What are the responsibilities and job description for the Delivery Driver position at Hellas Wholesale Bakery?
Join Our Team as a Delivery Driver!
We are looking for a dependable, hardworking individual who is a motivated and reliable Delivery Driver (box truck) to join our team! In this role, you’ll be responsible for ensuring the safe, timely delivery of products to our customers, while also supporting our team in the warehouse during downtime.
The hours are Monday through Friday: 7:30am - 4:00pm and Saturdays 7:00am-11:00am.
Our address is:
Hellas Bakery & Pita, Inc
307 Roosevelt Blvd
Tarpon Springs, FL
The Benefits of working at Hellas include:
- Competitive pay
- Meal discount
- Health insurance with a large employer contribution (FT)
- Vision, dental, additional life and accident insurance also available
- Pet insurance and Pet discount programs (FT and PT)
- Health reward program included with the medical
- Financial Fitness program to help you stay on top of your financial goals.
- Employee Assistance program to help with work and life issues.
- Growth Opportunities for those who want to further their career.
- Great staff!
- Team oriented
Key Responsibilities:
- Safely deliver products to customers on time, adhering to traffic laws and transportation guidelines.
- Load and unload products from delivery vehicles and ensure accuracy of deliveries.
- Maintain vehicle by inspecting and reporting any issues, ensuring it's always in top condition.
- Use GPS and maps to plan the most efficient routes.
- Collect payments and present receipts to customers, submitting all financial records to accounting.
- Assist with warehouse tasks such as loading pallets, or other production duties during non-delivery hours.
- Ensure product quality by visually inspecting products and packaging, reporting any concerns.
Skills and Qualifications:
- Valid Florida driver’s license (CDL or Class B preferred)
- At least 2 years of delivery experience (preferred)
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Strong communication skills
- Ability to lift and move products safely
- Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment
Education and Experience:
- High School diploma or equivalent.
- Minimum of 2 years of experience in a similar role.
- Clean Florida driver's license; CDL or B class license preferred.
- Previous Food related skills are preferred.
Other:
- Must possess the ability to apply commonsense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
- Must be able to work independently as well as in a team environment.
- The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the function is mostly standing for long periods of time. The employee must be able to regularly walk and use hands and fingers to handle or feel objects, tools, or controls.
- Good communication skills both verbal and written and be able to communicate, detect, converse with, discern, convey, express oneself, exchange information.
- The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, or crouch. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust focus.
Consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Florida Civil Rights Act (FCRA), it is the policy of Hellas to provide reasonable accommodation when requested by a qualified applicant or candidate with a disability, unless such accommodation would cause an undue hardship for Hellas. The policy regarding requests for reasonable accommodation applies to all aspects of the hiring process. If reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact Human Resources, (727) 934-8400, and hellasemployment@gmail.com
Hellas Bakery & Pita, is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. Our company thrives upon the mutual respect and understanding between its employees, and as such, all qualified applicants/employees will receive consideration for employment without regard to that individual?s age, race, color, religion or creed, national origin or ancestry, sex (including pregnancy), gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, veteran status, physical or mental disability, genetic information, ethnicity, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law.
