J.B. Hunt

Manager Trainee, Summer 2026

Chicago, IL - 3650 W 47th St JBH · Junior · Part-time

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 6 days ago

Account ManagementFinancial AnalysisSupply ChainLogisticsCustomer SupportPublic Speaking

About the role

This position will be trained to ensure compliance with DOT regulations.
They are responsible for all drivers' compliance and company regulations while working with internal and external contacts to ensure the accurate planning, routing, monitoring, and delivery of freight and loads.

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
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
"This job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions."

Ability to work across multiple shifts including nights and/or weekends if needed
Transportation Logistics, GED (Required), High School (Required)
It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
The requirements are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
Bachelors: Business Administration/Management, Bachelors: Supply Chain Management, Bachelors: Transportation Logistics, GED (Required), High School (Required)
Willing to travel to account, customer, and company event locations when applicable
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 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
This position is not eligible for employment-based sponsorship.

Factors which may affect starting pay within this range may include skills, education, experience, geography, and other qualifications of the successful candidate.
This position may be eligible for annual bonus and incentives based on profitability or volumes in accordance with the terms of the Company's bonus and incentive plans, as applicable and in effect from time to time.
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 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

This listing is sourced directly from J.B. Hunt's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.