What are the responsibilities and job description for the Delivery Driver position at Louisiana Fresh Produce?
Job description:
Delivery drivers are our front line of customer service. You will interact with customers on a daily basis and provide them with a consistently positive experience. Providing our customers with a great experience will not only make the company look good but you as well.
Key Accountabilities:
- Under a tight timeframe makes deliveries to customer sites, climbs in and out of vehicle, and walks up and down stairs as required.
- Ability to interact with customer and learn what their needs (product) are.
- Maintains good work habits, including reporting to work on time and adhering to standard work and safety procedures.
- Ensures all delivery material received is safely delivered to correct customer.
- Reports any suspected breach of security or unusual happenings to supervisor immediately.
- Maintains company vehicle and reports any problems to the supervisor.
- Takes time to learn all of our products and how to evaluate them.
- Valid Driver’s License (Class D) with clean driving record
- Excellent customer service skills
- Knowledge of delivery area preferred
- Previous professional driving experience, preferably in a delivery role
- Ability to read and speak the English language
- Must be able to lift up to eighty (80) lbs occasionally
- Must be able to lift fifty (50) lbs frequently
- Must be able to walk, climb stairs, reach overhead, squat, bend, kneel, stoop and crouch repeatedly