Router

Cheney Brothers, Inc.; Florida; On-site; USD 43,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Day 1 Health & Wellness Benefits

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

401K Employer Matching

Education Assistance

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Cheney Brothers, Inc. is seeking a Router to design and manage delivery routes, calculate times, and optimize driver workflows. The role reports to Transportation leadership and primarily operates on a Sunday-Thursday schedule within a dynamic logistics network.

Responsibilities include maintaining accurate routing data, ensuring DOT compliance, and producing nightly driver manifests. The candidate will collaborate with drivers, sales, transportation, warehousing, and customer service to support

Qualifications

• High School Diploma/GED or Equivalent Experience.
• 1-3 years distribution, logistics, transportation or related work experience.
• Basic/Intermediate computer skills including MS Office (Excel, Word, Outlook).

Responsibilities

• Establish cost-effective routes compliant with Federal DOT guidelines and balance customer service.
• Establish routing procedures and schedules for optimized personnel and equipment use with driver safety emphasis.
• Perform Roadnet routing maintenance daily for accurate, timely location data and route details.
• Produce driver manifests and distribution nightly; analyze and report on KPIs and costs.
• Recap previous days routing results and adjust standard routes as needed.
• Create maps and driving instructions for drivers unfamiliar with routes.

Skills

Attention to detail

Process skills

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Tools

Roadnet

MS Office

Job description

• Competitive pay and benefits, including Day 1 Health & Wellness Benefits, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, 401K Employer Matching, Education Assistance, Paid Time Off, and much more
• Growth opportunities performing essential work to support America’s food distribution system
• Safe and inclusive working environment, including culture of rewards, recognition, and respect

Job Description

We Deliver the Goods

• Competitive pay and benefits, including Day 1 Health & Wellness Benefits, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, 401K Employer Matching, Education Assistance, Paid Time Off, and much more
• Growth opportunities performing essential work to support America’s food distribution system
• Safe and inclusive working environment, including culture of rewards, recognition, and respect

Position Summary

The Router position is an individual contributor role responsible for creating routes, managing routes, calculating delivery routes, times of deliveries and makes the necessary adjustments for drivers and customers. The Router role reports to the Transportation Manager or Routing Supervisor and normally works a Sunday through Thursday shift. The Router role works with numerous routing and software systems. The Router role requires strong attention to detail and process skills. The Router may interact with drivers, sales, transportation, warehouse and customer service personnel at management discretion. The Router functions as a team member within the department and organization, as required, and performs any duties assigned to best serve the company.

Position Responsibilities

• Establish delivery routes which are cost effective and compliant with Federal DOT guidelines while still maintaining an acceptable level of customer service, quality and satisfaction. Utilize Roadnet application to ensure Delivery costs are held to company expected run rates year over year.
• Establish routing procedures and schedules which allow for the optimum use of personnel and equipment while keeping a strong emphasis on driver safety.
• Perform Roadnet application routing maintenance daily to ensure all locations have accurate, timely, and up-to-date information: Standard Routes and Customer Delivery Requirements, Geo-Coding, delivery days, time windows, service time types, service time overrides, account types, meal beaks, Route start times, pre/post trips, starting/ending depot, travel modes, color for mapping, assigned driver, equipment and DOT road checks, Plan Maintanence equipment with regards to costing, restrictions and capacities.
• Perform and provide costing, off-days, maintenance, scorecard, customer and KPI reporting on scheduled intervals.
• Perform recap of previous days actual routing results; make necessary changes/adjustments to the standard routes, if required.
• Make maps and print driving instructions for drivers that are not familiar with the route assigned.
• Produce driver manifest report and distribute nightly.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• High School Diploma/GED or Equivalent Experience
• 1-3 years distribution, logistics, transportation or related work experience.
• Basic/Intermediate computer skills including various software applications and MS Office (Excel, Word, Outlook)