XPO Logistics, Inc. is seeking a Freight Operations Supervisor to lead and optimize all freight operations in a high-volume environment. You will supervise hourly staff, develop procedures, and ensure timely, damage-free freight handling while meeting production targets.

The role requires strong leadership, regulatory knowledge, and the ability to coordinate shifts and workloads across the team to sustain safety and efficiency across the network.

Qualifications

• 2 years 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.
• Make recommendations regarding hiring, suspension and termination.

Skills

LTL knowledge

DOT regulations

Supervisory experience

Leadership

Team communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Transportation/Logistics or related field

Military experience or 4 years related work

Job description

XPO Logistics, Inc. is seeking a Freight Operations Supervisor to lead and optimize all freight operations in a high-volume environment. You will supervise hourly staff, develop procedures, and ensure timely, damage-free freight handling while meeting production targets.

The role requires strong leadership, regulatory knowledge, and the ability to coordinate shifts and workloads across the team to sustain safety and efficiency across the network.