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Requirements: |
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The following requirements have been established
for ABF's management training program: four-year college degree (business or
transportation degrees are preferred but not required), leadership ability, good
people skills, ability to motivate, willing to relocate. |
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Location: |
Management trainees are placed in large
facilities in various locations across the continental United States. Examples
include: Atlanta, Boston, Buffalo, Chicago, Cleveland, Dallas, Denver,
Indianapolis, Kansas City, Little Rock, Los Angeles, Minneapolis and Oakland. |
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Duration: |
Approximately five (5) months. |
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Description: |
Management trainees are trained in all areas of
motor carrier operations and sales. In the first 2 1/2 months of the program,
trainees work with the front line supervisors in three different operational
shifts. The trainees observe the supervisors, learning their job
responsibilities, the computer functions, paperwork, and management techniques.
The exact hours will vary by location, but will entail some night and weekend
hours. At the end of each training segment, the trainees are asked to supervise
each shift on their own for a specified time period. Other operational segments
include safety, maintenance and transportation. |
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Management trainees also spend five weeks working
with the local sales staff. The trainees accompany the sales representatives on
sales presentations and entertainment. They are trained in all paperwork
functions, as well as how to access account information from the mainframe
database. |
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The balance of the training involves
administrative functions including cash management, customer service and
payroll. |
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Relocation: |
At the end of the training period, the trainees
are generally placed in one of two positions, either a front line supervisor or
a sales representative. In most cases, this involves relocation to that
position. Therefore, relocation is a requirement for the training program. ABF
tries to place a trainee in the same region of the country in which he/she
trained. If that is not available, ABF works with each trainee to attempt to
find a geographic location that accommodates both ABF and the trainee, but the
trainee must be willing to relocate. |
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Promotions: |
ABF recruits college graduates who exhibit the
potential to be successful in a managerial position in the ABF system. The
Management Training Program is designed to provide management trainees a
well-rounded background in the motor carrier industry to assist in developing
that potential. Promotions after the training program are based on field
assignment performance. |
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Pay Scale: |
The management trainee pay scale is a range that
is based primarily on educational background, experience and location. |
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Benefits: |
ABF provides a medical and dental benefit package
as well as a pension plan and 401(k). |
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Resumes may be submitted to: |
ABF Freight System, Inc. ATTN: Management
Training Program P.O. Box 10048 Fort Smith, AR 72917-0048 |
For additional information about ABF and the
Management Training Program, or if you require accommodation in submitting a
resume, contact Ron Orick, Manager of Personnel at
rorick@abfs.com. Resumes in a Microsoft
Word format may also be submitted via this e-mail address. Also, check out ABF's
on-campus recruiting locations. | An Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/V/D |