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Domestic Freight Operations Agent
San Diego, California
Altius Talent is recruiting a Domestic Freight Operations Agent for a specialist freight forwarder in San Diego.
The operation handles complex, time-critical and high-value freight, with a strong focus on domestic airfreight, medical devices and tradeshow shipments. This is not a customs brokerage or international forwarding position.
What you’ll be responsible for
- Coordinate time-critical domestic air and ground shipments from collection through delivery.
- Select the most appropriate routing based on urgency, cost, cargo requirements and service expectations.
- Arrange next-flight-out, scheduled air, expedited ground, hot-shot, LTL, FTL and local cartage services.
- Manage sensitive, high-value and specialist cargo.
- Coordinate tradeshow and medical-device shipments requiring strict deadlines and detailed communication.
- Secure carrier capacity and issue clear collection and delivery instructions.
- Track every milestone and respond immediately when a shipment moves off plan.
- Provide customers with proactive updates rather than waiting to be chased.
- Obtain rates, prepare quotations and monitor shipment costs.
- Confirm proof of delivery, complete billing and maintain accurate operational records.
What you’ll need
- Recent domestic freight forwarding, expedited logistics or 3PL operations experience.
- Strong knowledge of domestic airfreight and time-critical transportation.
- Experience coordinating urgent or high-value shipments.
- Familiarity with LTL, FTL, local delivery and expedited ground services.
- Tradeshow, event logistics or medical-device experience would be particularly valuable.
- A calm, solutions-focused approach when deadlines change or problems arise.
- Strong customer service, organization and attention to detail.
- Authorization to work in the United States.
This role is best suited to an operator who enjoys complex freight, takes personal ownership and understands that customers need accurate answers quickly.
Salary : $55,000 - $70,000