J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. · 20 hours ago
Manager I, E&T - Operations Research
Lowell, AR
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
3+ years expJ.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. is a leading transportation company, and they are seeking a Manager I for their Operations Research team. This role involves leading a team of technical professionals, managing operations research and AI projects, and ensuring alignment with departmental goals and high-quality deliverables.
LogisticsShippingTransportation
No H1B
Responsibilities
Leads, manages, and develops a team of Engineering and Technology personnel
Builds relationships and collaborates with intra-department stakeholders to support team effectiveness
Implements operations research, automation, and/or AI solutions that align with business and technical objectives
Ensures team adherence to company policies, procedures, and standards by coaching employees in required practices or applying corrective actions
Supports the professional development of team members through mentoring, career pathing, and training
Conducts regular check-ins with team members to provide feedback, discuss goal progress and address any performance-related issues with guidance from leadership
Provides guidance and support to team members by removing barriers and helping them solve problems
Monitors progress of assigned projects and tasks, ensuring that timelines and milestones are met. Proactively addresses roadblocks or delays
Collaborates with key stakeholders by evaluating results in order to ensure that expected outcomes are occurring and business objectives are being met
Tracks team performance and goal progress by KPIs established by leadership. Proactively escalates critical issues or blockers to direct leadership, when necessary, clearly articulating the issues and risks
Gains understanding in the budgeting process in the technology department, ensuring that resources are allocated effectively and within financial constraints
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in engineering, Business Administration/Management, Information Technology, or related field, or foreign equivalent, or suitable combination of education, experience and training and/or 3 years of experience in an Engineering and Technology role
Experience in statistics, operations research, linear programming, relational databases, SQL, C#, decision support, optimization solver (CPLEX, Gurobi, FICO Xpress), object-oriented programming, mixed-integer programming, VRP, TSP, clustering and heuristics
Understanding effective communication concepts, tools and techniques; ability to effectively transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors
Knowledge of the techniques and the ability to establish and maintain healthy working relationships with clients, vendors, and peers
Knowledge of and experience with methodologies, tools, and techniques for managing software products at all stages of the product lifecycle
Knowledge of techniques to successfully effect change in an organization and ability to manage the successful and smooth transition from current to desired culture, practices, structure, and overall organizational environment
Knowledge of personnel management processes; ability to lead, motivate, evaluate and reward personnel at the workplace
Preferred
Bachelor's degree in engineering, Information Technology, or related field, or foreign equivalent, or suitable combination of education, experience and training WITH 4 years of experience Engineering and Technology
Benefits
Medical benefit
Dental benefit
Vision benefit
401(k) retirement plan
Life insurance
Short-term and long-term disability coverage
Paid time off commensurate with tenure (includes vacation and sick time)
Six weeks of paid maternity leave along with two weeks of paid parental leave
Six paid holidays annually
Company
J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.
J.B. Hunt specializes in freight shipping for customers of all sizes.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$1.7B2025-11-25Post Ipo Debt· $1.7B
1983-12-02IPO
Leadership Team
Shelley Simpson
President and Chief Executive Officer
Nick Hobbs
Chief Operating Officer
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