Transportation and Logistics Intern - America's Service Line

Transportation And Logistics Intern

Internship Dates : Full Time for approximately 12 weeks (May - August). Position may extend through expected graduation date.

As a Transportation And Logistics Intern, you will gain knowledge and understanding of the business through hands on activities, coaching, and projects. A few learning opportunities include :

• Assume responsibility for load planning, optimization, and scheduling of all loads.
• Proactively work with team members to solve for service failures through relays or planning changes to exhaust all efforts of operations to execute at the lowest possible cost.
• Pivotal link between Load Planner, Driver Managers (customer service and backhaul planning), Drivers, Maintenance, Safety, Payroll, Accounting and Human Resources.
• Assign loads to trucks, following the company's policy on planning requirements.
• Process delay in transit messages for all loads and proactively communicate delays to customers on backhaul freight.
• Respond to customer and operational needs by answering e-mails, phone calls, tracking shipments, and recovering shipments to service our customers.
• Monitor KPI's and provide solutions for continuous improvement.
• NOTE : This description is not intended to be all-inclusive. An employee may perform other related duties to meet the ongoing needs of the organization; these duties are considered marginal.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications (Required) :

In return, at American Foods Group you will find a winning culture that will invest in you and your future. A few perks and experiences you will gain :

Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected status. Applicants with a disability who require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process can contact Human Resources at the location(s) where you are applying. We participate in the E-Verify program in certain locations as required by law.