What are the responsibilities and job description for the Driver position at Lakeshore Beverage?
Job Details
Job Location: LSB-Halsted St - Chicago, IL
Position Type: Full Time
Salary Range: Undisclosed
Travel Percentage: Road Warrior
Job Shift: Day
Description
Lakeshore Beverage, Illinois' largest distributor of beer and other fine beverages, is seeking a skilled delivery representatives with great customer service skills and knowledge of the Chicagoland market. This is a union position with a growing company, and all routes are local. Work hours may vary, based on the needs of the route each day, but you're home every night!
Typical Duties include:
- Drive commercial delivery trucks, van and/or tractor-trailer combinations to deliver products
- Build strong partnerships with retailers by building displays, filling coolers and merchandising retail accounts with permanent and temporary point of sale items
- Maintain product freshness through proper rotation
- Complete and turn in all company paperwork, invoices, display forms, load sheets, and cash/checks within appropriate timeframes
Qualifications
- Must meet state age requirements
- Valid Class A CDL with up-to-date medical certification in compliance with DOT regulations
- Safe driving record
- High school diploma or GED certificate
- Previous consumer product delivery experience preferred
- Comfort level with computer based mobility units
- Professional manner and appearance
- Customer service and team orientation
- Ability to lift, load, unload and move products weighing up to 165lbs
- Ability to safely operate job related equipment (i.e. hand truck, pallet jacks)
- Ability to handle and manage cash
