Manager Trainee

Job Description

Manager Trainee | J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

The Tone:
This is a full-time, in-person management trainee role at J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc., a prominent leader in the transportation and logistics industry across North America. This position serves as a foundational step for individuals eager to learn the intricate operational management of driver teams and the precise movement of freight. The Manager Trainee directly contributes to ensuring the safe, timely, and compliant delivery of goods, playing a vital part in maintaining operational efficiency, fostering strong customer relationships, and upholding regulatory standards within the company’s extensive and complex network.

The TL;DR
• Role: Internship
• Type: Full-time
• Location: In-person, potential for regional relocation

• Mission: Ensure the safe, timely, and compliant movement of freight while providing excellent customer service.

What You’ll Actually Do
• Logistics Management: Learn to effectively plan routes, assign loads, and continuously monitor freight movement to ensure safe, on-time service and meet stringent customer requirements, actively managing exceptions and adjusting schedules as needed.
• Driver & Carrier Relations: Develop and maintain positive professional relationships with internal drivers and external carriers, focusing on seamless onboarding, minimizing turnover, and enhancing overall productivity through effective communication and support.
• Operational Optimization: Become proficient in maximizing the efficiency and profitability of fleet operations, applying continuous improvement recommendations, measuring key performance indicators, and managing inventory, assets, and driver assignments to optimize equipment balance.
• Compliance & Safety: Actively learn to maintain and enforce the company’s robust safety culture through daily messages, regular briefings, quarterly training, and annual reviews, ensuring strict adherence to DOT regulations and all company safety policies.
• Administrative & Financial Support: Master essential administrative duties including accurate payroll processing, management of the Net-Revenue budget, driver counseling, accident reviews, detailed filing and documentation, resolving pay issues, and preparing comprehensive operational or financial reports.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Transportation/Logistics, Supply Chain, or a related field; alternatively, a High School Diploma/GED combined with 1 year of experience in management, transportation/logistics, or business administration.
• Experience: Entry-level experience in business administration, transportation/logistics, or account management, or equivalent military experience.
• Skills: Conflict resolution; Analytical decision-making; Effective communication; Relationship building; Problem-solving.
• Bonus: Experience managing a team; Adaptability to changing environments.