Warehouse Associate / CDL Driver (Days)

About the role

The Semi Driver (Warehouse Truck Driver) drives and delivers product. This position involves loading and unloading trucks, inspecting vehicles, and adhering to safety protocols.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Safely operate a forklift, pallet jack, and other warehouse equipment as needed.
• Inspect company vehicle for visual defects when the vehicle is not running and operating defects when the vehicle is running; complete a daily inspection report per DOT rules.
• Comply with all DOT hours of service and rules of the road.
• Deliver merchandise to the appropriate location using the company vehicle; ensure delivery receipt is signed by the receiver.
• Prepare, stage, load and unload trucks safely and accurately. Keep truck and trailer clean and swept.
• Fill out all logs accurately and submit to the proper people.
• Report any issues with equipment to manager or supervisor.
• Understand and comply with all Quality Assurance policies, immediately reporting any potential food safety issues to management.
• Keep daily truck logs.
• Perform general maintenance of trucks.
• Take trucks in for inspection, service and maintenance.
• Understand and adhere to Good Manufacturing Practices and Standard Operating Procedures.
• Stop any observed unsafe acts and obey facility safety rules and procedures.
• Correct or report any observed safety hazards.
• Support safety policies and programs.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Minimum of four (4) years of experience driving a truck and backing a trailer required.
• Minimum of two (2) years of experience operating a forklift required.
• Experience backing a trailer into a dock required.
• Good mechanical aptitude required.
• Slip Sheet Unit/Powerlift Jack operation preferred.

Qualifications

• Class A CDL with airbrake/tanker endorsement required.
• Clean driving record required.
• Medical Examiner Certification to drive truck required.

Skills

• Demonstrate attention to detail and accuracy in work.
• Basic math skills (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division).
• Basic computer operational skills; able to input and retrieve computerized information.
• Communicate well both verbally and in writing with managers and colleagues.
• Able to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Demonstrate strong organizational and time management skills.
• Able to work with minimum supervision, adapt to a changing environment quickly, and think independently.
• Dedication to meet the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; acts with customers in mind.
• Ability to solve problems by adapting knowledge and experience.
• Exhibit a professional manner in dealing with others and work to maintain constructive working relationships.

Benefits

• $27.90/hour
• Two potential pay increases within first year of employment!
• 401(k) Retirement Plan with up to a 7% company match
• Paid Time Off (available on day 1)
• Paid holidays and 2 floating holidays
• Paid parental leave
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Bonus Program
• Shoe Allowance
• Shift - 7am to 3pm Monday through Friday with the possibility of overtime

Pay

$27.90/hour

Schedule

Shift - 7am to 3pm Monday through Friday with the possibility of overtime