Transportation Router
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Ready to build a career with a company that's leading the foodservice industry?

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Current Schedule: Monday - Friday; 2pm - 11pm

Note: schedule will eventually move to Sun-Thurs.

$22 hr. (some flexibility depending on experience)

Weekly Pay!

Benefits on 1st day of employment

Benefits medical, dental, vision, 401K, paid paternal leave, life insurance, strong safety culture, and much more! Excellent local leadership.

US Foods is one of the largest food distributors with a culture and history of promoting from within, excellent training programs and a continuous improvement focus.

BASIC PURPOSE:

The primary function of this position is to schedule and sequence routes in a timely, accurate and efficient manner using computerized programs.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:Utilizing specified software, route trucks by matching customer orders to appropriate loads assigned to trucks.Utilizing specified software, balance loads per trailer by size and weight of product and pallets to be loaded.Build cost effective routes while maintaining customer needs.Work closely with Sales and Warehouse Departments to determine delivery feasibility.Prepare various reports on a daily basis, i.e. route changes request, sequence change requests, new customer request, etc.Maintains routing software system parameters (RoadNet and Mainframe)

SUPERVISION :RELATIONSHIPSInternal: Transportation Supervisor and/or Transportation Manager; Sales and Warehouse Dept. associates; Delivery Drivers, Dispatchers, and department clerks.External: Customers.QUALIFICATIONSEducation/Training: High School Diploma/GED preferred;Related Experience: A minimum of 2 years in related environmentKnowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Must be able to read, write and communicate in English as it relates to the job and to the safety regulations.
• Must have computer skills – data entry, general report generation, spreadsheet design, data manipulation, mainframe downloads.
• Basic math skills (add, subtract, multiply and divide).
• Possess ability to resolve a variety of issues of fairly non-routine nature with some independence.
• Ability to work scheduled hours and any required overtime.

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