Warehouse Yard Driver - CDL/A

Join the COASTAL CREW! Coastal Beverage Company, Inc., the leading beverage distributor in Eastern North Carolina is looking for a WAREHOUSE TEAM - YARD DRIVER CDL-A. If you are a service driven professional looking for a solid career with a growing company, then we invite you to join our CREW!

As a WAREHOUSE TEAM - YARD DRIVER CDL-A you will move trailers in and out of loading doors according to needs and safely operator tractors and drops and hook trailers as needed, operate a forklift safely, and cross train and perform other warehouse functions as needed.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Ensure Warehouse Team Members have trailers to unload and/or load.

2. Move trailers in and out of loading doors according to needs (may include loaded trailers to be moved, empty trailers to be placed in doors, etc.).

3. Safely operate tractors and drops and hook trailers as needed.

4. Inspect trailers for damage prior to placing at the dock.

5. Ensure that all trailers are parked correctly on the lot.

6. Cross-train and become capable of helping and filling in on the baler; wrap, load, unload empty pallets, and proactively assist shift when not actively switching
trailers.

7. Operate forklift according to Company and regulatory requirements, keeps certification up to date and reports all accidents immediately. Complete daily pre-ride report to document and report, physical damage, and/or mechanical or electrical problems with forklift. Maintain fluid levels on assigned forklift and ensure that it is kept charged.

8. Maintain clean and organized working area by cleaning and reorganizing while working. Responsible for immediate clean up of all spills and damaged products, reporting same to Supervisor or manager for documentation. Complete partial pallets and puts away mixed pallets.

9. Wear all required PPE (personal protection equipment). Load orders following safe work habits and safe lifting techniques. Report near miss incidents and unsafe work
situations or conditions. Immediately report all accidents and near misses to supervisor or manager for documentation, investigation and correction.

10. Make trips to offsite locations as needed including fleet vendors, landfill, service centers etc.

11. All other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Must be at least 18, possess high school diploma or equivalent, possess a minimum of three months similar or related experience, possess a valid CDL-A license and maintain acceptable motor vehicle records check, ability to operate forklift and/or walkie-rider/electronic pallet jack experience, possess the ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintaining instructions, bar graphs, and procedure manuals, have excellent customer service and communication skills, possess basic mathematical skills including the ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in units of measure using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals, possess the ability to compute rate, ratio and percent, professional appearance and demeanor, possess the ability to perform physical work. Prior distribution warehouse experience preferred.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

While performing the functions of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, feel, or handle; employee must regularly reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to stand and sit. The employee is occasionally required to walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, talk and hear. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision and the ability to adjust focus.

While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts. The employee is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles, risk of electrical shock, and/or vibration. The noise level in this environment is usually loud.

MACHINES/EQUIPMENT USED: Forklift, power equipment, pallet jack, telephone, copier, printer

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Coastal Beverage Company offers a competitive salary and benefits package including 401(k) plan, health, dental, S125 plans, life, and disability coverage.

All candidates must consent to pre-employment inquiries and tests including criminal background, MVR check, physical assessment (job simulation), and drug tests.  

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