Night-Shift Route Planner

US Foods; Fife (WA); On-site; USD 25,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Pre-tax spending accounts

Retirement benefits

Paid time off

Short-term disability

Long-term disability

Employee stock purchase plan

Life insurance

Job summary

US Foods is seeking a Router to schedule and sequence routes using RoadNet and Mainframe, building cost-effective plans that meet customer needs. This night shift runs 1:00 pm – 9:00 pm Sunday through Thursday, emphasizing accuracy and timely deliveries.

You will collaborate with Sales and Warehouse teams, prepare daily route reports, maintain routing software parameters, and ensure loads fit vehicle capacity. A High School Diploma and at least 4 years in a related environment are required.

Qualifications

• Education/Training: High School Diploma/GED preferred.
• Related Experience: A minimum of 4 years in related environment
• Knowledge/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.

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)

Skills

English proficiency

Data entry

Report generation

Spreadsheet design

Data manipulation

Mainframe downloads

Basic math

Problem solving

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Tools

RoadNet

Mainframe

Job description

US Foods is seeking a Router to schedule and sequence routes using RoadNet and Mainframe, building cost-effective plans that meet customer needs. This night shift runs 1:00 pm – 9:00 pm Sunday through Thursday, emphasizing accuracy and timely deliveries.

You will collaborate with Sales and Warehouse teams, prepare daily route reports, maintain routing software parameters, and ensure loads fit vehicle capacity. A High School Diploma and at least 4 years in a related environment are required.