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About the role

Ignite your career at Builders FirstSource, America’s largest supplier of building materials, value-added components and building services to the professional market. The #1 name in our industry, we help make the dream of home ownership more achievable every day. At BFS, you’ll be equipped with all the tools, training, and resources you need, and you’ll be empowered to try new things, gain new experiences, and build a career with unlimited horizons. Purpose: Assigns motor vehicles and drivers for conveyance of building materials. At BFS, we want you and your career to be greater than what you ever could have expected. Our supportive, people-first culture will build you up and empower you to do more, be more, and become better every day. Join us and see what’s possible when you can rise to new challenges, learn new skills, and add to your career tool belt every day.

Responsibilities

• Compiles list of available vehicles.
• Assigns vehicles according to factors such as length and purpose of trip, freight or passenger requirements, and preference of user.
• Assigns orders to lift operators to be pulled from inventory.
• Issues keys, record sheets, and credentials to drivers.
• Records time of departure, destination, cargo, and expected time of return.
• Investigates overdue vehicles.
• Directs activities of drivers by two-way radio.
• Confers with