Manager Trainee - Paid Training
The Manager Trainee role at Confidential Client involves learning to manage small driver teams and non-traditional shifts to ensure safe, timely freight movement and compliance with DOT regulations. The position includes responsibilities in driver and fleet management, customer service, operational efficiency, and administrative duties such as payroll and financial analysis, with a focus on developing skills to optimize fleet profitability and maintain safety standards.
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Role Summary
Confidential Client is hiring a Manager Trainee (Paid Training) to learn frontline fleet and account operations for a regional logistics assignment in Joppa, MD. This training role develops skills in driver management, load planning, DOT compliance, and daily operational reporting while working non-traditional shifts (including nights, overnights, and weekends) as needed.
What You’ll Do
- Learn day-to-day management of a small driver pool and non-traditional shifts to ensure safe, on-time freight movement.
- Build and maintain professional relationships with drivers and third‑party carriers to support carrier setup, retention, and productivity.
- Support load assignment, planning, routing, monitoring and handling freight exceptions and ETA adjustments.
- Participate in driver training, orientation, safety briefings, and enforcement of DOT and company policies.
- Assist with administrative duties including payroll support, invoicing, P&L review, and customer reporting.
- Learn yard operations and basic equipment checks; coordinate maintenance to keep account equipment safe and compliant.
- Fill in for absent personnel and contribute to projects that optimize fleet operations and profitability.
- Travel to customer or account sites and interact with customers on-site as required.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Transportation/Logistics, Supply Chain, or related field OR
- High School Diploma/GED with at least 1 year of experience in management, transportation/logistics, business administration, account management, or equivalent military experience.
- Ability and willingness to work nights, overnights, and weekends as required.
- Willingness to regionally relocate depending on account assignment and to travel to customer/account locations.
- This position is not eligible for employment‑based sponsorship.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience managing a team or supervising staff.
- Strong problem‑solving and decision‑making skills.
- Demonstrated ability to adapt to changing environments and priorities.
- Effective communicator across multiple mediums; strong customer service orientation.
- Knowledge of fleet operations, inventory/asset balancing, and basic P&L or operational reporting preferred.
Compensation & Benefits
- THE EXPECTED STARTING PAY RANGE FOR THIS POSITION IS BETWEEN $48,400.00 - $60,500.00 per year.
- Starting pay may vary based on skills, education, experience, and geography.
- May be eligible for annual bonus/incentives based on account profitability or volume (per plan terms).
- Benefits for eligible full‑time roles may include: medical, dental, vision, 401(k), life insurance, short‑ and long‑term disability, paid time off (vacation/sick), six weeks paid maternity leave, two weeks paid parental leave, and six paid holidays annually.
Other Details
- Job type: Full time (training focus)
- Must be willing to work non‑traditional and rotating shifts, including nights and weekends.
- Reasonable accommodations available for applicants with disabilities.
- Confidential Client is an equal opportunity employer and complies with applicable employment laws.
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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