Route Trainee

Description:

UniFirst is seeking a driven customer focused Route Trainee to join the UniFirst team. As a Route Trainee, you will support the Service Department by helping Route Service Representatives with loading and unloading trucks, delivering and picking up customer products, maintaining vehicle safety, and covering assigned routes when needed. When covering routes, this individual will drive a company vehicle to and from customer stops along an assigned route. This role is physical, dynamic, and consists of being indoors/outdoors. Routes are serviced daytime hours Monday through Friday because in the UniFirst culture, we believe nights and weekends should be reserved for personal and family time.

This position is ideal for individuals who prefer their work day to always be a little different and want to get their foot in the door to establish a career in Route Service. This individual may have the opportunity to move into a commissioned Route Service Representative position upon satisfactory performance reviews and appropriate tenure.

At UniFirst, you'll find an environment packed with different cultures, personalities, and backgrounds because we believe it takes many kinds of people to make us successful.

What You'll Be Doing
 

• Service customers in a professional manner using effective communication skills and resolving customer issues
• Ensure accurate invoice inventories
• Perform inventory audits
• Maintain route vehicle reports, safety inspections and general appearance
• Attend daily account collections with Route Service Manager and assist with Account Receivable collections