Head of Operations & Business Management

As an Operations Supervisor at Old Dominion Freight Line, you’ll play a key role in keeping our operations running smoothly, leading a dedicated team, ensuring efficiency, and delivering top-tier service. This is more than just a management position; With a strong focus on training and career development, we’ll equip you with the tools to grow as a leader.

Old Dominion Freight Line is currently recruiting for an Operations Supervisor. Our Supervisor will be responsible for managing a shift or section in a service center while maintaining and achieving the department/shift and service center and/or company standards for safety, quality, efficiency, cost, service and delivery, training and development and housekeeping.

Monitors and evaluates the safe and efficient planning, loading and unloading process of freight throughout the shift

Monitor and maintain housekeeping within the shift to ensure safety and productivity

Manages, assigns and supervises pickups and deliveries to employees in the area to ensure proper utilization and development of employees, equipment, loading and unloading while meeting OD and customer expectations

Closely works with the Service Center management 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 positive and constructive feedback to employees on a continual basis regarding ROI, MPH, stops per hour, return shipments, missed shipments, delivery/pick up errors, overall productivity, etc.

Conducts daily inspections to ensure compliance with local state, federal safety regulations, as well as OSHA compliance, and DOT compliance

Ensures that 100% of trailers are loaded correctly to ensure safe transport of freight are being used

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

Complete forklift job training knowledge and uses a forklift as necessary within the service center

Conducts daily shift meetings

Inspects working conditions of tools and equipment needed for safe operation within the area and directs the correction of any improper or adverse condition that exists

Comprehends and ensures compliance with company and government regulations

Works assigned shift/s as needed, must be available to work depending upon customer pick up and delivery schedules.

Uses OD’s proprietary technology system permitting consistent monitoring of shipment locations 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

Complete the various company and government forms utilized in freight movement such as shipping orders, city stripping manifests, freight bills, inter-terminal movement forms (ITM's) and exception forms.

High School Diploma or equivalent.

• 2 years of experience with operations, preferably in the transportation industry
• Working knowledge of AS400 and Microsoft Office
• Bachelor’s degree preferred
• Monday,Tuesday,Wednesday,Thursday,Friday,

Working Shift:

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.

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
• Vision & Dental
• Short Term & Long Term Disability
• Flex Spending Accounts
• 401k Retirement plan with company match and additional company annual discretionary match opportunity
• Life Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement for Drivers and Technicians
• Training and growth opportunities to build a career
• 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).

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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.