What are the responsibilities and job description for the Courier Driver position at Illinois Heartland Library System?
Description
Do you know how to be a customer service-oriented delivery driver? If so, then Illinois Heartland Library System is looking for you!
IHLS seeks a courier driver for our Edwardsville hub location. Driver services are provided Monday through Friday. The job is a full-time position that is scheduled to work 40 hours a week during the day as well as being a nightshift fill in on an as-needed basis.
This position delivers books, other library materials and equipment to and from member libraries or other designated locations based on a prescribed daily route, while ensuring safe and proper lifting and driving practices. Sorting as well as loading and unloading library materials into the delivery vehicle also may be required.
Requirements
Education and Experience:
Most of the work is performed driving a van and assisting in the delivery and pick up of library materials. Occasionally may encounter rain, snow, or ice. Sorting and loading of library materials may occur indoors and outdoors in an office and distribution center environment.
Physical Requirements
You are welcome here! IHLS is committed to workplace diversity, building a diverse workforce, and providing equal opportunities to all regardless of age, race, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, language, national origin, religion, and any other characteristics protected by law.
Do you know how to be a customer service-oriented delivery driver? If so, then Illinois Heartland Library System is looking for you!
IHLS seeks a courier driver for our Edwardsville hub location. Driver services are provided Monday through Friday. The job is a full-time position that is scheduled to work 40 hours a week during the day as well as being a nightshift fill in on an as-needed basis.
- Day Shift: Day hours would be an 8-hour shift anytime between the hours of 5:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. (Paid at $17.00/hourly).
- Night Shift (as needed): Night hours would be from 4:00 p.m. – 12:00 a.m. (includes 15% shift differential making the hourly rate $19.55).
This position delivers books, other library materials and equipment to and from member libraries or other designated locations based on a prescribed daily route, while ensuring safe and proper lifting and driving practices. Sorting as well as loading and unloading library materials into the delivery vehicle also may be required.
Requirements
Education and Experience:
- High school graduate or GED equivalent.
- 3-year driver’s license holder
- Must be 25 years of age or older to be on the corporate auto insurance
- Ability to work independently.
- Ability to sort books and library materials based on established location codes.
- Ability to frequently lift tubs of books and other library materials.
- Ability to drive daily on established routes and follow established laws and safe driving procedures.
- Ability to assume responsibility for entering unattended delivery sites using an alarm or key.
- Excellent oral communications skills for the purposes of conveying information and instructing others while maintaining a strong customer service focus.
- Display professional business attitude with a pleasant demeanor while working in a customer service-oriented organization.
- Knowledge of how to use a personal computer and basic knowledge of Microsoft Office programs.
Most of the work is performed driving a van and assisting in the delivery and pick up of library materials. Occasionally may encounter rain, snow, or ice. Sorting and loading of library materials may occur indoors and outdoors in an office and distribution center environment.
Physical Requirements
- This position requires extensive periods of sitting while driving up to 400 miles daily. It also requires repetitive use of arms and legs and moving the whole body, such as standing, climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, reaching, pushing, grasping, hearing, and talking.
- Requires ability to shelve materials up to a height of 6 feet and/or bending to ground-level while sorting items by library code.
- Requires the ability to exert up to 40 pounds of force frequently to life, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move object, including but not limited to books, tubs, or bags of library materials.
- As part of your responsibilities, you will need to transport tubs containing books and other materials weighing up to 40 pounds. This involves moving the tubs approximately 50 feet. On an average day, you’ll handle 50 tubs, each of which needs to be loaded and unloaded four separate times at various locations.
- Ability to effectively use a computer and check emails.
You are welcome here! IHLS is committed to workplace diversity, building a diverse workforce, and providing equal opportunities to all regardless of age, race, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, language, national origin, religion, and any other characteristics protected by law.
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