Route Driver

About the role

This full-time, hourly, non-exempt position involves the safe handling and delivery of hardgoods orders and compressed gas cylinders, maintaining vehicle documentation, and building strong customer relationships.

Responsibilities

• Upload, deliver, and download hardgoods orders and cylinders containing compressed gases to customers safely; return empty cylinders to the 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.
• 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.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED).
• One (1) year driving experience.
• CDL A or B with HAZMAT.
• Must meet all physical qualification standards imposed by the DOT.
• Clean MVR driving record.
• Ability to read and comprehend Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS).
• While performing the essential duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand and walk on concrete for an extended period of time, bend, use hands and arms, and must be able to handle cylinders regularly weighing 150 pounds, up to a maximum of 600 pounds.
• Flexibility to work overtime as required.