SR Assistant Terminal Manager

Central Transport

$105K — $120K *
Transportation
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of team management experience in transportation operations
  • In-depth knowledge of the LTL trucking industry
  • Proven management, dispatch, and dock experience in a similar environment
  • Strong leadership skills with a focus on employee development
  • Commitment to delivering exceptional customer service
  • High comfort level with technology
  • Ability to multi-task with strong attention to detail
  • Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal

Responsibilities

  • Oversee all terminal operations including dock and office management
  • Ensure efficient unloading and handling of freight and forklift traffic
  • Manage a team of up to 30 local drivers and dock personnel
  • Make independent decisions on load building based on labor and freight
  • Monitor trailer load compliance regarding cube and weight
  • Lead a diverse team while ensuring accountability and performance
  • Track dock production to meet or exceed Key Performance Indicators
  • Ensure compliance with safety regulations and company standards

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health and wellness benefits
  • Paid time off and holiday pay
  • 401(k) plan with company matching
  • Opportunities for professional development and training
  • Supportive work environment fostering leadership growth
Full Job Description

Salary: $105,000 - $120,000

Shift: 4:00pm - 2:00am, Monday - Friday

Assistant Terminal Manager

Ideal Candidate Requirements:

  • Experience in managing a team, preferably in transportation operations
  • A thorough understanding of the LTL trucking industry
  • Prior management, dispatch and dock experience required, preferably in LTL trucking industry
  • 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
  • Must be willing to work 50 hours/week average
  • Must be able to work any shift including nights and/or weekends and in any weather condition
  • Must be capable of working under tight time constraints in a high-pressure environment with multiple priorities
  • An Associate or Bachelor’s Degree, preferred but not required

Duties include, but are not limited to:

  • Oversee terminal operations spanning dock and office duties.
  • This includes the process of unloading, managing forklift traffic, and overseeing proper picking/sortation of palletized freight.
  • Manage up to 30 local LTL drivers, dock personnel, and salaried leadership to achieve a designated production schedule.
  • Utilizing your independent judgement to build loads based on available labor and freight levels.
  • Ensure proper load of carriers by monitoring the cube and weight of trailers
  • Provide leadership and accountability to a team of drivers, dock workers and dock hand.
  • Monitor dock production, ensuring facility Key Performance Indicator goals are met and/or exceeded.
  • Monitor hours and overtime.
  • 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

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