Future Fleet Manager: Logistics Leadership Trainee

J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.; Linkwood (MD); On-site; USD 46,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefit

Dental benefit

Vision benefit

401(k) plan

Life insurance

Disability coverage

Paid time off

Maternity leave

Paid holidays

Job summary

J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

in Maryland is seeking a Manager Trainee to learn the essentials of fleet operations leadership, including managing a small driver count and non-traditional shifts, nights and weekends, and ensuring safe and timely freight movement with top-tier customer service. Under supervision, you will train to comply with DOT regulations, oversee driver compliance, plan routes, monitor performance, and support payroll, budgets, and reporting while coordinating with

Qualifications

• Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Transportation/Logistics, Supply Chain, or related field
• OR High School Diploma/GED with 1 year of experience in management, transportation/logistics, business administration, account management, or related field, and/or equivalent military experience
• Willing to travel to account, customer, and company event locations when applicable
• Ability to work across multiple shifts including nights and/or weekends if needed
• Willingness to regionally relocate dependent on account assignment

Responsibilities

• Learn to build and maintain positive professional relationships with drivers and safe, reliable outside carriers
• Fill in for absent or unavailable personnel and on special projects related to optimizing fleet operations and profitability
• Learn to utilize personnel management including training and orientation of drivers and/or employees
• Become proficient in maximizing efficiency of fleet operations and profitability and making recommendations for continuous improvement
• 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
• Learn to work with drivers, customers, and company personnel to resolve service issues, routing and/or planning, and other issues as they occur
• Learn to maintain the Company's safety culture with driver safety messages, trainings, and enforcing policies to ensure DOT compliance
• Learn to assign loads and plan, route, and monitor freight movement to provide safe, on-time service and meet customer requirements

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Customer service

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration

Bachelor's degree in Transportation/Logistics

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management

GED

High School Diploma

Tools

Payroll systems

Job description

J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

in Maryland is seeking a Manager Trainee to learn the essentials of fleet operations leadership, including managing a small driver count and non-traditional shifts, nights and weekends, and ensuring safe and timely freight movement with top-tier customer service. Under supervision, you will train to comply with DOT regulations, oversee driver compliance, plan routes, monitor performance, and support payroll, budgets, and reporting while coordinating with