Manager Trainee, January 2026 Start

Jackson, MS, USA|Travel, Onsite

Job Overview

Employment Type

Full-time

Compensation

Type:

Salary

Rate:

Range $49,996.00 - $60,000.00

Work Schedule

Weekend Shifts

Night Shifts

Benefits

Medical benefit

Dental benefit

Vision benefit

401(k) retirement plan

Life insurance

Short-term and long-term disability coverage

Paid Time Off

Paid Maternity Leave

Paid parental leave

Paid holidays

Job Description

J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc. is a leading transportation and logistics company headquartered in the United States. Founded in 1961, the company has grown into one of the largest and most respected players in the supply chain sector. With a strong commitment to innovation, safety, and customer satisfaction, J.B. Hunt provides a broad range of services including full truckload, intermodal, dedicated, and final mile delivery, serving diverse industries across North America. The company prides itself on its dynamic work environment, employee development programs, and focus on sustainability in logistics operations.

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Job Requirements

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

Job 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
Experience managing a team
Anticipate, recognize, and deal effectively with existing or potential conflicts at the individual, group, or situation level
Ability to accurately analyze situations and reach productive decisions based on informed judgment
Ability to adapt to changing environments
Ability to establish and maintain healthy working relationships with clients, vendors, and peers
Ability to meet or exceed team/driver needs and expectations and provide excellent service in a direct or indirect manner
Ability to effectively transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas through various mediums
Ability to recognize, anticipate, and resolve organizational, operational, or process problems

Job Duties

Learn to build and maintain positive professional relationships with drivers and safe, reliable outside carriers to ensure seamless new carrier set-up, minimize turnover, and maximize ongoing productivity
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 including the training and assistance with internal and third party (customer) systems
Become proficient in maximizing efficiency of fleet operations and profitability and making recommendations for continuous improvement, measuring key performance indicators, and creating, maintaining and presenting customer specific reporting and financial analysis through face-to-face interactions at customer location
Gain knowledge on how 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 (like mud flaps), completing repairs, etc., and coordinating with maintenance to ensure all regular preventative maintenance services are scheduled on time and all safety related mechanical issues are fixed for account equipment (as required)
Learn to work with drivers, customers, and company personnel to resolve service issues, routing and/or planning, mechanical problems, accessorial pay related issues, etc., as they occur throughout the day and, where necessary, when on call
Learn to maintain the Company's safety culture to include daily driver safety messages, monthly driver safety briefings, quarterly driver training, annual reviews, and enforce company policies to ensure DOT compliance and company safety requirements are being met
Learn to assign loads and plan, route, and monitor freight movement to provide safe, on-time service and meet customer requirements, including managing freight exceptions and driver ETA adjustments based on pick-up and delivery schedules, and other environmental factors on the road

Job Qualifications

Experience

Entry Level (1-2 years)

Job Location

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