Route Driver

Specific Job Responsibilities

• Maintain a positive work atmosphere by acting and communicating in a manner so that you get along with customers, vendors, co-workers and management
• Upload, deliver and download safely to customers hardgoods orders, as well as, cylinders containing compressed gases; return empty cylinders to plant for refilling
• Maintain load manifests and all other vehicle documents, ensuring they are properly completed and balanced with truck counts and shipping documents before and after deliveries
• Establish and maintain good customer relations, by communicating in person with customers, providing information on cost, ordering and delivery times, etc
• Identify and monitor customers’ needs and work with them to maintain proper hardgoods and cylinder levels to minimize or eliminate emergency deliveries
• Operate a forklift, pallet jack and other warehouse equipment
• Ensure all safety rules are strictly observed
• Ensure all required paperwork is accurately completed, including coding, costing, and pricing
• Maintain neat, clean and professional personal appearance
• Ensure all administrative and accounting related procedures are strictly observed

Qualifications

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED)
• One (1) year driving experience
• CDL A or B with HAZMAT
• Employee must meet all physical qualification standards imposed by the DOT
• Clean MVR driving record
• Ability to read and comprehend Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)
• Basic computer skills with data input and order filling accuracy
• Superior attention to detail and able to work with minimal supervision
• Physical requirements: Regularly stand and walk on concrete for an extended period of time, bend, use hands and arms, must be able to handle cylinders regularly weighing 150 pounds, up to a maximum of 600 pounds. Occasional exposure to moving mechanical parts and hazardous materials, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, and risks of electrical shock.