Route​/Driver Supervisor

At Unitex Healthcare Laundry Services you’ll be a member of a dependable, hard-working, and winning team who are trained to be proactive and solution-oriented. Our more than 2000 employees understand the importance of doing their job well and show it by going the extra mile in countless small ways. Unitex Healthcare Laundry Services has a track record of helping people get plugged in to apply their skills to become successful in various roles.

We promise that you will learn something new every day, you will be valued, and your hard work will not go unnoticed. As a stable and growing company there is plenty of opportunity here and we will help you realize your full potential in order to advance. Be part of a winning team.

Position:Route / Driver Supervisor

Location: Hartford, CT

Job :5947

# of Openings:1

Route / Driver Supervisor

Unitex is experiencing unprecedented growth!

Due to this growth, we are in search of a highly skilled Route / Driver Supervisor for our facility in Hartford, CT.

Territory
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Greater Connecticut

Schedule
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Monday - Friday
Must be able to start as early as 3:00 AM

Compensation
:
The salary range for this position is $65,000 to $65,000 per year. Actual compensation decisions are based on factors such as experience, seniority, location, and other permissible job-related factors.

In this position you will be out on the road with drivers and also covering routes when needed.

At Unitex, the Route / Driver Supervisor is responsible for:

• Establish and maintain customer contact on a regular basis
• Introduce new products/services to customers
• Address issues regarding credit requests, credit and payment terms, contract status, service delivery frequency and service days with customers
• Participate in route settlement with the goal of improving issue resolution, COD pickups, and paperwork integrity
• Schedule new account installations, including day stop sequence, first deliveries and other matters with the customer
• Other service related duties as appropriate

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Supervises 3-5 route drivers. This includes hiring, training, developing and disciplining
• Fills in for drivers as required
• Regularly goes out with drivers to monitor driver’s customer service skills and job safety skills

Job Requirements:

• MUST BE 25 years old or older
• MUST HAVE BEEN A DRIVER FOR A COMPANY as you will be driving a 26 ft box truck
• Clean driver’s license - must pass MVR background check
• 3-5 years of supervisory experience in a service environment preferred
• Driving experience in a service environment needed
• Demonstrated customer service skills
• Strong management and communications skills
• Must be able to supervise drivers
• Must be able to resolve issues in the appropriate time frame.
• Must be organized with excellent follow-up skills
• Very strong interpersonal and telephone skills.
• Good with numbers
• Job is physical in nature – must be able to lift heavy objects up/down stairs and load heavy items into trucks

Unitex offers a competitive compensation package including health insurance, 401K with employer matching, paid vacation, sick days, etc.
Visit our website at  to learn more about our company and watch our recruiting video at  to see us in action and hear from our employees.

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About Unitex:

For more than 100 years, our family-run business has been leading the way in the medical uniform and linen rental industry. Today, with 2100 employees and growing, we are the largest family-owned healthcare service provider in the country.

Every single day, Unitex is behind the scenes cleaning, preparing and delivering the linen that helps healthcare professionals provide the best care to their patients from fresh sheets to warm…