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United Parcel Service

Ships packages and freight around the world

Part Time Local Sort Supervisor

Part-TimeUpdated
No salary listed
Mid
Bachelor's
Daytona Beach, FL, USA
In Person
Operations & LogisticsInventory Management

About the job

Requirements
  • Understand the relationship and impact of AC materials on maintenance operations.
  • Able to handle multiple tasks and meet deadlines.
  • Possess technical, statistical, or analytical aptitude to interpret airline requirements, technical documents, and statistical modeling.
  • Demonstrate proficiency in database computer skills and statistical methods.
  • Must be a U.S. citizen or national, a lawful permanent resident, or an alien authorized to work in the U.S. for this employer.
Responsibilities
  • Analyze material requirements and scheduled maintenance tasks.
  • Process Allocation Change Requests (ACR) from heavy and line maintenance facilities.
  • Maintain the material database and control information input into the system.
  • Administer gateway allocations, technical configurations, scheduled maintenance items, heavy maintenance material support, database management, and inventory needs.
  • Perform audits and review and update contracts.
  • Maintain a master schedule for gateway openings, closings, and changes.
  • Review route structure to determine operational exposure and maintenance activity for all UPS gateways.
  • Collaborate with maintenance to derive gateway-level and parts packages required to support line maintenance, scheduled checks, or shops.

About the company

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United Parcel Service

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United Parcel Service picks up packages from businesses and households and delivers them by truck and plane to addresses around the world. Beyond small parcels, it moves heavy freight, clears imported goods through customs, and runs warehouses and distribution for other companies. Each package is scanned as it passes through local centers and regional sorting hubs, which lets senders and recipients track it from pickup to doorstep. Customers pay shipping rates set by package weight, size, distance, and speed, while large shippers negotiate their own contract rates. UPS was founded in 1907 in Seattle as a messenger service and is based in Atlanta, Georgia.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

Atlanta, Georgia

Founded

1907

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • The Amazon cutback is finished: UPS completed it and raised 2026 revenue guidance to $91.2 billion in July 2026.
  • Medical shipping is expanding: UPS closed its $1.6 billion purchase of Canadian cold-chain carrier Andlauer in November 2025.
  • Driving jobs pay well: full-time UPS drivers' average top rate reaches $49 an hour before the contract ends in 2028.

What critics are saying

  • Operations jobs are shrinking: in January 2026, UPS planned up to 30,000 role cuts for the year, mostly through attrition.
  • The network keeps contracting: in January 2026, UPS slated 24 more building closures after shutting 93 in 2025.
  • Union relations are tense: in January 2026, Teamsters chief Sean O'Brien attacked UPS's renewed driver buyout offer.

What makes United Parcel Service unique

  • Union rules shape the job: about 340,000 UPS Teamsters work under North America's largest private-sector labor contract.
  • Its own air hub sets the pace: Louisville's Worldport sorts about 400,000 packages an hour with over 7,000 workers.
  • Healthcare is its chosen growth lane: UPS set a goal of $20 billion in health care logistics revenue by 2026.

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Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • 401(k) Company Match
  • Paid Vacation
  • Paid Sick Leave
  • Paid Holidays
  • Professional Development Budget

Growth & Insights and Company News

6 month growth

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1 year growth

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2 year growth

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Yahoo Finance
Oct 31st, 2026
UPS raises 2026 outlook as SMB volume hits record 35.1% and RFID cuts scanning costs

UPS raised its full-year outlook after its third-quarter 2026 earnings call on October 27, 2026. Operating margins grew as higher-margin commercial business replaced lower-margin package volume. Small and medium-sized businesses lifted average daily volume by 3.7% year-over-year and made up a record 35.1% of US volume. Revenue per piece rose 6.1%, outpacing cost per piece for the second straight quarter and adding 60 basis points to operating margin. Radio frequency identification (RFID) technology is cutting manual package scans. Automated hubs now handle nearly 70% of holiday volume, reducing vehicle leases and staffing needs. Chief executive officer Carol Tomé said the strategy is "coming to life" as Amazon volume continues to decline.

Yahoo Finance
Oct 31st, 2026
UPS and MP Materials: two industrial stocks built to withstand an AI bubble burst

Two industrial stocks could hold up even if the AI bubble bursts, according to The Motley Fool's Reuben Gregg Brewer: United Parcel Service (UPS) and MP Materials. UPS is slimming down, investing in technology and exiting low-margin businesses. Third-quarter 2026 revenues rose 6.7% year over year, and it raised its full-year guidance for revenues, earnings, and free cash flow. The stock yields 6%. MP Materials is building a rare-earth metals business outside China, the dominant global player. Its second-quarter 2026 revenues grew nearly 90% as output from its new mine fed its processing facilities. Brewer calls MP Materials a high-risk investment, suited to aggressive investors.

Bloomberg
Oct 27th, 2026
UPS CEO says logistics grew 17% in the quarter, driven by health care and data centre construction

UPS chief executive officer Carol Tomé says forwarding and logistics grew 17% in the quarter. Premium health care and data-centre construction helped drive the growth. Tomé spoke with Romaine Bostick on "Bloomberg The Close.

CNBC
Oct 27th, 2026
Q3 earnings call US consumers "resilient", but Whirlpool shows strain as sales fall 8%

Early third-quarter earnings suggest US consumers are still spending, though not every company is benefiting. "Resilient" was the word many executives used this week, despite inflation, high interest rates and tension between the US and Iran. Royal Caribbean beat earnings expectations, with guests served up 9% to 2.7 million. Its shares rose over 8% on Tuesday. UPS beat expectations on earnings and revenue, with US revenue up 4.5% to $14.86 billion, and raised its full-year revenue forecast to about $92.6 billion from $91.2 billion. Coca-Cola beat expectations and lifted its full-year earnings growth forecast to at least 11%. Sherwin-Williams' net sales rose 7.9%, but it expects muted demand into 2027. Whirlpool missed on both revenue and earnings, and its North America net sales fell more than 8%.

Yahoo Finance
Oct 24th, 2026
UPS stock is down 57% from its peak, yielding 6.5% ahead of its October 27 results

UPS shares trade around $100, about 57% below their record close of $232.11 on February 2, 2022. The fall has lifted the dividend yield to about 6.5%, based on a $1.64 quarterly payout. The parcel giant reports third-quarter results before the market opens on October 27. It is the first full quarter after UPS finished cutting volume for its biggest customer, Amazon. Most of the drop reflects lower profit. Adjusted earnings per share were $12.94 in 2022; management expects about $7.22 for 2026. Second-quarter US domestic adjusted operating margin rose to 8% from 7% a year earlier. UPS expects about $3 billion in cost savings this year and $5.5 billion in free cash flow, against about $5.4 billion in dividends. Shares trade at about 13 times expected 2027 earnings, against about 19 for the S&P 500.