CDL Driver (Class A)

About the role

CDL Truck Drivers are responsible for providing excellent customer service while safely delivering goods to homeowners or professional job sites. Drivers must be careful keepers of company assets such as trucks and forklifts and must always act in a safe and professional manner. This role requires an active Class A or B Commercial Driver’s License for operation of vehicles with gross vehicle weight in excess of 26,000 lbs., as well as any other endorsements required by states in which the company operates. While qualified to operate heavier equipment, CDL Truck Drivers may deliver materials of any type in any company vehicle.

Responsibilities

Customer Service

• Deliver merchandise to homeowners and job sites using company equipment.
• Unload material at destination utilizing the best means of unloading (e.g., by hand, by dumping, or by forklift) considering site characteristics, type of material, number of people available to assist, and type of equipment.
• Develop thorough expertise related to operation of the vehicles and forklifts utilized at the store.
• Possess complete knowledge of highways, roads, traffic patterns, and terrain for the local delivery region to maximize delivery efficiency and safely reduce time spent per delivery.
• Follow written and verbal customer directions or other dispatch instructions.
• Address all customers or their job site representatives with polite courtesy and professional words and actions.
• Assist with load building and delivery preparation before delivery takes place.
• Assist with yard and warehouse maintenance and cleanliness.
• Assist with unloading incoming freight as necessary.
• Assist with loading customers in yard as necessary.

Safety & Loss Prevention

• Complete and document daily and weekly maintenance checklists to ensure safe operation and enhance longevity of company equipment.
• Follow company procedure for job site pick-ups and refund processing.
• Follow company procedure with regard to any handling of paperwork, cash, credit cards, or checks at job sites.
• Adhere to all traffic laws, speed or weight limits, and other posted directions at store or job sites.
• Possess strong working knowledge of store security measures as they relate to delivery and yard operations.
• Ensure all equipment is in good condition and safe (ladders, forklifts, trucks).
• Follow company safety guidelines and basic safety practices at all times.
• Attend and participate at regular safety meetings with store associates.
• Maintain delivered inventory in a manner that best protects against loss and theft (proper banding and strapping, tarps as necessary, job site drops, etc.).
• Perform other duties similar to those above as assigned by the store manager's supervisor or other qualified corporate or platform representative.

Requirements

• Active Class A or B Commercial Driver’s License.
• Forklift certification.
• Some truck driving or delivery experience.
• Experience dealing with the public.
• Exemplary driving record.
• Good basic math skills and satisfactory reading, writing, and speaking skills.
• Knowledge of building materials and operation of delivery vehicles is preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to pass any drug tests required by the company or DOT.
• Ability to lift and load merchandise weighing up to 100 lbs. for various amounts of time.
• Ability to place merchandise in locations above six feet in height, unload a delivery truck, climb a ladder, and maneuver safely at store, in yard or warehouse, and at job sites.

High school diploma or equivalent is preferred.

Benefits

• Fantastic employee discount for all levels of employment.
• 401k with employer match.
• Employee Assistance Program.

Part-Time benefits

• Vision.
• Dental.
• Critical Illness plan.
• Accident plan.

Full-Time benefits

• Medical.
• Long-Term Disability (LTD) / Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D).
• Short-Term Disability (STD).
• Life Insurance.
• Dependent Life Insurance.
• Will preparation services.