What are the responsibilities and job description for the Delivery Driver position at Atlas Wholesale Food Company?
Job Summary: This position’s primary function is to accurately deliver products to restaurants, institutional facilities, distributors, markets, and other locations as specified and in a timely manner, while monitoring cold chain policies and procedures.
Essential Duties and Requirements of the Job and % of time spent performing them (listed in order of importance):
75% Delivery of orders to customer stops; unload product & check in orders with customers; obtain delivery signature; and collecting full payment from customers (and marking “paid†on invoices when payments are received); obey traffic laws
15% Picking up Product at various locations.
5% Following designated maintenance schedule for trucks
5% Able to react to change productively and handle other essential tasks as assigned.
5% Following Collection policies that are designated on invoices
5% Setting up orders on Mondays or during holiday weeks or as needed
Skills Required to Perform the Essential Duties of the Job:
Clearly notate discrepancies (shortages, mis-picks, or returns) on invoices
Proper handling of all monetary receipts, using truck safes
Return empty boxes, bread trays, and milk crates
Coordinate with supervisor for pick-ups
Return to warehouse punctually—helping as needed with warehouse functions i.e. cleaning, sweeping, and unloading truck with returned merchandise or boxes and returning to designated locations and notifying supervisor of returns
Checking in with receipts and invoices with accounting department
Pleasant, friendly, and cooperative with customers—aim for customer satisfaction
Must have a cell phone on at all times for business communication purposes only.
Neat and clean appearance wearing designated uniforms as indicated by company policies.
Other Duties as Assigned
Educational Requirements Needed to Perform the Duties of the Job:
High School/GED equivalent
Excellent reading and math skills.
Physical, Mental and Psychological Requirements to Perform the Essential Duties of the Job:
Must be able to lift 100lbs of product when delivering product.
Must be able to lift product off trucks for delivering to customers.
Must be able to go up and down a ramp for deliveries with a 2 Wheel Dolly.
Respectfulness to supervisors, co-workers, and customers and vendor drivers.
Licensing or Other Special Certifications Required:
CDL-B - strongly preferred
Clean Driving Record
Department of Transportation Medical (DOT) Card must be valid at all times. Any tickets incurred for an invalid medical card will be the employee’s responsibility.