Operations Supervisor (IND)

Responsibilities

• Supervise, lead and direct the loading and unloading of freight;
• Train, monitor and enforce dock loading, freight flow and bar-coding procedures;
• Ensure safe, efficient and cost-effective operation; monitor and respond to load forecasts;
• Affiliate with supervision of dock and driving personnel;
• Affiliate in shift planning and job assignment; may plan driver routes and dispatch drivers;
• Closure of loads on outbound trailers;
• Load and unload freight; Move products with a lift truck and by hand;
• Affiliate in shift planning and job assignments;
• Interface with customers by providing will-call freight, tracking or tracing freight and responding to customer inquiries;
• Complete reports, loading and inspection sheets;
• Ensure compliance with OSHA, Department of Transportation, and Federal and State regulations;
• Minimize claims and damages through training and enforcement of OS&D standard operating procedures.

Qualifications

• 1-3 years of relevant LTL or Warehouse Experience required;
• Cross Docking Experience preferred;
• Forklift certification preferred;
• Supervisory experience preferred;
• Dispatching experience preferred;
• AS400 experience preferred;
• Computer literacy required.

Qualifications (continued)

• The candidate must be able to...
• Frequently lift objects weighing up to 50 pounds and occasionally up to 70 pounds;
• Pull up to 100 pounds and push up to 50 pounds;
• Occasionally climb stairs, frequently stoop, kneel or crouch;
• Use hands and arms to reach for, grasp and manipulate object;
• Have manual dexterity to operate a computer and other office machines;
• Handle exposure to extreme cold and/or hot working conditions;
• Handle average exposure to fumes working around tractor trailers, lift trucks, yard tractors present in the distribution environment;
• Have correctable vision and hearing.