Senior Logistics Engineer - Rail Ops (Data & Optimization)

J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.; Lowell, Northern (AR, KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; 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 commensurate with tenure

Parental leave

Paid holidays

Job summary

J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc. is seeking a Logistics Engineer III, Rail Operations. You will apply industrial engineering principles to optimize processes, analyze data, and collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to implement data-driven solutions.

The role emphasizes problem solving, quantitative methods, and integration with cross-functional teams to meet project goals and improve performance within rail operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Industrial Engineering, or MIS (or foreign equivalent) with 4 years of related experience.
• Experience in data visualization software, statistics, OR/LP, forecasting, predictive modeling, relational databases, and/or SQL.

Responsibilities

• Apply knowledge to improve existing processes or solutions.
• Advance quantitative methods, programming, optimization, and data analysis.
• Identify and solve problems through data/process analysis to improve productivity.
• Analyze data and processes to reduce cost and increase productivity.
• Communicate technical information effectively to peers and business partners.
• Interact with customers and cross-functional teams to understand needs and implement solutions.

Skills

Data visualization

SQL

Forecasting

Education

Statistics

Mathematics

Industrial Engineering

Management Information Systems

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

Databricks

Microsoft Power Automate

Job description

J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc. is seeking a Logistics Engineer III, Rail Operations. You will apply industrial engineering principles to optimize processes, analyze data, and collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to implement data-driven solutions.

The role emphasizes problem solving, quantitative methods, and integration with cross-functional teams to meet project goals and improve performance within rail operations.