Terminal Manager
Rapid City, SD | Onsite
Schedule: Salaried, Exempt
Salary Range: $90,000.00 - $100,000 depending on experience
This isn't a dispatch desk. You're running the whole operation.
BTC's Rapid City Terminal Manager oversees everything: CDL drivers, heavy equipment operators, various bulk commodities, and direct client relationships.
Gypsum, iron ore, wood chips, aggregates, frac sand, hydrates, molasses. Trucks, loaders, and a mining operation requiring MSHA certification. Client visits, bid reviews, budget planning, and a team that depends on you to keep it all moving. No two days look the same.
The work:
- Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing team, including Supervisors, Dispatchers, Drivers, Dock Associates, and Administrative staff.
- Oversee daily terminal operations (dispatch, driver management, and maintenance where applicable) to ensure efficiency, compliance, and safety.
- Implement and enforce company policies, procedures, and operating standards.
- Manage budgets, cost control, and procurement to achieve financial and operational targets.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with customers, shippers, carriers, and vendors.
- Monitor DVIRs and coordinate timely, compliant equipment repairs.
- Partner with Safety to ensure regulatory compliance and a safe workplace.
- Oversee facility upkeep and recommend improvements as needed.
- Identify training needs and support employee development.
- Continuously evaluate and improve processes to enhance service quality and cost-effectiveness.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
What you need:
- 5+ years of transportation or logistics management experience
- 2+ years proven supervisory responsibility
- Strong understanding of DOT, FMCSA, OSHA, and other transportation safety regulations.
- CDL-A preferred
- MSHA Certification (we will train if you're not certified)
- Heavy equipment knowledge preferred
- Experience with transportation management systems (TMS), dispatch software, and warehouse management systems (WMS) preferred
Education:
- High school diploma or equivalent required
Physical Requirements:
- Ability to sit for extended periods and work on a computer
- Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds at times.
- Ability to frequently stand, walk, bend, kneel, crouch, and climb throughout the workday
What you get:
- Full benefits - medical, dental, vision, 401(k) with match
- 2-weeks of PTO in the first year (can be used after 90 days of employment).
- 6 days of Paid Sick Leave from day one.
- Day-to-day leadership of the Rapid City operation
More about us:
BTC has been in business for over 50 years. This isn't a startup. It's a niche carrier that needs the right person to run one of its most diverse operations.
Apply today.
Specialized Freight. Specialized People.
We are Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected status under applicable law.