Ground Logistics Operations Specialist (Evenings/Weekends)

SmartRecruiters, Inc.; Ellenwood (MD); On-site; USD 48,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid vacation

Health plan

Life insurance

Long-term disability insurance

401(k) retirement savings plan (US)

Job summary

Expeditors is seeking a Transportation Specialist (GNS Office Agent) to support daily truck operations within the Ground Network Services. This full-time role reports to the Regional Ground Services Manager and requires flexibility for late afternoon, night, and weekend shifts.

You will create records, coordinate cargo recovery, prepare transfer paperwork, and help mitigate delays. The position emphasizes accuracy, teamwork, and the ability to adapt to changing schedules in a global logistics

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from a four-year college or university or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of 2 years of warehousing or freight terminal experience.
• Ability to type: 45 wpm.
• Must be able to work overtime including nights and weekends as needed.
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Create operating records for scheduled and ad hoc truck routes in Expeditors’ systems.
• Coordinate the recovery of cargo from CFS facilities or 3rd party locations for induction into the Ground Network.
• Prepare paperwork for the transfer of freight within the network including load manifests and bill of ladings.
• Event code management and updates.
• Inspection and receiving of inbound and transfer freight within the network as needed.
• Identification of potential operational delays and capacity constraints in the ground network.
• Assist in enacting contingencies to expand ad hoc capacity as needed, and arranging reroutes and additional trucks as necessary.
• Delay coding and root cause analysis.
• Support documentation as needed, including processing consolidations in e.tms Export and Import and monitoring work flows.
• Ensure service provider equipment is in place at regional branches to facilitate operations.
• Perform service provider reviews and update CRM as necessary.

Skills

Warehousing experience

Typing 45 wpm

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Adaptability

Pressure handling

Overtime flexibility

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Expeditors is seeking a Transportation Specialist (GNS Office Agent) to support daily truck operations within the Ground Network Services. This full-time role reports to the Regional Ground Services Manager and requires flexibility for late afternoon, night, and weekend shifts.

You will create records, coordinate cargo recovery, prepare transfer paperwork, and help mitigate delays. The position emphasizes accuracy, teamwork, and the ability to adapt to changing schedules in a global logistics