Manager Trainee

J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc.; Cleveland (OH); On-site; USD 47,000 - 57,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefit

Dental benefit

Vision benefit

401(k) retirement plan

Life insurance

Short-term and long-term disability

Paid time off

Maternity/Parental leave

Paid holidays

Job summary

J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc. in Cleveland, OH, is seeking a Manager Trainee to learn the management of a small driver count and non-traditional shifts, including nights and weekends, ensuring safe, timely movement of freight and top-tier customer service.

The role includes training to comply with DOT regulations and handling driver compliance with company policies. This entry-level management track offers exposure to load planning, routing, and fleet operations while preparing for broader

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Transportation/Logistics, or Supply Chain, or GED with 1 year of related experience.
• Willingness to travel to account, customer and company events.
• Ability to work across multiple shifts including nights and weekends.
• Willingness to relocate regionally depending on account.
• Experience in management, transportation or logistics is helpful.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain positive relationships with drivers and outside carriers.
• Fill in for absences and work on projects to optimize fleet operations.
• Train drivers and employees on internal and customer systems.
• Analyze KPI data and present customer reporting and financial analysis.
• Manage inventory, assets, and driver assignments to balance equipment.
• Handle payroll, budgets, driver counseling, invoicing and reports.
• Oversee yard operations, maintenance coordination and safety compliance.
• Coordinate with drivers, customers and staff to resolve issues.
• Support safety culture with messages and trainings.

Skills

Team management

Driver coordination

Customer service

Education

Bachelor's in Business Administration/Transportation/Logistics

GED

High School Diploma

Military experience

Job description

Job Title: Manager Trainee

Department: Supply Chain

Country: United States of America

State/Province: Ohio

City: Cleveland

Full/Part Time: Full time

Job Summary

Under general supervision, this position is responsible for learning the management of a small driver count and/or non-traditional shifts (including nights and weekends), ensuring safe and timely movement of freight, load assignment, and providing best-in-class customer service. This position will be trained to ensure compliance with DOT regulations. They are responsible for all drivers' compliance and company regulations while working with internal and external contacts to ensure the accurate planning, routing, monitoring, and delivery of freight and loads.

Key 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 (like mud flaps), 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 (as required)
• Learn to work with drivers, customers, and company personnel to resolve service issues, routing and/or planning, mechanical problems, accessorial pay related issues, etc., as they occur throughout the day and, where necessary, when on call
• Learn to maintain the Company's safety culture to include daily driver safety messages, monthly driver safety briefings, quarterly driver training, annual reviews, and enforce company policies to ensure DOT compliance and company safety requirements are being met
• Learn to assign loads and plan, route, and monitor freight movement to provide safe, on-time service and meet customer requirements, including managing freight exceptions and driver ETA adjustments based on pick-up and delivery schedules, and other environmental factors on the road

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

Preferred Qualifications

Experience managing a team

Anticipate, recognize, and deal effectively with existing or potential conflicts at the individual, group, or situation level

Ability to accurately analyze situations and reach productive decisions based on informed judgment

Ability to adapt to changing environments

Ability to establish and maintain healthy working relationships with clients, vendors, and peers

Ability to meet or exceed team/driver needs and expectations and provide excellent service in a direct or indirect manner

Ability to effectively transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas through various mediums

Ability to recognize, anticipate, and resolve organizational, operational, or process problems

Pay Compensation

Pay Compensation range for this role $51,719.85

This position is not eligible for employment-based sponsorship.

Compensation: Factors which may affect starting pay within this range may include skills, education, experience, geography, and other qualifications of the successful candidate. This position may be eligible for annual bonus and incentives based on profitability or volumes in accordance with the terms of the Company's bonus and incentive plans, as applicable and in effect from time to time.

Benefits

• medical benefit
• dental benefit
• vision benefit
• 401(k) retirement plan
• life insurance
• short-term and long-term disability coverage
• paid time off commensurate with tenure (includes vacation and sick time)
• six weeks of paid maternity leave along with two weeks of paid parental leave
• six paid holidays annually

Education

Bachelors: Business Administration/Management

Bachelors: Supply Chain Management

Bachelors: Transportation Logistics

GED (Required)

High School (Required)

Work Experience

Business Administration

Customer Service/Account Manager

Management-Entry Level

Transportation/Logistics

Job Opening ID: 00641027 Manager Trainee (Evergreen) (Open)

J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc. is committed to basing employment decisions on the principles of equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, persons with disabilities, protected veterans or other bases by applicable law.

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We offer full-time, entry level, professional and management opportunities across all departments.

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