Route Driver
About the role
We are hiring a CDL B Driver in Huntsville, AL. The role involves contributing to the safe and efficient delivery of compressed gas cylinders to local and regional business customers.
Responsibilities
- Consistent routine: Monday-Friday 5am-8am start time to help our team and customers
- Enjoy a stable schedule averaging 40-45 hours per week
- Perform pre-trip and post-trip vehicle inspections
- Load and unload the truck daily with gas cylinders, Dewars & supplies
- Nurture courteous & professional relationships with customers
- Safely secure and unsecure cylinders
- Complete deliveries on customer property sites using a hand cart
- Support deliveries in a timely manner
Requirements
- Valid Class A or B CDL with HAZMAT (or able to obtain it within 60 days from hire date) & Airbrake endorsements
- Maintain appropriate driver’s license, medical card & endorsements
- No more than two (2) traffic convictions: OR two (2) at-fault accident in the last 3 years; or no more than a combination of one (1) traffic conviction and one (1) at-fault accident in the last 3 years
- No driving while under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance within the last seven (7) years
- Able to work in a drug-free environment
- Able to regularly lift 75lbs and move more than 125lbs with the aid of material handling equipment
- Must have 1 year of CDL driving experience in the last 5 years or be able to provide proof of a certificate of completion from trucking school completed in the last 12 months
Qualifications
- Forklift experience
- 2 years of CDL A experience
Benefits
- Comprehensive Family Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D, and Disability Insurance
- Support for Parents: Up to 14-weeks of paid child birth benefit
- Future Security: 401(k) Retirement Plan with company match, Tuition Assistance, Paid Holidays, Vacation, and Sick time
- Early Access: Benefits start after just 30 days of employment
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D, and Disability Insurance
- Short-term and long-term disability, life and accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) insurance
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Pre-tax commuter transportation benefit
- Paid holidays for all eligible full-time employees
- Tuition reimbursement
- Discounted college tuition for eligible employees’ dependents
- Airgas Scholarship Program for dependent children
About Airgas
At Airgas, we are committed to building a workplace that embraces the diversity of our employees, our customers, patients, community stakeholders and cultures across the world. We welcome and consider applications from all qualified applicants, regardless of their race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, disability or any other protected characteristic.
Equal Employment Opportunity Information
We are an equal opportunity employer. We welcome all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. Airgas, an Air Liquide Company is a Government contractor subject to the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Airgas does not discriminate against qualified applicants with disabilities, and is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to the known disabilities of such individuals so as to ensure equal access to benefits and privileges of employment.