Supervisor, Operations

Roadrunner Transportation Services•Grand Prairie, TX

8d•Onsite

About The Position

The Operations Supervisor supervises dock operations and off-hours Customer Service. This role involves supervising and coordinating dock operations and personnel, including load planning, local and line haul deliveries, equipment and contractor utilization, OS&D procedures, sales, rating, billing, customer service, employee payroll, and office operations. The supervisor is responsible for maintaining a clean, safe work environment and assisting with service center and employee safety issues and compliance with governmental regulations. They will also assist local and line haul contractors with coordinating various aspects of operations, ensuring load quality, timely data entry, proper freight security, and freight routing. The role includes reviewing daily operating costs to manage profitability and budgeted cost attainment, providing staff supervision through motivation and performance feedback, and participating in team efforts to achieve company goals. Tracing and updating freight information and paperwork, and assisting with various positions and forklift operations in the absence of employees are also key functions. The position operates with significant independence within policy guidelines to achieve objectives.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree (B.A.) from a four-year college or university; or one to two years’ related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Relies on written and verbal communication.
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employers of the organization.
Communicates internally with all corporate office staff, and externally with service centers, linehaul contractors, law enforcement and customers.
Proficient personal computer skills including electronic mail, record keeping, routine database activity, word processing, spreadsheet, graphics, etc.
Average typing, filing and ten key skills.
Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.
Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
Ability to interpret a variety of instructions in written, oral, diagram or schedule form.
Ability to prioritize tasks.
Ability to handle multiple tasks and projects simultaneously.
Ability to prioritize, organize, and delegate assignments.

Nice To Haves

Preferred knowledge of AS/400.
Experience supervising the selection, training, development, and appraisal of personnel.
Hazardous Materials Handling Certified.
Forklift certified.

Responsibilities

Supervises and coordinates dock operations and personnel, including load planning, local and line haul deliveries, equipment and contractor utilization, OS&D procedures, sales, rating, billing, customer service, employee payroll, and office operations.
Maintains a clean, safe work environment.
Assists in all service center and employee safety issues and compliance with governmental regulations.
Assists local and line haul contractors with coordinating loading and unloading, equipment lease agreement, DOT qualifications and requirements, manifest approval and settlements, deliveries, and operation procedures.
Ensures load quality, timely computer data entry, and paperwork procedures followed, service center and freight security, and proper freight routing.
Reviews daily service center operating cost to manage service center profitability and budgeted cost attainment.
Provides supervision to staff through motivation, direction, review of, and feedback on performance.
Participates in proactive team efforts to achieve departmental and company goals.
Provides leadership to others through example and sharing of knowledge.
Traces and updates freight information and paperwork.
Assists with various positions and forklift operations in the absence of employees.