Warehouse Worker / Qualified Driver

About the Role

Join our team in Medford, Oregon as a Warehouse Worker / Qualified Driver (Class C). You will ensure seamless delivery of appliances and plumbing products using a 24' flatbed truck while supporting efficient warehouse functions, including picking, packing, stocking shelves, and managing inventory.

Responsibilities

• Safely and punctually deliver appliances, lighting, and plumbing products to customers’ specified locations, ensuring high-quality service and accurate order fulfillment.
• Operate delivery vehicles in compliance with traffic laws and weight limits, maintaining a clean and safe vehicle interior and conducting regular inspections to ensure proper functioning; promptly report any safety concerns to management.
• Load and unload trucks and oversee safe material handling at job sites, ensuring accurate distribution, placement, and stocking of products while adhering to company and regulatory safety standards.
• Complete daily delivery paperwork and use scanning equipment with precision to ensure accurate record-keeping, billing, and compliance; obtain customer signatures on packing slips to confirm receipt of goods.
• Maintain clear and constant communication with dispatch and scheduling advisors, providing real-time updates on delivery status, addressing customer concerns professionally, and escalating complex issues when necessary.
• Ensure punctual deliveries through efficient route planning, adapting flexibly to changing schedules, specific customer requirements, or urgent on-call assignments; utilize specialized equipment as needed.
• Assist in training new Delivery Drivers to ensure team success and consistency in service standards.
• Support warehouse duties, including picking, packing, shelving, and inventory maintenance, while maintaining a clean and organized work environment.
• Successfully pass a comprehensive background check and drug screening.

Requirements

• Minimum of two years of verifiable driving experience.
• Valid Oregon driver’s license with a clean driving record, free of violations or accidents.
• High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Prior experience in warehouse operations, plumbing, or forklift operation is advantageous but not mandatory.
• Proficient in basic mathematical operations, including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division with numbers up to four digits.
• Capable of organizing items systematically by size, alphabetical order, or numerical sequence, and grouping similar items accurately.
• Thorough understanding of traffic regulations, with a commitment to adhering to speed limits and safe driving practices while operating a company vehicle.
• Familiarity with protocols for handling accidents in the warehouse or while operating a company vehicle, ensuring compliance with safety and reporting procedures.
• Strong organizational skills with a keen attention to detail to prioritize tasks effectively.
• Basic proficiency in operating standard office equipment (e.g., copiers, fax machines) and the ability to quickly learn new systems.
• Ability to acquire and apply fundamental computer skills, including email communication and inventory management software.
• Fluent in English, with effective reading, writing, and verbal communication skills.
• Physically capable of consistently lifting and carrying up to 50 pounds.
• Eligible to obtain certification for safe operation of forklifts and man lifts, adhering to industry standards (must be at least 18 years old to operate equipment).

Work Environment

• Frequently required to stand, walk, reach with hands and arms, and talk or hear.
• Ability to lift items that weigh up to 50 lbs. regularly, including carrying, dragging, and walking with materials, as well as using a hand-truck.
• Prolonged periods of standing or sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Specific vision abilities required for this job include distance vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.
• Frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts and outside weather conditions.
• Occasionally exposed to high, precarious places and vibration.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Benefits

• Competitive wages.
• Medical, dental, and vision care available within the first 30 days.
• Life insurance, sick days, holidays, and vacation.
• Two retirement programs: 401(k) and ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan).

PACE Supply is an employee-owned corporation offering career pathways for growth.

Pre-Employment Requirements

• Comprehensive background check.
• Physical examination to assess fitness for the position’s requirements.
• Drug test to ensure a drug-free workplace.