at Old Dominion Freight Line in Forest View, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Are you someone who never rests on their laurels, always strives to go above and beyond, and is committed to keeping your PROMISES? Do you appreciate a company culture that is open, fosters work-life balance, and a dynamic team environment? Then Old Dominion is the home for you. We take pride in being the best in the industry, and from our humble beginnings we know that our People and our Family Spirit are the main ingredient in our secret sauce to success. At Old Dominion we are looking for individuals to join the OD Family that will provide innovative solutions and exceed expectations to keep OD the premier transportation solutions provider.
Old Dominion is currently recruiting for a Line Haul Supervisor to join our OD Family Culture. This role will successfully manage the line haul department of the service center. They will also maintain and achieve department/shift and service center and/or company standards for safety, quality, efficiency, cost, service and delivery, training and development and housekeeping. Our Line Haul Drivers are critical members to our OD Family; they help to accurately deliver our customer’s freight and help us keep our promises.
Responsibilities:
+ Monitors and evaluates the safety of each employee on a daily basis, trains on safety processes as needed
+ Monitors multiple service center lanes to ensure freight reaches service centers in time for efficient cross docking
+ Monitors, evaluates, and teaches safe driving habits
+ Monitors employees to ensure service goals are met
+ Directly manages, supervises, and assigns tasks to drivers to ensure proper utilization and development of team members while meeting customer expectations.
+ Closely works with the Operations Manager/Assistant SC Manager, Central Dispatch, and/or Service Center Manager to ensure alignment in meeting daily/weekly/monthly and yearly business objectives.
+ Provide instruction, analyses, suggestions and ideas for the improvement of operations within the shift, department, and facility
+ Provides training and feedback to employees on a continual basis regarding RPM, over speed, and idle scores
+ Constantly uses OD’s proprietary technology system permitting consistent monitoring of shipment locations and drivers as freight moves through the various terminals while communicating continuously throughout the day with associates, customers, and team members verbally and through other computer operating systems
+ Completes the various company and government forms utilized in freight movement such as shipping manifests, freight bills, inter-terminal movement forms (ITM’s) and exception forms
+ Conducts daily inspections to ensure compliance with local, state, and federal safety regulations, as well as OSHA compliance, and DOT compliance
+ Conducts quarterly safety meetings
+ Motivate drivers to exceed goals and maintain the 99% on time percentage
+ Strive for continuous improvement in all areas of service center operations
+ Operates AS400 system, BLU system, DYMS, and any other computer/internal freight monitoring systems used within the company to monitor freight movement
+ Speak with drivers, evaluating their needs and maintaining a successful relationship
+ Works with dock supervisors on getting trailers closed and moved on to its destination
Qualifications:
+ High School diploma or equivalent required,
+ Bachelor’s degree preferred
+ 2 years working operations experience preferably in the transportation industry
+ Supervisory experience preferred
+ Working knowledge of AS400, Microsoft Office, DYMS and BLU systems
+ Knowledge of general DOT regulations
+ Good verbal and written communication skills
Working Days:
Wednesday,Thursday,Friday,Saturday,
Working Shift:
PM
Work Days and Shift are estimates and are subject to change, at any given time, based on job scheduling and/or business levels. Any information listed regarding Days and Shifts shall be considered a guideline of expectations for the specific position at the time of posting.
Join the OD Family Today!As a Full Time member of our Family, you and your family are eligible to receive:
+ Great Health Benefits including a Zero premium medical plan for employee only coverage
+ Short Term & Long Term Disability
+ Flex Spending Accounts
+ 401k Retirement plan with company match and additional company annual discretionary match opportunity
+ Life Insurance
+ Wellness Program
+ Tuition Reimbursement for Drivers and Technicians
+ Training and growth opportunities to build a career
+ We prioritize our OD family of employees
+ Ability to advance through our promote from within philosophy
+ National Career Opportunities Available at our 250+ service centers
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, gender identity, and/or gender expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, pregnancy, genetic information, military status, Vietnam Era and/or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law(s).
Welcome to Old Dominion. If you are looking for a new career with the best LTL (Less-than-Truckload) carrier in the industry you’ve come to the right place. Many companies tout their family atmosphere, but at OD it truly is a reality. We’ve grown from our humble beginnings of a single truck and one route in 1934 started by Earl and Lillian Congdon to a company of over 23,000 employees. At OD we strive daily to keep the family spirit alive and help the world keep promises.