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Penske

Diversified transportation, logistics, and motorsports provider

Operations Supervisor - Transportation, Supply Chain/Logistics

Shipping & ReceivingConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeElizabethtown, KY, USA

About the Job

Requirements

  • Demonstrated leadership qualities and strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to connect, build rapport, and maintain solid relationships with associates, company leadership, and internal and external customers.
  • Ability to work efficiently and independently with strong time-management and organizational skills.
  • Strong written and oral communication skills and the ability to actively listen.
  • Ability to manage through problems, think critically, and make decisions independently.
  • Ability to drive process improvement and lead change.
  • Proficient computer skills, including Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
  • Ability to demonstrate ownership and responsibility to run the operation with a sense of urgency.
  • High school diploma or equivalent.
  • Regular, predictable, full attendance is an essential function of the job.
  • Willingness to travel as necessary, work the required schedule, and work at the specified location.
  • Completion of the Penske employment application, a background investigation including past employment, education, and criminal history, and drug screening are required.
  • Ability to read, communicate verbally and/or in writing, remember and analyze information, and understand instructions or guidelines.
  • Ability to stand, walk, and sit; frequently use hands to touch, handle, and feel; reach with hands and arms; and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds/12 kilograms.
  • Close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus are required.

Responsibilities

  • Provide operational leadership to individual contributors and hourly employees to ensure daily tasks—including driver deliveries, trailer loading and unloading, and customer service operations—are executed consistently with company service and cost objectives.
  • Supervise processes involving people, systems, customer needs, equipment, and workforce and equipment scheduling.
  • Manage direct-report performance and make corrective-action and disciplinary decisions up to the written-warning level; participate in hiring and customer meetings as necessary.
  • Establish and sustain training and competency for supervisors and associates, ensuring they understand how their work relates to customer business objectives.
  • Establish and sustain communication of specific, measurable performance standards.
  • Interview hourly associates and provide hiring recommendations.
  • Monitor attendance, productivity, and other performance standards, and coach and counsel associates.
  • Motivate and engage associates by focusing on team accomplishments and recognition.
  • Supervise logistics operations, including customer service, freight loading and unloading, dispatch, documentation, and procedure control.
  • Conduct team meetings.
  • Evaluate and recommend changes to preferred work methods to increase dispatch productivity, and assist in training new associates.
  • Provide relief coverage for operational duties when associates take time off or are absent from the shift.
  • Maintain thorough working knowledge of the site's operating systems to ensure operational compliance and correct exception resolution.
  • Complete necessary records and reports accurately and on time.
  • Ensure compliance with financial policies and procedures, including tracking miles per gallon, returns, and damages.
  • Understand the relationship between decision-making and profitability.
  • Closely manage associates' working hours and activities to minimize overtime and meet or exceed productivity targets.
  • Ensure day-to-day management and associate activities align with the location safety strategy.
  • Provide associates with communication, training, feedback, and direction to ensure safe performance.
  • Ensure compliance with applicable regulatory agency requirements and company policies and procedures.
  • Conduct safety observations.
  • Understand location-specific customer goals and objectives, and work to meet and exceed expectations daily.
  • Ensure customers understand the company's commitment to helping them meet their objectives.
  • Identify areas that could benefit from continuous improvement efforts.
  • Plan work assignments to ensure effective use of fleet equipment.
  • Work with hourly associates to ensure they understand safe and efficient equipment operation.
  • Work with vendors to ensure equipment is maintained.
  • Work with Penske Truck Leasing to ensure preventive maintenance is scheduled and completed.
  • Complete other projects and tasks as assigned by the supervisor.

Desired Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree.

About the Company

Penske

Diversified transportation, logistics, and motorsports provider

Penske provides a range of transportation services, including retail automotive sales and service, truck leasing and rental, and logistics solutions, plus professional motorsports activities. Its offerings work through distinct units: Penske Automotive Group sells and services vehicles, Penske Truck Leasing rents and maintains trucks with fleet management, and Penske Logistics handles end-to-end supply chain services. The company differentiates itself by operating multiple transportation and entertainment businesses under one private global umbrella, enabling cross-sell opportunities and large-scale coordination. Its goal is to deliver reliable, end-to-end transportation and logistics solutions for individuals and businesses worldwide while growing its diversified portfolio and leveraging scale.

Company size
501-1,000
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
Bellflower, CA
Founded
1969

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