What are the responsibilities and job description for the Routing Optimization and Efficiency Specialist position at Kimble Companies?
- Job Location Dover, OH
The Routing Optimization & Efficiency Specialist is responsible for ensuring that all commercial and residential routes are optimized and running efficiently while working with Operations Managers, Customer Service Managers and staff with day-to-day concerns. The ideal Routing Optimization &Efficiency Specialist is an excellent communicator, organized, and can work with little supervision while maintaining a high degree of accuracy.
About us: Kimble Company is locally owned and operated by the Kimble Family, with over 70 years of experience in the energy, materials, recycling, and solid waste industries. We are a dedicated team of seasoned professionals who care about our clients, the environment, safety, our families, and our co-workers. At Kimble we strive for perfection in everything that we do.
Requirements:
- Ability to read and interpret a map and the ability to accurately geocode locations.
- Previous route optimization/efficiency experience in a related industry (preferred)
- Previous experience with ArcGIS software. (preferred)
- Significant experience with truck routing software & Microsoft Excel (preferred)
- Excellent time management, organizational, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to communicate with multiple functional groups for successful completion of tasks.
- Clean driving record and ability to be insured by the Companys Automobile Insurance.
- High School Diploma or GED required
- Ability to successfully pass a pre-employment drug screen and background check
Responsibilities and Duties:
- Minimize both time and miles driven using a computerized process.
- Work with operations team and customer service to identify and solve routing issues.
- Communicate new route objectives to Operations personnel, working to solve routing issues and improve efficiency.
- Maintain current route goals for all existing and new routes.
- Prepare and provide routing information for Municipality bids
- Analyze route productivity to determine the success of optimized routes.
- Accurately geocode customer locations to ensure timely service.
- Perform time studies to improve statistics used for route optimization.
Benefits:
- 401(k) retirement plan with match
- Comprehensive medical benefits coverage, dental plans and vision coverage.
- Employee assistance program (EAP)
- Health care and dependent care spending accounts (FSA)
- Life insurance and accidental death & dismemberment insurance.
- Paid time off
- Referral program
- Employee Discount Program
Kimble Recycling & Disposal, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, national origin, age, military/veteran status or genetic information or any other status protected by law.
