Manager Trainee
J.B. Hunt
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J.B. Hunt in Findlay, Ohio, is looking for a Manager Trainee in the Supply Chain department. The role trains to manage a small driver count, cover non-traditional shifts including nights and weekends, and ensure safe, timely movement of freight while adhering to DOT regulations.
They are responsible for all drivers' compliance and company regulations while coordinating with internal and external contacts. You will learn carrier setup, fleet optimization, payroll and budgeting tasks, and customer
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Transportation/Logistics, Supply Chain, or related field
- High School Diploma/GED with 1 year of management/logistics experience or equivalent
- Ability to travel to account locations when applicable
- Willingness to work nights and weekends and regional relocation
Responsibilities
- Learn to build and maintain positive relationships with drivers and carriers to ensure seamless carrier setup and productivity
- Fill in for absent personnel and work on special projects to optimize fleet operations and profitability
- Learn to utilize training and orientation of drivers and employees and related systems
- Maximize efficiency of fleet operations, measure KPIs, and present client reporting and financial analysis
- Gain knowledge to manage inventory, assets, and driver assignments to balance equipment
- Perform payroll, budgeting, driver counseling, invoicing, and reporting tasks
- Manage yard operations and coordinate maintenance to ensure safety and reliability
- Collaborate with drivers, customers, and staff to resolve service issues and plan routes
- Maintain safety culture and DOT compliance through regular safety messages and trainings
- Assign loads, plan routes, monitor freight for on-time service and customer requirements
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Job description
Manager Trainee
Supply Chain
United States of America
Ohio
Findlay
Full time
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.
- 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
- 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
- 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
The expected starting pay range for this position is between $43,800.00 - $54,700.00
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.
- 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
- Bachelors: Business Administration/Management
- Bachelors: Supply Chain Management
- Bachelors: Transportation Logistics
- GED (Required)
- High School (Required)
- Business Administration
- Customer Service/Account Manager
- Management-Entry Level
- Transportation/Logistics
00642058 Manager Trainee (Open)
This position is not eligible for employment-based sponsorship.
Both J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc. and Hunt Mexicana S.A. de C.V. are equal employment opportunity employers without regard to any characteristic protected under applicable law, including veterans and disability.
This job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Better benefits, clear career paths and a people-first culture, because we are Driven for You.
Headquartered in Northwest Arkansas, J.B. Hunt is a dominant force in transportation and logistics, offering exciting career opportunities both at corporate and at field locations across the country. There are a variety of job types that support our business, so no matter your passion, J.B. Hunt is the place to jumpstart your career.
We are a leading transportation and logistics company for one simple reason – our people. The career possibilities and benefits of working at J.B. Hunt Transport. Inc. or Hunt Mexicana S.A. de C.V. are endless. From competitive salary and benefits packages, to defined career paths and growth opportunities, we take care of our people and take great pride in our efforts to build and sustain an inclusive workplace for all employees.
What are we looking for? We welcomes high-energy, forward-thinking people of all backgrounds and experience levels to join our teams. We offer full-time, entry level, professional and management opportunities across all departments. Whether you are fresh out of school or bring years of industry experience, a role with us could take your career to the next level. J.B. Hunt is proud to serve individuals of all abilities.
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