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!
JOIN OUR TRANSPORTATION TEAM! Ready to build a career with a company that’s leading the foodservice industry?
We help YOU make it! Our Routers make between $25-$27/hr. (based on experience). Routers are generally working Monday - Friday starting at 12pm.
US Foods is one of the largest food distributors with a culture and history of promoting from within, excellent training programs and a continuous improvement focus.
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;
• A minimum of 2 years exp 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 - $27. This role may also receive overtime compensation.
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***