SR Assistant Terminal Manager

Central Transport

$90K — $110K *
Transportation
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in transportation operations management
  • Strong knowledge of the LTL trucking industry
  • Prior management and dispatch experience, especially within LTL
  • Leadership skills to hire, coach, and mentor staff
  • High aptitude for technology use and application
  • Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
  • Ability to manage demanding work schedules and conditions

Responsibilities

  • Oversee all terminal operations, including dock and office duties
  • Manage unloading processes and forklift traffic effectively
  • Supervise up to 30 local LTL drivers and dock personnel
  • Utilize independent judgment to build loads based on operational needs
  • Ensure proper loading of carriers by monitoring trailer weight and volume
  • Lead and hold accountable a team of drivers and dock workers
  • Monitor dock production to meet or exceed Key Performance Indicators
  • Ensure workplace safety compliance with DOT/OSHA standards
  • Maintain operational compliance with company models
  • Foster a culture of service excellence for customers

Benefits

  • Opportunity for growth within a fast-paced environment
  • Access to advanced technology in operations
  • Dynamic work schedule that offers career challenges
  • Participation in a large-scale operational setting
  • Chance to lead a diverse team in a critical role
Full Job Description

Salary: $90,000 - $110,000

Shift: 5:00pm-3:00am, 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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