Supply Chain and Logistics Trainee - Transportation

Are you ready to move your career forward?   

As a Logistics Trainee, you will be a part of a winning team that inspires the next chapter of growth. You will discover opportunities to proactively improve our service promise to customers, while being exposed to processes, policies, and procedures and focusing together on shared objectives. 
 

At Penske you will be introduced to top-tier technologies, collaborative teams, and ways to drive purposeful innovation and continuous improvement within our systems and operations. Things move fast at Penske. You will too. You’ll be on a fast track to furthering your leadership career, with advancement opportunities upon graduation from the program.   

This position is for EPES Transport, LLC., a division of Penske Logistics, based in Greensboro, North Carolina.

Are you eligible? 
• You’ve got an undergraduate degree   
• Your leadership track record is evident whether in class, on campus, in your community, or in the military 
• You’re legally authorized to work in the U.S.A.  
  -Unfortunately, we are currently unable to sponsor individuals for employment visas for these positions. 
• Each program will start on the first of the month and go for approximately 9-12 months. 
• You’re able to commute to “city, state” daily. Open to relocation after completion of the program. 

We take pride in offering a competitive wage and great benefits including: 

Pay: $25.00 per hour with average annual of $55,000 (including OT) 

Benefits: 
Our excellent benefits plan keeps associates and their families happy, healthy, and secure. To learn more visit https://penske.jobs/benefits/ 

Additional Benefits: 
• Paid Time Off: Start earning from Day 1! 
• Medical, Dental, Vision, & Life Insurance: Get covered as soon as the 1st of the month after your hire date! 
• 401K Plan: Secure your future—eligible after just 90 days! 
• Associate Referral Program: Start referring on Day 1, with generous payouts! 

Our associates also enjoy numerous associate discounts and opportunities to grow with the organization! 

Our Program: 
This position is an excellent opportunity for candidates who want to gain valuable experience to launch their career with Penske. Our comprehensive training program equips you with the skills needed for key tasks such as selection, loading/unloading of trailers, cross-docking, and customer service operations in a manner consistent with company services and cost objectives. Through hands-on experience will learn to properly plan work assignments to ensure effective use of warehouse equipment. Upon graduation from the program, you’ll be prepared to lead a small group of hourly associates in a distribution center management operation. 

• Ensure that all associates are motivated, engaged, trained and competent and understand how their work relates to the customers' business objectives. 
• Foster a safe work environment by complying with and administering established safety and operational procedures. 
• Understand the location-specific customer goals & objectives and work to meet and exceed these expectations daily 
• Effectively resolve issues and monitor day-to-day operations for compliance using organizational and time management skills. 
• Develop a through working knowledge of the site’s operating systems to ensure compliance and exception resolution. 
• Learn the Kaizen methodology and implement Lean processes. 
• Analyze and apply basic principles of inventory management, receiving goods, storage of goods and shipping goods from a warehouse environment.