Transportation Router

usfoods; Montgomery (AL); On-site; USD 23,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Pre-tax spending accounts

Retirement benefits

Paid time off

Short-term and long-term disability

Employee stock purchase plan

Life insurance

Job summary

US Foods is seeking a route scheduler to sequence and optimize routes using RoadNet and related systems. The role operates Sunday to Thursday from 1:00 PM to 11:00 PM and offers a hourly base rate with weekly pay based on experience.

Responsibilities include routing trucks, balancing trailer loads, coordinating with Sales and Warehouse, and generating daily reports. Strong computer skills and English proficiency are required.

Qualifications

• Must be able to read, write and communicate in English.
• Must have computer skills - data entry, general report generation, spreadsheet design, data manipulation, mainframe downloads.
• Basic math skills (add, subtract, multiply and divide).
• Ability to work scheduled hours and any required overtime.

Responsibilities

• Schedule routes by matching customer orders to loads using specified software.
• Balance loads per trailer by size and weight of product and pallets.
• Build cost effective routes while meeting customer needs.
• Work with Sales and Warehouse to determine delivery feasibility.
• Prepare daily reports such as route changes, sequence change requests, and new customer requests.
• Maintain routing software parameters (RoadNet and Mainframe).

Skills

English proficiency

Data entry

Report generation

Spreadsheet design

Data manipulation

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Tools

RoadNet

Mainframe

Job description

Join Our Community of Food People!

BASIC PURPOSE:

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

Schedule: Sunday - Thursday 1:00 PM - 11:00 PM

Salary: $25/hour or more based on experience - Paid Weekly

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)

QUALIFICATIONS

Education/Training:

High School Diploma/GED preferred

Related Experience:

A minimum of 2 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.

Compensation depends on relevant experience and/or education, specific skills, function, geographic location, and other factors as applicable by law. The expected base rate for this role is between $25.00 and $25.00 per hour.

Benefits:

Benefits for this role may include health insurance, pre-tax spending accounts, retirement benefits, paid time off, short-term and long-term disability, employee stock purchase plan, and life insurance.

To review available benefits, please visit: https://www.usfoods.com/careers/benefits.html

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Compensation depends on relevant experience and/or education, specific skills, function, geographic location, and other factors as applicable by law (for example: state or local minimum wage thresholds). The expected base rate for this role is between $17 - $26

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