Management Trainee

It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they're doing! If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us!
Western offers competitive pay, benefits, paid time off, paid holidays, and a fun, family-oriented culture. The Western Express campus is a state-of-the-art facility rebuilt in 2020, with three on site gyms, guided fitness classes, and a cafeteria. We are proud to be a culture that promotes from within, has infinite growth potential, and will offer relocation. One of our core values is to be hardworking, and we reward those individuals with opportunity and incentive.
Western Express, Inc is recruiting for a Tier 1 Extended Coverage admin to join our team. Western Express is an asset-based trucking company headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee with terminals and facilities located across the United States. This is an entry level position into the transportation industry with the goal of building a career in transportation and logistics with the most driver friendly company in America. Management trainees will be expected to step into a more permanent role with the company within six months to one year of employment.
We offer a competitive compensation based on experience and full benefit options including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, paid time off, and paid holidays.
Principle Duties

• Manage fleet of 250-300+ drivers and provide service after hours
• Understand basic AS400 dispatch functions
• Driver Friendly attitude
• Answer calls and keep qualcomm messages up to date within 15 minutes at all times in order to communicate with drivers and handle immediate needs
• Communicate with DMs and Team Lead via shift change reports and individual emails
• Keep PTAs up to date and communicate needs and issues with track and plan team in effort to service freight and keep trucks moving
• Reports to DM Team Lead and Extended Operations Supervisor

Skills and Qualifications

• Problem Solving
• Service driven mentality
• Ability to multitask in a high paced environment
• Organization
• Forecasting
• Typing and Data Entry skills
• Microsoft Outlook, Excel, AS400
• Attention to Detail
• Independence
• Analyzing Information
• Results Driven
• Communication skills - written and verbal
• Work well in a cross department roll
• Information Gathering and Monitoring
• Adaptability

Experience

• High School Diploma
• Associate degree preferred but not required
• Office assistant and customer service experience a plus

Western Express is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status.
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