Driver

Job Requirements and Qualifications

• Education: High School Diploma/GED preferred
• Experience: Commercial driving experience or three months foodservice or food and beverage delivery experience preferred.
• Experience delivering food products preferred.
• Good driving record (MVR required).

Essential Duties/Responsibilities

• Load and unload trucks
• Collect money from customers and ensure they signed off after receipt of delivery
• Provide quality customer service through positive and professional interaction
• Operate truck to transport, deliver, and receive products to and from customer sites in a safe and efficient manner
• Perform pre-and post-trip inspection on the truck and trailer for safe operation of vehicle
• Communicate with supervisor to receive work orders and products, maintain delivery schedule, verify loads, report delivery issues, and check-in during travel stops
• Interact and communicate with customers and vendors to verify delivery loads, place or position products, receive re-loads or backhauls, and complete transaction documentation
• Unload products from trailer and deliver to customer’s storage facility using manual and powered pallet jacks
• Use JumpTrack system to document proof of delivery and facilitate invoicing
• Read and interpret work orders, safety instructions, and manuals
• Strictly adhere to product and temperature sensitive protocols when transporting, re-loading, and securing product for transport
• Report any food safety or quality issues to a Food Safety/SQF team member at the time the issue occurs
• Maintain manual or electronic log books
• Safely secure vehicle during each customer stop
• Strictly adhere to driving regulations and apply skill when maneuvering vehicle in all situations
• Follow proper stacking and storing of products and goods; secure loads in between deliveries using load bars and straps; utilize product and storage shape and sizing for optimization of load
• Maintain established on-time delivery deadlines and have the ability to work under minimal supervision
• Maintain cleanliness of vehicle each day and before checking in with dispatch at the end of your shift
• Report to warehouse after delivery route for additional warehouse duties that may need to be completed

Additional Duties and Responsibilities

• Operate vehicle in a variety of traffic and weather conditions
• Meet or exceed minimum productivity levels established by the Company
• Meet or exceed established cases per error goals
• Demonstrate strong customer relations and problem resolution skills
• Effectively plan and organize work activities independent of direct supervision
• Develop a good working knowledge of product and inventory control techniques and procedures
• Maintain ongoing inter-department communications related to routing, safety, and customers