About the Role
Central Transport is seeking talented individuals to join our expanding team. We offer great opportunities for career advancement within a growing and technologically advanced LTL carrier.
Responsibilities
- Oversee inbound operations within a 50-door freight facility for a designated section of dock.
- Manage the process of loading, forklift traffic, and proper picking/sortation of palletized freight.
- Manage up to 30 local LTL drivers and dock personnel to achieve a designated production schedule.
- Utilize independent judgment 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 hands.
- 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.
Requirements
- Experience in a transportation, cross docking, or shipping and receiving environment (preferably within the LTL industry).
- Familiar with customs and cross-border transportation.
- Strong leadership qualities.
- Desire to surround customer with excellence in service.
- High aptitude for technology.
- The ability to multi-task while being detail oriented.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Location
- 271 Norman Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11222
Work Type
- Full-time
Education Level
- Associates or Bachelor’s Degree, preferred but not required
Benefits
- 401k
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Medical/Dental Insurance
- Flexible Spending Account
- Life Insurance
About the Company
- Central Transport LLC is one of the nation’s most reliable and technologically advanced LTL (Less-than-Truckload) carriers.
- Privately owned and servicing manufacturing & retail companies of all sizes for almost 90 years.
- Over 200 locations nationwide.
- Implemented 25 next-day hubs to provide immediate, essential services overnight.
- Industry’s most modern fleet with tractors & trailers having an average age of 2.5 years old.
- Business levels have reached the highest they’ve ever been, breaking personal records.
