About this role
ARE YOU A CURRENT US FOODS EMPLOYEE? PLEASE APPLY DIRECTLY THROUGH OUR INTERNAL WORKDAY CAREER SITE
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.
Ready to build a career with a company that’s leading the foodservice industry?
Schedule: Monday-Friday (Mon-Thurs 10:30a-7p) (Fri 12:30pm-9pm) The pay for this position starts at $22-23/hr
Medical, Dental and Vision, start day 1! To review available benefits, please click here: https://www.usfoods.com/careers/benefits.html.
US Foods is one of the largest food distributors with a culture and a history of promoting from within, excellent training programs and continuous improvement focus.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Candidate must be proficient on the computer, self motivated and able to excel in time sensitive situations. The ideal person for this job will be comfortable working in a demanding, fast paced and intense environment at times. • Routers must develop and optimize Transportation routes to maximize truck capacity utilization while minimizing total miles traveled through efficient routing strategies. • Work closely with Sales and Warehouse Departments to determine delivery feasibility • Communicating and assigning drivers to routes or adjusting dispatches as needed. • Prepare various reports for Transportation Team on a daily basis • Other duties as assigned
QUALIFICATIONS
• Education/Training: High School Diploma/GED preferred • Related Experience: A minimum of 2 years in related environment • 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 $22 and $24. This role will also receive overtime compensation and shift differential where applicable. 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 click here: https://www.usfoods.com/careers/benefits.html. 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 $18 - $28 ***EOE – Race/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Age/Genetic Information/Protected Veteran/Disability Status***