PetZoo FREIGHT HANDLER / DRIVER (Class B CDL)

About the role

Join Alaska’s Own Pet Supply Store since 1987! Our mission is to share our passion for animals with our customers by providing them with a knowledgeable staff and access to a wide selection of quality food, treats, and supplies. We pride ourselves on having knowledgeable employees who care about our customers.

Responsibilities

• Successfully deliver pet products in a safe, courteous, and timely manner
• Load/unload and place product at the delivery locations
• Assist with warehouse duties, such as creating transfers, stocking, cleaning, and loading product
• Assist on the sales floor, stocking and cleaning as needed
• Assists with grounds maintenance, plowing snow, and sanding parking lots as needed
• Pick up returns and associated paperwork according to company return policy
• Deliver intercompany transfers and live shipments between all locations
• Complete trip reports, logbooks and other required documents in a neat and timely manner
• Communicate customer needs, opportunities and concerns to Manager
• Maintain neat, professional appearance as a company representative and interact appropriately with customers and general public
• Maintain and ensure cleanliness of assigned equipment. Report all maintenance needs to Manager
• Maintain necessary permits and licenses required for your vehicle
• Maintain unexpired appropriate licenses to perform your job in a legally compliant manner
• Appropriately respond to and effectively resolve customer needs as they arise
• Unload pallets and product off of truck
• Safely operate forklifts, pallet jacks and other warehouse equipment
• Safely operate plow truck and sander to keep parking lots clear and safe
• Perform duties in the warehouse and on the sales floor, such as stocking, cleaning, and customer carry outs
• Build transfers, rotate product, care for backstock, load/unload product, and grounds maintenance duties
• Operate plow truck and sander to keep parking lots clear and safe

Requirements

• CDL Class B License
• One year truck driving experience required
• Previous delivery driver experience preferred
• Previous winter truck driving experience required
• Previous forklift experience preferred

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED
• Strong team player, able to work cooperatively with others in sales, customer service and warehouse operations to complete transactions
• Excellent communication, listening and problem solving skills
• Positive attitude and ability to maintain patience and composure
• Project confidence while working with customers, including a professional appearance
• Maintain appropriate unexpired legal license
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Willingness to work early morning hours in winter for plowing as weather requires

Skills

• Knowledgeable about delivery areas, routing aspects and traffic conditions
• Ability to safely operate forklifts, pallet jacks and other warehouse equipment
• Ability to operate plow truck and sander to keep parking lots clear and safe

Benefits

This position does not offer benefits.

Pay

$24.00 / hour + DOE

Schedule

The required physical abilities to perform the necessary functions of this job: Primarily driving or lifting Must be able to lift and carry up to 50-100lbs Ability to operate a commercial vehicle in a safe manner

Working Conditions

As a truck driver, you will be exposed to vibrations and possible loud noises May be subject to weather conditions (seasonal) May work near moving mechanical parts