Growing up on a dairy farm in a small town called Denmark, about 20 miles south of Green Bay, Wis., I was very involved in various activities and organizations. I always knew of Schneider. I certainly saw the big orange trucks on the roadways and knew that they were a very successful business, and also a great supporter of the community. My sister was working at Schneider in Customer Service and spoke highly of the company. When I started to think about looking for successful internship programs, Schneider was at the top of my list.
My Schneider internship story
My career at Schneider began in May 1997 when I was hired as an intern while completing my degree at Northeast Wisconsin Technical College (NWTC). I spent the summer learning about transportation and logistics as a member of the Logistics team, while meeting many great fellow associates.
Schneider’s Internship Program gave me the chance to network with fellow interns as well as associates from throughout the organization. I also attended various events that helped me to learn of the many opportunities throughout the company. My favorite activity that summer was driving one of the trucks on the “skid pad.” When I first sat down in the driver seat, the trainer heard I was a farm girl and thought for sure I would excel at this! After many restarts of the truck and quite a few circles, we both laughed and realized I was a better match for an office position!
From successful internship to successful career
In October of that year I was offered a full-time position as a Logistics Technician and officially began my career at Schneider. I was very motivated to progress in my career and have held many different roles since I started.
- I quickly became a Senior Logistics Technician and then Team Coordinator. I have always excelled at public speaking, so I jumped at the chance to become a Trainer when the position became available. In this role, I taught various classes courses to fellow associates. This included traveling to offsite locations across the United States. My favorite trip took me to Europe, and I trained Schneider associates at our former Venlo Office in The Netherlands!
- After my time in on the training team, I began my career in leadership as a Customer Service Manager in Logistics. I led a first-shift team and second-shift team for two different customers. After some time in this role, I became a Driver Business Leader and led a group of brand new drivers to the organization. This gave me a great opportunity to really learn the heart of the business and build professional relationships with many new drivers to Schneider.