Manager Trainee – Logistics Operations

Job Description

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

The Tone:
This is a full-time Manager Trainee position at J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc., a prominent transportation logistics company. This role is crucial for developing future leaders who will oversee operations, ensure the safe and timely movement of freight, and uphold best-in-class customer service standards. The individual in this position will be trained to manage driver counts, handle non-traditional shifts including nights and weekends, and ensure full compliance with DOT regulations. It’s a foundational role dedicated to learning the intricacies of transportation management and operations.

The TL;DR
• Role: Manager Trainee
• Type: Full-time
• Location: In-person, variable U.S. location (relocation encouraged)

• Team: Operations, collaborating with drivers, customers, and company personnel
• Mission: Learn to effectively manage logistics operations, ensuring safe and timely freight movement, DOT compliance, and superior customer service.

What You’ll Actually Do
• Cultivate and maintain professional relationships with drivers and reliable outside carriers to minimize turnover and maximize productivity.
• Optimize fleet operations and financial profitability by measuring key performance indicators and presenting customer-specific reports and financial analyses.
• Administer financial and operational tasks, including payroll, budget management, analyzing P&L statements, invoicing, and creating various reports.
• Oversee and coordinate yard operations, including equipment checks, minor repairs, and scheduling preventative maintenance with the maintenance department.
• Ensure operational compliance, safety standards, and service issue resolution by managing freight exceptions, driver ETA adjustments, and maintaining the company’s safety culture.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Entry-Level, with a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Transportation/Logistics, Supply Chain, or a related field; OR a High School Diploma/GED with 1 year of experience in management, transportation/logistics, business administration, or account management.
• Experience: Willingness to travel to account, customer, and company event locations as applicable, and ability to work across multiple shifts, including nights and/or weekends.
• Skills: DOT regulation compliance, Fleet operations management, Financial reporting and analysis, Inventory and asset management, Freight planning and routing.
• Bonus: Experience managing a team; ability to anticipate and resolve conflicts; adaptability to changing environments; capacity to establish and maintain healthy working relationships; effective communication; ability to recognize and resolve organizational or operational problems.