Route Driver

About the role

The successful candidate will be responsible for safely operating a 16' to 18' box truck to complete residential routes, picking up clothing, small furniture, and other household items. This role requires a clean driving record and adherence to Canada, provincial, and Savers safety regulations.

Responsibilities

• Safely maneuver and operate a 16’-18’ box truck through residential streets and tight spaces
• Complete daily residential routes picking up clothing, small furniture and other household items
• Understand local streets and complete routes and any other assigned stops efficiently
• Understand how to use and follow GPS directions
• Avoid delays and complete deliveries on time
• Complete all required daily paperwork including vehicle inspection, delivery reports and maintenance forms
• Absorb workload when needed
• Ensure trucks are clean, swept and ready for use at the start of another shift
• Check vehicles to ensure proper safety and work conditions are in compliance with Savers policies and state laws
• Pass a pre-employment drug screen and have a motor vehicle report without any violations or accidents within the last three years
• Perform other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Working knowledge of the assigned metro areas
• Working knowledge of all Canada, Province and Savers safety regulations and requirements
• Demonstrate professional interpersonal relationship skills
• Demonstrate strong customer service skills
• Demonstrate skills showing initiative, personal responsibility, and accountability
• Prior driving experience, excellent knowledge of the roads in assigned area
• Strong working knowledge of managing two-way communications and operating GPS tools
• Demonstrate organizational skills
• Demonstrate customer service skills
• Ability to operate a 16’-18’ box truck independently
• Ability to communicate orally and in writing
• Ability to multi-task several incoming and outgoing truck loads at any one given time
• Ability to create drivers logs and reports
• Ability to interpret instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form
• Ability to converse with the general public, understand highway traffic signs and signals, respond to official inquiries, and to make entries on reports and records
• Ability to set priorities, meet deadlines with flexibility, and multi-task with minimal direction
• Ability to be detail-oriented

Qualifications

• Minimum 2-3 years’ experience driving a 16’-18’ box truck preferred
• Minimum 3-5 years clean driving record
• Minimum age requirement: Must be at least 21 years old
• Federal Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Non-exempt

Benefits

Comprehensive onboarding and training from day one. In-house expertise! Our training department / Savers University develops and delivers robust training to every team member across our organization. We develop around 90% of our training internally, and partner with a variety of renowned providers to supplement our offerings. Benefits offerings include bundled health plans, company-paid life insurance, RRSP with a generous company matching provision, mental health services, paid time off, and more.