Router

Job Description

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 (Road Net and Mainframe)

SUPERVISION :

Hours:

Sunday
- Thursday 2pm-10:30pm

RELATIONSHIPS

Internal:
Transportation Supervisor and/or Transportation Manager;
Sales and Warehouse Dept. associates;
Delivery Drivers, Dispatchers, and department clerks.

External:
Customers

QUALIFICATIONS

Education/Training:
High School Diploma/GED preferred.

Related

Experience:

A minimum of six months of experience required.

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.

This role will also receive over-time 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 : .