Supervisor - Cargo Operations
Listed on 2026-07-04
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Management
Operations Manager, Regulatory Compliance Specialist, General Management
Join United:
Supervisor
- Cargo Operations
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We're not just in the business of transporting people. We're also in the business of moving cargo. As a major provider of air freight services, our Cargo team transports everyday electronics and automotive parts, to perishable goods, life-saving organs, vaccines and even baby formula. And in turn, we help keep businesses, communities, and global economies running. With so many career options – from Marketing to Finance, Logistics to Data Analytics, and more – you can build a career within a career and gain exposure to so many areas of our airline's important role in the global supply chain.
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The Supervisor
- Cargo Operations manages all aspects of Cargo operations including freight and mail handling, data entry, scanning and running.
- Focus on leading and developing the skills of front-line coworkers and business partners with the goal of delivering consistent and excellent customer service and delivering a quality product in accordance with Company guidelines.
- Ensure consistency on operational, service, and product delivery.
- Lead performance dialogues with front-line coworkers and business partners to review metrics, performance boards, and issues boards.
- Develop and support standard work and continuous improvement processes.
- Oversee and support the performance of business partners and ramp teams.
- Focus on performance issues with the goal of changing coworker and business partner behavior.
- Set expectations with front-line coworkers and business partners and gain their commitment to act in accordance with Company guidelines and union agreements.
- Serve as subject matter expert on safety, performance objectives and procedures.
Activities:
- Training and development including initial training, UC360, Unimatic, AOG, Shares, Bart, AMS, CDAP, Nomad, Wing Tips, IATA, DGR and TACT Manuals, ETA System and IATA DG Auto-check tool.
- Engage front-line coworkers and business partners to deliver excellent customer service and an on-time quality product. For example, participate in briefings and develop team communications
- Engage and recognize internal and external customers.
- Monitor front-line coworker and business partners' behavior with customers (both internal and external) to ensure consistency and compliance with company guidelines, procedures, and standards.
- Monitor the performance of the business partners, ramp team and cargo help desk agents, taking actions as necessary, to ensure daily goals are met.
- Assess and delegate the appropriate work tasks to business partners, management, and United Lead Ramp Service Employees.
- Identify issues and engage in structured problem solving to assist front-line coworkers and business partners in accomplishing work.
- Conduct trend analyses, review key metrics and take actions to address items not on track. Lead performance dialogues with front-line coworkers and business partners to review metrics, performance boards and issues boards
- Develop and implement standard work and continuous improvement processes.
- Set expectations with coworkers and business partners regarding performance standards including consistent and outstanding delivery of service and product.
- Provide front-line coworkers and business partners with regular coaching, feedback, and recognition, as appropriate.
- Develop skills of front-line coworkers and business partners by coaching on performance, as it relates to customer service and products.
- Communicate effectively to ensure priorities are understood and acted upon, with clear turnover for continuity across shifts.
- Serve as a subject matter expert on service and procedures.
- Maintain daily oversight to ensure staffing is at optimal levels.
- Collaborate with the local team to ensure resources meet the demand of the business.
- Manage coworkers in accordance with company guidelines and union contracts.
- Deliver expectations to the cargo lead as well as define roles and…
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