Manager Trainee

Job Description

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

The Tone:
This is a full-time, early career role at J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc., requiring travel to various account, customer, and company event locations. As a 22,656-person organization, J.B. Hunt builds a complex network of transportation solutions. This role is vital for developing future leaders who will ensure the safe, timely, and compliant movement of freight, directly impacting operational efficiency and customer satisfaction.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Type: Full-time
• Location: In-person, requiring travel to account, customer, & company event locations
• Pay: $51719.85–$63000 yearly
• Mission: Learn to manage small driver count and non-traditional shifts, ensuring safe, timely, and compliant freight movement and best-in-class customer service.

What You’ll Actually Do
• Driver Relations: Build and maintain positive professional relationships with drivers and reliable outside carriers to ensure seamless setup, minimize turnover, and maximize ongoing productivity.
• Operational Efficiency: Maximize the efficiency and profitability of fleet operations by making recommendations for continuous improvement and presenting customer-specific reports.
• Freight Management: Assign loads and plan, route, and monitor freight movement to provide safe, on-time service and meet customer requirements.
• Compliance & Safety: Maintain the company’s safety culture, enforce company policies, and ensure DOT compliance and company safety requirements are met.
• Administrative Support: Perform administrative duties such as payroll, management of the Net-Revenue budget, driver counseling, and resolving pay issues.

The Must-Haves
• Background: High School Diploma/GED required; Bachelor’s degree preferred in Business Administration/Management, Supply Chain Management, or Transportation Logistics. This is an Entry-Level Management role in Transportation/Logistics.
• Experience: Up to 4 years of equivalent education, experience, and training with a High School Diploma/GED; or up to 2 years with current degree enrollment; or 1 year of equivalent education, experience, and training with a Bachelor’s degree.
• Skills: Conflict resolution, analytical decision-making, adaptability to changing environments, building healthy working relationships, effective communication, and problem-solving.
• Bonus: Bachelor’s degree plus 1 year of equivalent education, experience, and training.