Central Route Planner

Clean Harbors•Norwell, MA

17d•Onsite

About The Position

Safety-Kleen Environmental is seeking a Central Route Planner in Norwell, Massachusetts. This administrative role organizes and coordinates daily driver activities across multiple company locations, ensuring efficient use of drivers and manpower. The planner reviews regional loads, assigns work to drivers, supports compliance with hours-of-service and Department of Transportation requirements, and develops routing solutions that balance customer service, location productivity, budget, and asset utilization. The role includes some travel to fleet sites, stated as 0–25%.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
At least 3 years of experience in transportation, operations, or a supply-chain-related field.
Ability to make discretionary decisions.
Strong computer skills and proficiency with Microsoft applications.
Strong Excel skills, including pivot tables and VLOOKUP.
Familiarity with routing software and TMS platforms.
Strong time-management and organizational skills.
Strong problem-solving skills.
Written and oral communication skills.
Strong communication skills.
Knowledge of fleet compliance systems and software.
Customer service aptitude.
Attention to detail.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree or specialized training in business, logistics, or a related subject.

Responsibilities

Follow company health and safety policies and processes, and act safely at all times.
Build and maintain relationships with field partners.
Review available loads for a specific region and assign them to drivers based on driver hours-of-service, utilization, and least-cost routing.
Integrate technology, including PC Miller and Samsara, into the preplanning process.
Administer aspects of the drivers’ hours-of-service compliance program.
Maintain communication and working relationships with Regional Logistics teams.
Ensure load plans meet all DOT compliance requirements.
Operate within a prescribed daily operational plan relative to budgeted hours and on-time performance.
Communicate daily with Service Delivery Managers about resources and capacity to create effective routing solutions.
Ensure routing solutions meet customer service objectives, balancing customer windows, attainable stop counts, drive time, and other considerations.
Ensure routing solutions achieve location productivity targets for hours, stops, and volume.
Work with the regional routing manager on service territory analysis.
Maximize company asset utilization in manpower and equipment.
Review prior weeks’ routing solutions, assess what worked and did not work, and solicit feedback from delivery service managers.
Travel to fleet sites as required (0–25%).
Perform other duties and tasks assigned by management or required by the needs of the Clean Harbors business.