What are the responsibilities and job description for the CDL DRIVER position at Williams Lumber?
Job Description
Job Description
Summary : Drives assigned company vehicles primarily to deliver lumber and building materials to customers.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities to include but not limited to :
- Assists in the loading and tie down of materials to be delivered.
- Checks loads to be delivered against the invoice to ensure product, sizes and quantities are correct prior to leaving the yard.
- Will unload the product at the customer’s site location manually or with the assistance of a fork truck or helper.
- Unloads and verifies product to customer’s invoice. Gets customer’s signature as possible. Collects COD’s as needed.
- Handles materials as to avoid damage and damage causing situations.
- Follows all State and Federal Safety Laws of safe driving.
- Completes all forms, reports and truck logs as required by law or Company regulations.
- Readily complies with all DOT required testing and training regulations.
- Responsible for safe operation, appearance, and operational readiness or their assigned vehicle, including daily servicing and maintenance such as oil, tires, lights, ropes, flares, etc.
- Reports any mechanical or repair problems to the Yard Foreman.
- Maintains a courteous and helpful attitude at the yard and upon all deliveries to customers and exercises caution and courtesy while driving.
- Completes all deliveries as promptly, efficiently and safely as possible.
- Calls the Yard Foreman when confronted with unanticipated situations.
- Follows proper procedures while immediately reporting any vehicle accidents or near misses to the Yard Foreman.
- Adheres to all safety procedures.
- Follows proper procedures for inter-yard transfers.
- Reports any indications of theft or bribery to foreman.
- Performs yard duties when not assigned driving duties.
- Maintains good housekeeping practices in assigned areas.
- Displays teamwork and effort in performance of all duties.
- Participates in required training assignments.
- Completes any daily vehicle maintenance logs as needed.
As with all other jobs, other duties may be assigned. Management reserves the right to reassign an individual in this position to another position in the interest of efficient personnel utilization.
