What are the responsibilities and job description for the Class B Driver position at Mead Lumber?
Company Overview: Mead Lumber Company is a leading provider of products for professional contractors, builders, and remodelers. With 50 operating locations across nine Midwestern states, we are proud to be 100% employee-owned and ranked as the 12th largest building material supplier to professional builders in the U.S. At Mead Lumber, we strive to create a team that works and succeeds together every day in an authentic, team-oriented setting.
- Employee Ownership: As a 100% employee-owned company, you will have a stake in our shared success.
- Work-Life Balance: Enjoy flexible scheduling options that support your lifestyle.
- Career Growth: We are committed to your professional development, providing ongoing learning and advancement opportunities.
Job Summary: Primary responsibility is to drive company vehicles to deliver merchandise to customer jobsites and physically unload the materials to the customer’s satisfaction. All loads should be checked for accuracy and paperwork should be delivered back to the store.
- Learn company products, procedures, culture, and customer service philosophy.
- Provide the highest level of customer service to all customers.
- Load trucks according to the list of materials on the sales invoice.
- Organize and secure each load.
- Responsible for accuracy of loads and must get all loads verified by yard manager for accuracy prior to leaving yard.
- Delivers and unloads materials to customer’s satisfaction.
- Follow directions and make deliveries on a timely basis.
- Maintain inspection of each vehicle you drive for safe driving.
- Record delivery information on sales invoice and relay messages from customers on jobsites.
- Safely drive trucks and forklifts obeying all traffic laws, wear seatbelt at all times while driving a company truck or forklift.
- Follow all yard loading and delivery, and yard security procedures.
- Accurately record all merchandise returns on a credit memo.
- Listen and work with customers to solve customer complaints.
- Housekeeping in yard and areas assigned to you.
- Loading customer merchandise.
- Perform additional directly related appropriate duties as assigned.
- Maintain a clean driving record.
- Valid Class B CDL required.
- Ability to lift 80lbs repeatedly.
- Must be able to drive manual transmission.
- Good communication and customer service skills.
- Basic knowledge of building materials.
- Self-motivated and dependable.
- Mechanically inclined and willing to learn.
- Team player with a great attitude.
Once eligible, you will participate in our ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan), a unique benefit that can provide a financial source for your future/retirement that very few companies offer. We also offer our employees competitive pay as well as the benefits listed below:
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Medical, Dental, and Vision Plans
- 100% Employer Paid Group Term Life, AD&D, and STD
- Additional Voluntary Life, AD&D, and LTD
- Paid Time Off & Holiday Pay
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- 401(k) Plan
- Scholarship & Tuition Assistance Programs
- Employee Assistance Program
Equal Employment Opportunity: Mead Lumber Company is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. We consider applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, sex, ethnicity, national origin, religion, gender, age, pregnancy, marital status, veteran’s status, sexual orientation, genetic information, disability, or any other protected basis prohibited by law.
