LTL/ Shipping Lead
Point B SolutionsWhy work with Point B? Point B Solutions is an extraORDINARY printing and fulfillment company looking for a dependable, motivated LTL/Shipping Lead to join our fulfillment team. We’re looking for someone with a CAN-DO ATTITUDE — someone who shows up ready to work, is willing to learn, helps the team, and doesn’t wait to be told what needs to be done. About the Job: The LTL Shipping Lead is responsible for managing, executing, and optimizing Less-Than-Truckload (LTL) shipping workflows and outbound freight logistics. This role plays a critical part in strengthening our LTL shipping team by ensuring freight is built and audited to carrier specifications, outbound documentation is flawless, and carrier pickups operate smoothly. Working closely with fulfillment, inventory, and warehouse leadership, the LTL Shipping Lead champions shipping best practices, upholds dock safety, and drives continuous process improvements. Key Duties and Responsibilities: · LTL Freight Preparation & Palletizing: Inspect, consolidate, and prep outbound LTL shipments. Ensure proper pallet stacking, corner boards, banding, strapping, and secure shrink-wrapping to meet carrier freight standards and prevent damage during transit. · Documentation & Compliance: Generate, review, close and verify Bills of Lading (BOLs), carrier manifests, freight labels, packing slips, and shipping documentation. Accurately confirm piece counts, NMFC freight classifications, and shipment weights in the WMS. · Carrier Coordination & Dock Management: Coordinate with LTL freight couriers and truck drivers for daily dock scheduling, trailer loading, and outbound dispatch. Ensure signed proof-of-delivery/BOL documentation is captured and filed correctly. · Team Collaboration & Process Strengthening: Serve as an LTL subject-matter resource on the dock; collaborate with fulfillment and warehouse teams to standardize freight handoffs, coach team members on LTL packing/staging guidelines and eliminate shipping bottlenecks. · Staging & Location Efficiency: Organize and maintain LTL staging lanes to streamline driver turn-around time and dock flow. Keep staging zones clear of excess wrap, strapping, and packaging debris to maintain a high-efficiency dock. · Equipment & Safe Material Handling: Safely and competently operate warehouse equipment, including sit-down/stand-up forklifts, electric/manual pallet jacks, order pickers, dock plates, and automated stretch wrappers. · 5S & Facility Standards: Maintain a clean, organized, and compliant shipping dock and staging area (5S methodology), proactively identifying safety hazards and process improvement opportunities. Job Requirements: · High school diploma or GED equivalent with 2+ years of warehouse shipping experience, with specific experience handling LTL freight, carrier dispatch, or dock operations. · Working knowledge of freight documentation, Bills of Lading (BOLs), carrier portals, and Warehouse Management Systems (WMS). · Familiarity with pallet building, freight classification, dimensional weight principles, and secure freight transit preparation. · Demonstrated alignment with Point B Solutions core values of teamwork, continuous improvement, and professional accountability. · Proactive problem-solver who can communicate effectively with truck drivers, dispatchers, internal teams, and management under tight dispatch deadlines. · Process-driven mindset with the desire to help train teammates, document standard operating procedures (SOPs), and build team capability. · Strong mathematical aptitude for calculating shipment weights, cube dimensions, and piece counts accurately. Physical Requirements: · Manual dexterity to use hand tools, strapping equipment, tape dispensers, and handheld barcode scanners. · Full visual and auditory awareness to safely maneuver around active warehouse docks, equipment, and mov…