
Special Assignment Ops Supervisor-1
Linden, NJFull-time$24.75–38.43/hrSeen 1 day agoSeen in employer's feed 1 day ago
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Job overview
The Special Assignment Operations Supervisor manages day-to-day package sortation operations and assigned staff, ensuring safe and efficient work. The role includes staffing and directing operations, monitoring performance, leading employee meetings, administering employee relations and safety programs, and resolving customer service issues. The supervisor also trains and mentors employees and supports FedEx safety initiatives and operational goals.
Skills & qualifications
Skills
Qualifications
Full job description
Experience Required
None
Minimum Education Required
High School Diploma or Equivalent
Compensation
$15.92 / Hourly
Hours Per Week
40
Number Of Positions
1
Shift
First Shift (Day)
Job Description
This is a frontline supervisor position that supports the FedEx Safety Above All Culture and manages specific day-to-day operations and an assigned staff. Responsible for ensuring safe and efficient package sortation through the management of Package Handlers. The Operations Supervisor may also manage administrative employees and functions and ensures administrative processes are compliant with FedEx policies and procedures and governmental regulations.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Serves as a champion for FedEx's Safety Above All Culture and supports all related initiatives
Management responsibilities include, but are not limited to: hiring, terminations, coaching, training, recognition and rewards, performance evaluation and management, discipline, addressing employee concerns and staff productivity
Plans, organizes, staffs, directs and controls specific day-to-day operations
Responsible for assigning and managing employees to ensure the safe and efficient sortation of packages through the facility, minimizing operational cost and maximizing operational quality, including the movement, tracking and administration of trailers (in conjunction with the linehaul department as applicable)
Analyzes operational performance through direct observation, interpretation of reports and collaboration with others. Determines opportunities for improvement of key metrics and executes action plans to achieve results
Leads daily employee and/or planning meetings to ensure workforce communication and understanding of operational updates and daily goals; Includes communication and public speaking to small and large audiences on a regular basis
Participates in the development of and responsible for administering company employee relations strategies, including maintaining the confidentiality of such material and matters
Participates in the development of and responsible for administering company safety strategies and programs
Investigates, resolves and/or escalates customer service issues, as appropriate
Responsible for training new employees regarding job duties and performance expectations and ensuring compliance with FXG policies, procedures and other training requirements, including but not limited to training related to quality assurance, SWAK, hazardous materials, Video Event Data Recorder (VEDR) coaching, and dock safety
Mentors and develops critical skill sets for new and/or less-experienced Operations Supervisors
Adapts quickly to change to meet dynamic business needs; Displays flexibility and appropriate sense of urgency, while leading and engaging employees in a positive and professional manner
Peforms other duties as assigned
Minimum Education
High school diploma or GED required; Bachelor's degree preferred
In lieu of experience, certification program or Associate's Degree in related area or 2+ years of college courses towards a degree
Bachelor's Degree (preferred).
Minimum Experience
Six (6) months experience required in the following areas: package handler at FedEx, fast-paced environment (retail, hospitality, fulfillment center, warehouse, dock, or stock room/stock functions), military experience with honorable discharge or supervisory experience.
Knowledge Skills and Abilities
Ability to inspire a shared vision and empower and motivate a team
Demonstrated ability to build professional rapport, effectively lead a team and positively influence diverse groups
Proven ability to apply sound business judgment to establish and accomplish goals
Verbal and written communication skills necessary to communicate with various audience levels and group sizes
Ability to effectively provide employees instruction on process and practice
Ability to read, interpret and draw conclusions from numerical data and written information
Software skills, including use of Microsoft Office software and web-based applications
Ability to maintain a working knowledge of relevant technology-based projects, including various devices and computer- based applications
Ability to mentor, coach and act as a knowledge resource to other employees.
Job Conditions
May need to lift and carry up to 50 pounds
May work in hot or cold temperatures
May work in an environment with loud noise and fumes
Minimal travel required
Preferred Qualifications:
Pay Transparency:
Pay: $24.75-$38.43/hr. This position at this location is also eligible for 25% geographical pay differential.
Additional Details:
Pay Transparency:
The compensation listed reflects the pay range or rate of pay reasonably expected for this posted position at the posted location or locations. If this opportunity includes multiple job levels, the pay information represents the ranges for each level in that job family. Actual pay is determined by several job-related factors permitted by law and relevant to the position, including, but not limited to, experience relative to the job, tenure, market level, pay at the location for this job, performance, schedule, and work assignment. In California, the compensation listed reflects the range or rate of pay reasonably expected for this posted position upon hire. In CT, IL, MD, MN, and NJ any compensable Security and Walk Time will be paid to non-exempt/hourly employees at the state minimum wage.
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Federal Express Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer including, Vets/Disability.
Reasonable accommodations are available for qualified individuals with disabilities throughout the application process. Applicants who require reasonable accommodations in the application or hiring process should contact [email protected].
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Place of Work
On-site
Requisition ID
P25-371492-1
Job Type
Full Time
How this job compares
Set against the 1,904 open Operations Supervisor jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 1, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$24.75–38.43/hr
- New Jersey median$26–43/hr38 hourly ranges
- US median$26–43/hr423 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $31.59/hr, is 8% below the New Jersey median midpoint ($34/hr) — in the middle half of Operations Supervisor hourly ranges in New Jersey.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 68 open Operations Supervisor jobs in New Jersey and 1,904 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in New Jersey
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- Experience
- This posting asks for no prior experience — less than three in four Operations Supervisor postings that state a minimum ask for (median 3 years, across 936 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a high school diploma; 567 of the 1,904 open Operations Supervisor jobs (30%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 1, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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