Fleet Operations Manager Trainee

J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.; Gordonsville (VA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

in Gordonsville, VA is seeking an entry-level operations trainee responsible for learning to manage a small driver count and non-traditional shifts, including nights and weekends, to ensure safe and timely movement of freight and best-in-class service. You will be trained to comply with DOT regulations, support planning, routing, and delivery, and work with drivers, customers, and internal teams to optimize fleet operations, payroll, and reporting while

Qualifications

• Learn to build and maintain positive professional relationships with drivers and safe, reliable outside carriers to ensure seamless set-up and productivity.
• Fill in for absent personnel and on special projects related to optimizing fleet operations and profitability.
• Learn to utilize personnel management including training and orientation of drivers and employees, including training with internal and third party systems.
• Develop proficiency in maximizing efficiency, measuring KPIs, creating customer reporting and financial analysis, and presenting findings with customers.

Responsibilities

• Learn to build and maintain positive professional relationships with drivers and safe, reliable outside carriers to ensure seamless new carrier set-up, minimize turnover, and maximize ongoing productivity
• Fill in for absent or unavailable personnel and on special projects related to optimizing fleet operations and achieving profitability
• Learn to utilize personnel management including training and orientation of drivers and/or employees including the training and assistance with internal and third party (customer) systems
• Become proficient in maximizing efficiency of fleet operations and profitability and making recommendations for continuous improvement, measuring key performance indicators, and creating, maintaining and presenting customer specific reporting and financial analysis through face-to-face interactions at customer location
• Gain knowledge on how to manage inventory, assets, customer pools and/or assignment of drivers to balance equipment in market
• Learn to perform administrative duties such as payroll, management of the Net-Revenue budget, driver counseling, accident reviews, filing and documenting, resolving pay issues, analyzing P&L statements, invoicing and/or creating operational or financial reports
• Learn to manage yard including checking/inspecting equipment, replacing parts, completing repairs, etc., and coordinating with maintenance to ensure all regular preventative maintenance services are scheduled on time and all safety related mechanical issues are fixed for account equipment
• Learn to work with drivers, customers, and company personnel to resolve service issues, routing and/or planning, mechanical problems, access

Skills

Driver management

Customer service

Operations planning

Reporting & analysis

Job description

J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

in Gordonsville, VA is seeking an entry-level operations trainee responsible for learning to manage a small driver count and non-traditional shifts, including nights and weekends, to ensure safe and timely movement of freight and best-in-class service. You will be trained to comply with DOT regulations, support planning, routing, and delivery, and work with drivers, customers, and internal teams to optimize fleet operations, payroll, and reporting while