Manager Trainee-1
The Manager Trainee-1 role at Confidential Client involves learning to manage a small fleet of drivers and non-traditional shifts, ensuring safe and timely freight movement while maintaining compliance with DOT regulations. The position focuses on developing skills in driver and fleet management, customer service, operational efficiency, and safety culture, with responsibilities spanning load planning, payroll, financial analysis, and conflict resolution.
About Careertakes
👉 Important disclosure: Careertakes is a third-party recruiting platform supporting this hiring process. If selected, you will be employed directly by our client, Logistics & Warehouse.
Applicants for this role may also receive access to additional matched opportunities through the Careertakes platform.
What You’ll Do
This Manager Trainee role is an entry-level leadership development position within a Logistics & Warehouse account. Working with Confidential Client, you will be trained to support safe, compliant, and efficient freight movement while developing the skills to run a small fleet or non-traditional shift (including nights and weekends).
- Learn to assign loads, plan routes, monitor freight movement, and manage freight exceptions to ensure safe, on-time service.
- Build and maintain professional relationships with drivers, third‑party carriers, customers, and internal teams.
- Support DOT compliance and daily safety culture activities (safety briefings, training, reviews).
- Assist with driver management tasks: training, orientation, payroll support, counseling, and performance tracking.
- Support yard operations and preventative maintenance coordination with maintenance teams.
- Help prepare and present customer-specific reports and basic financial analysis; support P&L, invoicing, and net-revenue budget management.
- Fill in for absent personnel and support special projects to optimize fleet operations and profitability.
- Be available for on-call situations and customer-facing interactions as needed.
Qualifications
Minimum qualifications (required)
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Transportation/Logistics, Supply Chain, or related field; OR High School Diploma/GED plus 1 year of relevant experience (management, transportation/logistics, account management), or equivalent military experience.
- Ability to work across multiple shifts, including nights and weekends when needed.
- Willingness to travel to customer, account, and company event locations.
- Willingness to regionally relocate based on account assignment.
- This position is not eligible for employment‑based sponsorship.
Preferred qualifications
- Experience managing or supervising a team.
- Strong judgment and decision‑making skills; ability to analyze situations and reach productive decisions.
- Conflict resolution and relationship-building skills with clients, vendors, and peers.
- Adaptability in changing operational environments and a continuous improvement mindset.
- Strong communication skills across multiple mediums.
Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.
Compensation & Benefits
- Estimated pay: $80,824 per year (estimated; actual starting pay will depend on skills, experience, education, geography, and other factors).
- May be eligible for annual bonuses and incentives based on profitability or volume per company plans.
- Full‑time benefits (subject to eligibility): medical, dental, vision, 401(k), life insurance, short‑ and long‑term disability, paid time off (vacation and sick), paid parental leave options, and paid holidays.
- Training and career development opportunities designed to prepare you for management responsibilities in logistics and fleet operations.
Work Environment & Other Details
- Employment types: Full‑time, Contractor, Internship (as applicable to assignment).
- Shift work: includes standard and non‑traditional shifts (nights/weekends) depending on account needs.
- Location: Camp Hill, PA. Role requires on-site presence at account/customer locations and occasional travel.
- Confidential Client maintains a safety-first culture and expects trainees to uphold DOT and company safety/compliance requirements.
Equal Opportunity & Hiring Transparency
Careertakes and our client are Equal Opportunity Employers committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We prohibit discrimination or harassment of any kind. To support a fair and efficient hiring process, AI tools may be used to assist with application review or resume screening. These tools do not replace human decision-making. Final hiring decisions are made by people.
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