Night Freight Operations Supervisor

The JA Group is a well-established, growing, asset-based transportation and logistics company in the Chicagoland area offering a full suite of services including LTL and FTL freight, warehousing, distribution, and freight brokerage. We thrive on delivering flexible, reliable, and cost-effective domestic supply chain solutions to our customers. 

SCHEDULE & HOURS

Monday through Friday from 6:00pm to 4:00am, additional hours may be required based on business needs. Hours for this position are scheduled to support our 2nd and 3rd shift dock operations.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

This position will require weekly travel to the other JA dock facilities of Waukegan and Elk Grove, with Crystal Lake being the home base.  All travel miles will be reimbursed at the IRS business mileage rate from the home base terminal.

• Directly supervise all activities of dockworkers engaged in loading and unloading trucks and trailers.
• Assign job tasks to employees according to unloading and loading schedules.
• Aid in monitoring operations, provide guidance to employees on department goals and objectives.
• Monitor load plans and proper load balance to ensure safe vehicle operation.
• Coordinate work assignments, monitor performance and provide training on job duties.
• Assist in unloading and loading of trucks and trailers as necessary.
• Foster a safe working environment, ensuring proper loading and securement of freight and handling of hazardous materials.
• Maintain housekeeping standards, equipment condition and security of dock operations area.
• Frequent travel between The JA dock facilities of Waukegan and Elk Grove Village.
• Monitoring completion of VIR / Forklift Inspection Reports 
• Other duties and projects, as assigned.

• Strong team player that thrives in a fast paced environment.
• Ability to drive performance of direct reports.
• Forklift and general freight handling experience.
• Prior experience in transportation and/or supervisory experience preferred.
• Prior experience with a DMS, a plus.
• Knowledge of proper freight handling techniques.
• Knowledge of Hazardous Materials handling.
• Ability to communicate with all levels of the operations.
• General computer skills – Outlook, Excel, Word.

The JA Group and all it entities, including JA Frate is an Equal Opportunity Employer and makes all employment decisions based on qualifications, merit, and business needs. We reserve the right to hire the candidate we believe is best suited for the position.