Transportation Route Planner

US Foods • Full-time • Greensburg, PA, US • 2d ago

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