Route Specialist - Toledo, OH

VetJobs; Toledo (OH); On-site; USD 34,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

Health coverage

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

VetJobs is seeking a Route Specialist to cover routes when teammates are away, manage deliveries, maintain displays, and ensure timely service at customer locations in Toledo, OH. The role involves stocking, rotation, and training new teammates while partnering with sales and logistics to meet commitments.

Ideal candidates will have a valid license (CDL a plus), ability to lift up to 50 lbs, and a proven safe driving history. On-site work with competitive benefits and growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• Valid driver\'s license with clean driving record.
• CDL or permit (Class A) or ability to obtain one.
• Ability to pass and maintain DOT physical requirements.
• Experience with route delivery, stocking, or merchandising preferred.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs repeatedly.
• Good reading, speaking, and writing of English.

Responsibilities

• Cover vacation routes to maintain standards and sales.
• Order, fill, merchandise, and rotate products on shelves and displays.
• Follow route discipline: bulk, conventional, full service, cold bottle.
• Train new route teammates and assist supervisors as needed.
• Handle urgent customer needs and coordinate with sales/delivery teams.
• Assist supervisor with projects across the territory.

Skills

Valid driver\'s license

CDL or permit (Class A)

DOT physical ability

Lift up to 50 lbs

English proficiency

Clean driving history

Education

High School/GED

Job description

Job Description

ATTENTION MILITARY AFFILIATED JOB SEEKERS - Our organization works with partner companies to source qualified talent for their open roles. The following position is available to Veterans, Transitioning Military, National Guard and Reserve Members, Military Spouses, Wounded Warriors, and their Caregivers. Unless specifically stated otherwise, this role is "On-Site" at the location detailed in the job post.

Toledo, OH, US, 43612

Requisition ID: 270009

Locations: Toledo

Pay Range: $25 - $30 Salaried, depending on experience

Competitive Benefits: 401(k) match + health coverage + employee stock purchase plan

Purpose-Driven: Create meaningful impact in the communities you serve

Professional Development: Dedicated training + personalized mentorship

Career Growth: Clear pathways to advance and develop your career

Job Overview

The Route Specialist will cover the routes of teammates when they are away and maintain their established routes, including orders, delivery, and, or unloading our products at customer locations on designated routes, in a courteous, professional, compliant, safe, and timely manner. This fast-paced role is also responsible for stocking and facing products on displays and shelves, in coolers and cold vaults while ensuring that appropriate rotation standards are maintained. The Route Specialist may be asked to train new route sales teammates and to assist the Supervisor, as time permits; handle urgent customer needs to satisfy commitments made to customers, and serve as an ambassador of our company and the world’s most recognized brands.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Cover vacation routes competently to maintain established route standards and sales to prevent missing important opportunities, ensure a high level of customer service is maintained
• Order, fill, merchandise, and rotate products on shelves, displays, cold vaults, and cooler equipment, according to company standards
• Specified activities per route discipline (bulk, conventional, full service, and cold bottle)
• Assist the Supervisor in training new route sales teammates and assist supervisors as time permits, focusing on safety, efficiency, and customer service.
• Handle urgent customer needs to meet commitments made to customers in a timely, consistent, and professional manner, through partnering with the sales, delivery, and customer management teams
• Assist supervisor with projects, tasks across the territory, and other duties as assigned

Auto req ID

486336BR

Minimum Education Required

High School/GED

Additional Qualifications/Responsibilities

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Able to perform job duties with minimal supervision on a timely basis
• Past job performance must reflect dependability, initiative, professional demeanor, and the ability to exercise sound judgment
• Ability to work in a fast-paced continuous lifting environment
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs. of product repetitively
• Availability to work some weekends and some holidays
• Previous route delivery, direct store delivery, stocking, merchandising products, or retail management experience is strongly preferred
• Excellent safety record
• Must have the ability to push and pull manual and powered material handling equipment (i.e., pallet jack, hand-truck, etc.) containing product loads for a minimum of 100 yards without assistance
• Ability to read, speak, write and understand English to perform basic math skills (addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division)
• Route Specialist typically is a senior role capable of covering any route discipline.
• We currently have multiple payment types across the company

Minimum Qualifications

• Valid driver’s license for your state of residency with an excellent driving history reflected on a 7-year Motor Vehicle Report
• Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) or permit (Class A) or the ability to obtain such
• Ability to pass and maintain D.O.T. physical requirements

Preferred Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED
• Retail management or merchandising experience

Work Environment

Work environment will vary, including exposure to weather conditions, coolers, and customer storage areas which may be nontemperature controlled

Equal Opportunity Employer

Equal Opportunity Employer - All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

City*

Toledo

State*

Ohio

Job_Category

Driver

Job Code

Manufacturing Manufacturing

Affiliate Sponsor

Coca-Cola Consolidated