Operations Leadership Trainee - Supply Chain & Dispatch

J.B. Hunt; Joliet (IL); On-site; USD 51,000 - 63,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefit

Dental benefit

Vision benefit

401(k) retirement plan

Life insurance

Disability coverage

Paid time off

Six weeks of paid maternity leave

Paid parental leave

Six paid holidays annually

Job summary

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

The program trains you to manage DOT compliance, payroll, budgeting, driver coaching, and fleet optimization, with opportunities to progress into leadership roles and cross-functional collaboration at customer locations.

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 to ensure seamless new carrier set-up
• 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
• Become proficient in maximizing efficiency of fleet operations and profitability and making recommendations for continuous improvement, measuring key performance indicators, and creating customer specific reporting and financial analysis
• Learn 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, and coordinating with maintenance to ensure all regular preventative maintenance services are scheduled on time and safety issues are fixed
• Learn to work with drivers, customers, and company personnel to resolve service issues, routing and/or planning, mechanical problems, and other issues throughout the day
• Learn to maintain the Company's safety culture with daily safety messages, trainings, and DOT compliance

Skills

Team Management

Leadership

Communication

Analytical Thinking

Customer Service

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration/Management

Bachelor's: Supply Chain Management

Bachelor's: Transportation Logistics

GED (Required)

High School (Required)

Job description

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

The program trains you to manage DOT compliance, payroll, budgeting, driver coaching, and fleet optimization, with opportunities to progress into leadership roles and cross-functional collaboration at customer locations.