Central Transport – 2nd Shift Operations Supervisor – Peoria, IL.
Shift: Mon - Fri, 11:00am - 9:00pm
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 nearly 90 years. With over 200 locations around the country, we pride ourselves on the continuous expansions that we have made, and in our ability to improve our operation systems, better servicing our wide network of clientele. We also hold the industry’s most modern fleet with our tractors & trailers having an average age of 3.5 years old! Earlier this year, our business levels have reached the highest they’ve ever been; breaking our personal record that we set the previous year. We like to credit our success to our ability to develop and provide opportunity for our team members, creating an environment of growth and success.
Benefits:
Our employees enjoy a competitive salary and benefits package, including: 401k, Paid Time Off (PTO), Medical/Dental Insurance, and Life Insurance.
Ideal Candidate Requirements:
- Experience in managing a team, preferably in transportation operations
- Prior management, dispatch or dock experience, preferably in LTL trucking industry
- Must have strong leadership skills including the ability to hire, coach, counsel, train, and mentor employees
- 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 associates or Bachelor’s Degree, preferred but not required
Duties include, but are not limited to:
- Oversee dock operations for your designated section of the terminal dock
- This includes the process of loading, managing forklift traffic, and overseeing proper picking/sortation of palletized freight
- Planning and dispatching team of local P&D drivers
- 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 KPI 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.
If you’re looking to expand or even start your career within the logistics industry, our Operations Supervisor may be the right fit for you! We have a proven track record of success, and we only plan to continue expanding our operations. This creates several new opportunities within the organization, and enable great opportunity for an employee’s future growth. We value hard work, effective communication, team collaboration and a winning mentality. If that sounds like you, apply today!
