Router
US Foods, Inc. - Buffalo, NY
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Ready to build a career with a company that’s leading the foodservice industry?Schedule: Sunday - Thursday 12pm - 8:30pm$5,000 Retention Bonus Medical, Dental and Vision, start day 1! To review available benefits, please click here: 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.You 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.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 feasibilityPrepare various reports on a daily basis, i.e. route changes request, sequence changerequests, new customer request, etc.Maintains routing software system parameters (RoadNet and Mainframe)RELATIONSHIPSInternal: Transportation Supervisor and/or Transportation Manager; Sales and Warehouse Dept. associates; Delivery Drivers, Dispatchers, and department clerks.External: Customers.QUALIFICATIONSEducation/Training: High School Diploma/GED preferred.Related Experience: A minimum of 4 years in related environmentKnowledge/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.
Created: 2025-07-05