Driver

About the role

Drivers provide excellent customer service by making prompt and courteous deliveries of customer orders. Warehouse Drivers make pick-ups as necessary, perform general warehouse duties and customer assistance as needed. This individual must perform all job responsibilities in a safe, timely and efficient manner.

Responsibilities

• Load truck accurately and safely for customer deliveries.
• Unload truck as needed at vendor and/or branch locations.
• Drive company vehicle to make customer deliveries and stock pick-ups, obeying traffic laws and safety procedures.
• Maintain appropriate licensing, credentials and acceptable driving record.
• Perform all duties in a safe and responsible manner, following all safety rules.
• Inform manager of any potentially hazardous conditions.
• Always conduct self in a professional and ethical manner.
• Treat external and internal customers and associates with courtesy and respect.
• Fill customer orders by retrieving material from the warehouse and other locations.
• Check in and put away material, verifying quantities and quality of received material.
• Maintain clear isles and walkways.
• Ensure material is properly organized.
• Aid warehouse associates as needed.
• Report back-orders or discrepancies.
• Perform cycle counts as required following through on discrepancies as needed.
• Perform vehicle and/or forklift inspections as required, schedule routine or repair maintenance as needed.
• Maintain presentable truck appearance, cleaning as needed.
• Assist in performance of year-end physical inventories for various branch locations.

Requirements

• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, vendors, and customers.
• Adhering to safety practices.
• Basic math: understand written procedures, write routine documents, and speak clearly; and understand multi-step written and oral instructions.
• Knowledge of lifting and good driving practices.

Qualifications

High School Diploma or GED; Associate degree (A. A.). 1-3 years of related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Working Conditions

Regular business hours. Some additional hours may be required. Travel requirements: Domestic and/or International: Up to 20%. Climate controlled office environment during normal business hours.

Physical Requirements

• Sitting: Up to 7 hour(s) a day
• Lifting: Up to .5 hour(s) a day, up to 50lbs max.
• Walking: Up to 2 hour(s) a day
• Pushing/Pulling: Up to .5 hour(s) a day, up to 50lbs max.
• Standing: Up to 4 hour(s) a day
• Climbing: Up to .5 hour(s) a day
• Bending/Squatting/Stooping: Up to 1 hour(s) a day
• Stairs: Up to .5 hour(s) a day
• Reaching: Up to 2 hour(s) a day
• Twisting: Up to 1 hour(s) a day
• Kneeling: Up to 1 hour(s) a day
• Data Entry/Typing: Up to 4 hour(s) a day

Employees should not attempt to lift, pull or push a load excess of 50lbs without assistance. Care should always be taken when lifting, punching, or pulling in an awkward position.