Driver (part-time)

About the role

Our associates celebrate lives. We celebrate our associates. Safely and courteously, drives bereaved family members to funeral services, visitations, and receptions. Maintains company vehicles.

Responsibilities

• Drive company-owned professional vehicles safely to transport bereaved family members to funeral services, visitations, and receptions as well as during funeral processions.
• May pick up and return family members to their place of residence.
• Courteously and professionally interact with bereaved family members; exhibit sensitivity to environment; minimize conversation; assist passengers with exiting and entering vehicles and may hold passenger’s hand, arm, or umbrella, providing care to elderly or special needs.
• Load and unload family mementos or flowers and assist with bringing into family’s residence.
• Transport and deliver caskets to airports, care centers, or cemeteries; may assist with moving caskets.
• Courier documents, family mementos, or flowers to and from Funeral Home and family’s residence.
• May assist Removal Technician with driving or lifting and transporting.
• Wash, vacuum, and clean vehicles ensuring vehicle is presentable.
• Fuel vehicles as necessary and follow safety guidelines and expenditure processes.
• Maintain passenger comfort supplies, such as tissues, water, or umbrellas.
• Identify vehicle engine or operating issues to management; drive vehicles for repair or inspection.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Current state/province issued driver’s license with an acceptable driving record.
• Chauffer’s license as required by state/province law.
• At least one (1) year work experience as a courier, driver, or with direct customer interaction strongly preferred.

Skills and Abilities

• Physical effort requiring attention to driving hazards, traffic, and weather conditions.
• Ability to lift up to 75 pounds; push/pull up to 200 pounds.
• Frequent continuous period of standing or sitting up to two hours.
• Ability to work both indoors and outdoors regardless of weather conditions.
• Ability to work weekends and evenings to accommodate business needs.
• Ability to effectively self-manage time and resources ensuring work is efficiently completed.
• Basic computer skills helpful.
• Significant amount of local travel required.

Postal Code: 78628, Category: Operations, Job Location: US-TX - Georgetown