Graveyard Shift Supervisor – LTL Dock Operations

Position overview

Shift and employment

• The schedule is overnight or graveyard shift; flexibility to work the full shift is required.
• Employment is full-time, with the possibility of becoming permanent.
• Start date is listed as ASAP.

Pay

• Pay rate is $25–$26 per hour.

Responsibilities

• Supervise inbound trailer unloading, freight sortation, and city route preloading.
• Assign dock employees, monitor productivity, and adjust labour based on freight volumes and operational priorities.
• Manage dock doors and coordinate trailer movements with the shunter.
• Ensure freight is scanned, labelled, sorted, and staged for the right destinations; oversee priority preloads for morning dispatch.
• Prepare and verify manifests, shipping paperwork, and operational documentation.
• Identify freight shortages, damages, misdirected shipments, and other discrepancies.
• Maintain dock safety, housekeeping, equipment usage, and operational standards.
• Address staffing, service, and operational issues; escalate critical concerns when needed.
• Provide a clear handover to the morning team and coach dock employees on performance, accuracy, accountability, and procedures.

Qualifications and requirements

• Previous supervisory experience in an LTL transportation or freight terminal environment.
• Strong understanding of trailer unloading, freight sortation, cross-dock operations, and city preloading.
• Experience assigning dock labour, monitoring productivity, and managing dock door utilization.
• Knowledge of freight scanning, labelling, shipment documentation, manifests, and dispatch preparation.
• Experience coordinating trailer movements with shunters and dispatch teams.
• Leadership, organizational, problem-solving, and communication skills; ability to make independent decisions and manage overnight operations with minimal supervision.
• Commitment to workplace safety, housekeeping, and operational efficiency; able to provide clear shift handovers.
• Flexibility to work the full overnight or graveyard shift.