Job Location : Kansas City,KS, USA
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 almost 90 years now. With over 200 locations around the country, we pride ourselves on the continuous expansions that we have made and are still making strides to improve our operation systems to better service our wide network of clientele. For example, we have recently implemented 25 next-day hubs in our network to provide immediate, essential services for our customers overnight. We also hold the industry's most modern fleet with our tractors & trailers having an average age of 2.5 years old. Earlier this year, our business levels have reached the highest they've ever been; breaking our personal record that had been set the previous year. We like to credit our growing success with our ability to develop and provide opportunity for our team of employees so they can make advancements within our company.
Our employees enjoy a competitive salary and benefits package, including: 401k, Paid Time off (PTO), Medical/Dental Insurance, Flexible Spending Account, and Life Insurance.
Shift: 4:00pm - 2:00am, Monday-Friday
12:00am - 10:00am, Monday-Friday
Salary: $65,000 -$85,000
Ideal Candidate Requirements:
· 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
· 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
· Willingness to work 50 hours/week average
· An associates or Bachelor's Degree, preferred but not required
Duties include, but are not limited to:
· Oversee outbound and/or inbound operations for your designated section of the terminal dock
· This includes the process of loading/unloading, managing forklift traffic, and overseeing proper picking/sortation of palletized freight.
· Route plan, load plan, and on road dispatch the local driver staff as needed.
· Provide leadership and accountability to a team of drivers and dock workers.
· Monitor dock production, ensuring facility Key Performance Indicator goals are met and/or exceeded.
· 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
· Flexibility to cover varying shifts as business levels increase