What are the responsibilities and job description for the Driver/Warehouse Associate Farmington position at Plimpton & Hills?
Job Details
Job Location: 13 Farmington - Farmington, CT
Position Type: Full Time
Education Level: High School
Salary Range: $20.00 - $24.00 Hourly
Travel Percentage: Up to 25%
Job Shift: Day
Job Category: Warehouse
Description
Driver / Warehouse Associate
Reports To: Branch Manager and/or Warehouse Manager
Work Hours: Full Time
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Branch(s): Farmington, CT 06032
Position Purpose:
Ensure the timely and accurate delivery of orders. Maintains safety standards of warehouse and delivery function.
Essential Functions:
- Deliver a wide variety of items to different addresses and through different routes
- Follow routes and time schedule
- Load, unload, prepare, inspect and operate a delivery vehicle
- Spend majority of work hours seated
- The ability to move up to 200 pounds on occasion during deliveries
- Complete logs and reports
- Follow DOT regulations and safety standards
- Ability to operate forklifts, hand trucks, and pallet jacks in a variety of weather and traffic conditions
- Interact with customers on a daily basis
- Separate transfers and load them onto respective trucks
- Determine best shipping method for products according to company policy
- Locate transfers to complete orders and place them on the corresponding trucks
- Ensure that products and orders are placed on the correct trucks for delivery
- Use basic computer and math skills to determine shipping locations and quantities
- Receive shipments, verify products on packing slips are there and sign corresponding paperwork upon receipt
- Inspect contents of deliveries to ensure that the product is not damaged
- Assume responsibility for returning unsatisfactory shipments or receiving replacements
- Label deliveries and allocate them to their designated place
- Put product away into correct locations with the use of a barcode reader
- Manage time in order to complete work load for the day
- Read and decipher packing slips, computer screens and barcode readers
- Practice team work in order to best service internal and external customers
- Remain up-to-date on all safety practices and standards
- Assist warehouse personnel when necessary
- Maintain a clean and professional work environment
- Other duties as required
Nothing in this job description restricts managements right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.
Qualifications
Experience, Education & Skills:
- Warehouse experience preferred
- Valid drivers license and med card required
- Ability to operate motor vehicle, forklift, barcode reader, currently used hardware and software
- High school diploma or GED preferred.
Physical Requirements:
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to, stand, sit; talk, hear, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer and telephone keyboard.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision requirements due to computer work.
- Very heavy work. Exerting in excess of 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or in excess of 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or in excess of 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
Salary : $20 - $24
