Delivery Driver

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES (Other duties may be assigned)

• Drives truck to destination providing accurate, timely, courteous service to customer shops or job sites.
• Collects signature for goods delivered.
• Collects payment for goods delivered if required following proper procedures with COD/cash deliveries.
• Maintains driver logbook, ELD device, trip reports, fuel tickets, toll tickets, vehicle condition reports to comply with state and federal regulations.
• Operates truck following all safety policies, laws, maintains safe driving record, and notifies supervisor of any violations.
• Inspects truck equipment and supplies such as tires, lights, brakes, gas, oil, and water. 
• Conducts pre-trip inspections per regulations/policy.
• Operates slid side curtain trailers.
• Secures load using runners, boards, ratchet straps, chains, binders around items to secure cargo during transit.
• Ensures proper load stability and balance.
• Assists in loading of truck as needed.
• Recommends optimal delivery route to assure quick delivery and timely service to customers.
• Observes all company safety practices and procedure.
• Presents professional images in appearance and behavior with customers, vendors, and co-workers.
• Accurately verifies items and quantities during delivery.
• Reports and documents all delivery variances.
• Assist with warehouse duties as needed which includes receiving, verifying, and checking delivered material, restocking, picking orders, palletizing orders, staging orders, loading trucks, unloading trucks, operating sit down and standup forklifts, WMS RF scanning device and normal housekeeping duties.
• Loads and unloads materials onto or from pallets, trays, racks, and shelves by hand.
• Counts, weighs, and records number of units of materials moved or handled on daily production sheet.
• Attaches identifying tags or labels to materials or marks information on cases, cartons, bundles, or other containers.
• Palletizes materials on to pallets and shrink wraps or bands material securely on pallet.
• Lifts heavy objects by hand or with power hoist, cleans work area, machines, and equipment.
• Operates sit down forklifts, standup electric lifts, moffets, pallet jacks, hand trucks, carts, to assist in loading or moving materials and products; moves levers and presses peals to drive lift and control movement of lifting apparatus.
• Ensures products are handled in accordance to established standards.
• Loads, unloads, straightens, and organizes product and warehouse.
• Controls and accounts for materials to minimize loss and damage.
• Responsible for staging, transporting, shipping, or returning products into and out of the warehouse.
• Some data entry computer work required.
• Utilizes state of the art WMS radio frequency bar code scanning technology software and hardware

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

None required.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE

High school diploma or general education degree (GED); twelve months CDL driving experience.

CERTIFICATION, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

Must have current driver’s license with good driving record.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.  This position requires the ability to write routine reports and correspondence.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to add, subtract, multiple, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.  The ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations is also required.

COMPUTER SKILLS

Experience with WMS is preferred.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel.  The employee frequently is required to sit; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear; and use sense of smell.  The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk. The employee must be able to routinely lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move objects that weigh more than 75 pounds. Must be able to repetitively mount and dismount various classes of vehicles, including tractor-trailer, as well as forklifts, multiple times per day. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to outside weather conditions and vibration. Occasionally, the employee may be exposed to a warehouse space that is not climate controlled. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.