Transportation Operations Manager

3 weeks ago

Houston, Texas, United States J.B. Hunt Transport Full time

Job Summary:

This position is responsible for managing the safe and timely service movement of freight, load assignment, and providing best-in-class customer service. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of logistics and transportation operations, as well as excellent communication and problem-solving skills.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Ensure compliance with company regulations and internal/external contacts to plan, route, and monitor freight and loads.
  • Fill in for absent or unavailable personnel and participate in special projects related to optimizing fleet operations and achieving profitability.
  • Learn to utilize personnel management, including training and orientation of drivers and/or employees, and become proficient in maximizing efficiency of fleet operations and profitability.
  • Manage inventory, assets, customer pools, and/or assignment of drivers to balance equipment in market.
  • 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.
  • Manage yard operations, including checking/inspecting equipment, replacing parts, completing repairs, 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.
  • Work with drivers, customers, and company personnel to resolve service issues, routing and/or planning, mechanical problems, accessorial pay-related issues, etc.
  • Maintain the Company's safety culture, including daily driver safety messages, monthly driver safety briefings, quarterly driver training, annual reviews, and enforcing company policies to ensure DOT compliance and company safety requirements are being met.
  • 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.

Requirements:

  • High School Diploma/GED with up to 4 years of equivalent education, experience, and training AND/or currently enrolled and working towards degree program(s) with up to 2 years or equivalent education, experience, and training AND/OR Bachelor's degree with ability to work across multiple shifts including nights and/or weekends if needed.
  • Must be willing to travel to account, customer, and company event locations when applicable.
  • Bachelor's plus 1 year of or equivalent education, experience, and training.

Work Experience:

Management-Entry Level, Transportation/Logistics

Manager Trainee, Spring 2025 Start (Evergreen) (Open)

Hunt will recruit, hire, compensate, offer benefits to, upgrade, train, layoff, terminate, and/or promote individuals without discrimination in regards to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a qualified individual with a disability, status as a protected veteran, or other bases by applicable law.

Hunt Transport, Inc. offers reasonable accommodation in the employment process for individuals with disabilities. If you need assistance in the application process due to a disability, you may request accommodation at any time by calling

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