Area Route Manager
About The Position
Area Route Manager Just like our farm-fresh milk and super premium ice cream, a career at Oberweis is simply the best! Join our amazing team of friendly faces to work in a fun, goal-oriented work environment. With competitive salaries, benefits and perks, youll soon find that the sweetest careers begin at Oberweis! Position Summary: The Area Route Manager is the primary leader for a team of Route Delivery individuals. The Area Route Manager will be responsible for overseeing the daily operations. These include, hiring a delivery driver team, leading our driver group, leading our safety initiative, creating and leading a customer service culture, supporting our sales department and controlling operating expenses.
Responsibilities
- Leadership Create, communicate and lead by example with a positive attitude
- Models and holds team accountable for the actions and behaviors that lead to continuous improvement and excellence in all of the areas identified below.
- Know or learn the right thing to do and then do it.
- Demonstrate an unrelenting commitment to provide First Class Service to our customer base (internal and external).
- Work aggressively with our sales team to increase sales, increase customer base & reduce customer churn.
- Actively encourages a spirit of team-work, models bringing a positive attitude and a can-do mind s
- Capture the hearts and minds of our employees, gain commitment, measure and share improvements.
- Builds a cohesive team of committed individuals who deliver results
- Plays a key role in building a safety oriented culture
- Actively promotes an environment where everyone is encouraged to think safety before acting.
- Facilitate Monthly Safety Meeting
- Train and enforce safe working habits.
- Address Safety Issues on the spot.
- Accident and Injury Reporting and Investigation; timely, complete and accurate.
- Learn and be able to execute environmental and government compliance; DOT, OSHA, Health Department
- Primary safety trainer for the location.
- Ensure that we are delivering complete and accurate orders, consistently.
- Monitor On Time" deliveries, adjust schedules and work load accordingly.
- Be able to live and lead a team; with a Customer First" minds
- Reduce special deliveries through training, coaching and accountability
- Minimize or eliminate any interruption in service
- Willing and able to cover routes as needed. Including work withs and solo coverage.
- Learn and be able to execute Facility and Fleet management and maintenance.
- Learn and be able to execute Demand forecasting and inventory management
- Analyze the distribution process, identifying and prioritizing opportunities for efficiency, improvement and leading change.
- Identify staffing needs and proactively seek out individuals that would are a proper fit for the company and position available
- Manage P&L statements
Benefits
- After 30 days of employment: Medical, Dental, Vision insurance, company paid Life Insurance, Supplemental Life, AD&D, Short Term and Long Term Disability.
- 401K after 2 months
- Paid vacations and paid holidays
- Corporate product discount of up to 50% on our delicious products
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
1,001-5,000 employees
