Terminal Manager

Central Transport; Jackson (MI); On-site; USD 75,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Medical/Dental Insurance

Flexible Spending Account

Life Insurance

Job summary

Central Transport is seeking a Terminal Manager to oversee dock operations at the terminal, hire and lead drivers and dock workers, and ensure safety and efficiency in daily freight handling.

Ideal candidates bring LTL management experience, strong leadership, and a commitment to service excellence, with a willingness to work 50 hours per week and a tech-savvy approach to operations.

Qualifications

• Prior LTL management experience preferred.
• Strong leadership, hiring, coaching and mentoring skills.
• Commitment to service excellence and customer focus.
• Tech-savvy with ability to leverage operations software.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.

Responsibilities

• Oversee dock operations at the terminal.
• This includes loading/unloading freight, managing forklift traffic, and overseeing picking/sortation of palletized freight.
• Recruit, hire, onboard, and retain terminal staff.
• Provide leadership and accountability to a team of drivers and dock workers.
• Monitor dock production and KPI targets.
• Maintain a safe work environment compliant with state and federal DOT/OSHA standards.
• Ensure company operational model compliance.
• Support a culture of excellence in product quality for customers.
• Flexibility to work varying shifts as business levels increase.

Skills

LTL management experience

Leadership skills

Customer service orientation

Tech-savvy

Detail-oriented

Communication skills

Willingness to work 50 hours/week

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Job description

Central Transport LLC is one of the nation’s most reliable and technologically advanced LTL (Less-than-Truckload) carriers to date. We are privately owned and have been servicing manufacturing & retail companies of all sizes for almost 90 years now. With over 200 locations around the country, we pride ourselves on the continuous expansions that we have made and are still making strides to improve our operation systems to better service our wide network of clientele. For example, we have recently implemented 25 next-day hubs in our network to provide immediate, essential services for our customers overnight. We also hold the industry’s most modern fleet with our tractors & trailers having an average age of 2.5 years old. Earlier this year, our business levels have reached the highest they’ve ever been; breaking our personal record that had been set the previous year. We like to credit our growing success with our ability to develop and provide opportunity for our team of employees so they can make advancements within our company.

Our employees enjoy a competitive salary and benefits package, including: 401k, Paid Time Off (PTO), Medical/Dental Insurance, Flexible Spending Account, and Life Insurance.

Candidate must be able to work a flexible schedule of:

Monday-Friday 4:00AM-2:00PM

Salary ranges from:

$75,000-$85,000 per year including up to 20% in quarterly bonuses

Terminal Manager

Ideal Candidate Requirements:

• Prior LTL management experience is strongly preferred
• Must have strong leadership skills including the ability to hire, coach, counsel, train, and mentor employees
• Desire to surround customer with excellence in service
• High aptitude for technology
• The ability to multi-task while being detail oriented
• Excellent written, listening and verbal communication skills
• Willingness to work 50 hours/week average
• Bachelor’s Degree, preferred but not required

Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Oversee dock operations at the terminal
• This includes the process of loading & unloading freight, managing forklift traffic, and overseeing proper picking/sortation of palletized freight.
• Recruit, hire, onboard, and retain terminal staff
• Provide leadership and accountability to a team of drivers and dock workers
• Monitor dock production, ensuring facility Key Performance Indicator goals are met and/or exceeded
• Maintain a safe work environment compliant with state and federal DOT/OSHA standards
• Ensure company operational model compliance
• Support a culture of excellence in quality of product to internal and external customers
• Flexibility to work varying shifts as business levels increase