Management Trainee

Do you thrive in fast paced and stressful environments? Do you excel at multi-tasking? Are you extremely hard working, driven, and self motivated? If that sounds like you, we want you to join our dispatch and customer service team! This is an entry level position with excellent opportunity for growth if you are a go-getter! No prior transportation industry experience necessary, just a great work ethic and the ability to learn quickly. Manchester Motor Freight is rapidly growing locally and nationally and looking for our future leaders to promote from within. This position would be full-time, Monday thru Friday days - 6am to 4pm.

The Management Trainee is the key entry-level leader at the very center of a fast-paced team environment and is accountable to deliver results through their drivers. Our customer's needs require individuals who possess superior critical thinking skills, the ability to create solutions that exceed customer expectations and company objectives, and can effectively manage their workloads through solid tactical planning while quickly adapting to a dynamic environment. This position also requires impeccable oral and written communicative skills, the ability to demonstrate leadership and work well within a team environment. Responsibilities: The Management Trainee will manage asset utilization and drivers to ensure high delivery of customer service and fleet profitability.

Additionally, the Management Trainee assists, coaches, and mentors drivers with all training and administrative items.

Qualifications:

• Enjoys fast-paced, stressful work environments with constantly changing challenges
• Ability to prioritize workload and multitask
• Strong organization and planning skills as they pertain to daily trip planning and schedules
• Strong coaching and mentoring skills
• Above average computer skills
• The ideal candidate is a professional with excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Team player

Responsibilities are, but not limited to:

• Managing a fleet of trucks to provide superior customer service results
• Handling urgent situations in a timely and professional manner while maintaining your poise
• Tracking drivers, loads and rail schedules to increase driver productivity and service results
• Planning future workload with an emphasis on success and high driver productivity
• Application of all FMCSA guidance regarding safety and driver responsibilities
• Effectively network with our customer service, planning and finance functions
• Other duties and responsibilities as required

Full-time Benefits include:

• 3% company contribution to 401(k) savings plan
• Company paid medical insurance
• Annual bonuses available
• Paid holidays and personal time off
• Available dental and vision insurance plans
• Resilient, values-based culture that drives safety, integrity in every action, respect and excellence in all we do

ABOUT MANCHESTER MOTOR FREIGHT

Manchester Motor Freight is a growing intermodal drayage trucking company headquartered in Manchester, New Hampshire and serving all six New England states: Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont as well as the Albany, New York area. For over 50 years, Manchester Motor Freight has provided the finest quality trucking service in the region. In 2018 MMF opened an office in Salt Lake City, UT and now serves Utah, Idaho, Nevada, Wyoming and Colorado as well. Recently we also expanded to Denver, CO which is very exciting!

Our reputation for fast and efficient transportation is testimonial to our dedication to being the best trucking company in the intermodal drayage industry. We utilize a diverse and loyal group of experienced owner-operator truck drivers who bring a wealth of knowledge and dedication to our trucking operations.

On the office and administration side our team is the best in the business. They know first-hand how to treat drivers fairly and with respect and what it takes to manage a successful intermodal drayage trucking team. Our dispatchers are conscious of all the needs of our truck drivers, the requirements at the specific Railroad terminals in Salt Lake City, UT and Denver, CO, as well as the requirements of each of our specific customers. Having a broad range of experience both as truck drivers themselves and as intermodal dispatchers provides them with the skills and knowledge to balance all of the various requirements for each shipment.

The majority of our team has been with MMF for over ten years and share the same vision and goal of maintaining Manchester Motor Freight’s position as one of the leading intermodal drayage trucking companies in the country.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $40,000.00 - $50,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Application Question(s):

• Why are you looking for a new job?
• What makes you an excellent candidate for this position?
• What are your hobbies?
• What are your salary requirements?

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Required)

Work Location: In person