CDL Delivery Driver

Rh Showroom; Naples (FL); On-site; USD 30,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Hajoca in Naples, FL is seeking a CDL Delivery Driver who thrives on customer service and safety. You will operate and deliver merchandise to job sites and customer facilities, ensuring secure loads and accurate deliveries.

The role requires a valid CDL with hazmat endorsement if applicable, a clean driving record, and the ability to pass the DOT physical. Training will cover safety, regulatory compliance, and warehouse operations.

Qualifications

• Must hold a valid CDL license with hazmat endorsement if required for the vehicle.
• Hazmat endorsement if operating vehicles that require placarding for hazardous materials.
• Pass a Department of Transportation physical examination before starting and periodically thereafter.
• Driving record must meet company criteria for Authorized Driver.

Responsibilities

• Operate trucks safely and in compliance with company rules and laws.
• Load truck with Hajoca merchandise and secure loads properly.
• Understand and verify shipping documents and directions to deliveries.
• Unload merchandise and obtain legible customer signatures.
• Collect payments for cash deliveries before release of merchandise.
• Provide sales leads discovered during deliveries.
• Inspect truck and accessories for safe operation before departure.
• Complete required safety and compliance training.

Skills

CDL License

Hazmat Endorsement

DOT Physical

Driving Record

English Proficiency

Job description

Are you friendly and do you thrive on providing great customer service? Are you detail-oriented and safety conscious? Do you enjoy working independently? If so, we'd like you to join our team as a CDL Delivery Driver.

About the Role:

You will:

• Operate trucks safely and in compliance with Company rules, applicable laws, and regulations. Destinations include job sites, customer facilities, vendor facilities, other Hajoca locations, facilities of other wholesalers, or other locations as directed by management.
• Load the truck at the Profit Center with Hajoca merchandise to be delivered. Secure the load properly so that nothing will shift, get damaged, or fall from the truck. Ensure that the necessary equipment to safely unload the merchandise is available. Affix the appropriate DOT hazmat truck placards if hauling hazardous materials in excess of 1,000 lbs.
• Understand the shipping documents that are associated with the merchandise for each delivery and have accurate directions to each delivery destination.
• Review shipping documentation and ensure order accuracy.
• Unload correct merchandise from the truck and place it where the receiving party wants it. Obtain legible signature for all merchandise delivered per Company policy and procedure.
• Collect and secure outstanding payments for all cash sale deliveries prior to releasing the material to the customer.
• Work with customers at the delivery site to resolve shipping discrepancies quickly and accurately.
• Loadthe truck at other locations with merchandise. This includes merchandise picked up at vendor locations, returned by customers, and purchased from other wholesalers.
• Provide sales leads by noting prospective customer names and addresses discovered in the course of making deliveries.
• Inspect the truck and required parts and accessories to determine safe operating condition prior to departure from the Hajoca location. Keep truck clean of debris in cab and body.
• Advise management of any mechanical problems with the truck. At the end of the workday, complete the Driver's Daily Vehicle Inspection Report when driving a delivery vehicle with a gross vehicle weight (GVWR) of 10,001 lbs. or more if a defect or deficiency is found.
• At the end of the workday, remove keys from the truck and store keys in the approved location.
• Successfully complete required safety and compliance training programs as assigned.
• Perform other reasonably related duties as assigned by immediate supervisor and other management as required.

About You:

• Be able to drive a vehicle over 26,001 lbs. As a CDL driver, you must:
  • Be at least 21 years old
  • Possess a valid commercial driver’s license (CDL) for the vehicle(s) being driven, with hazmat endorsement if operating a vehicle that requires placarding for hazardous materials.
  • Have a driving record that meets the criteria for being an Authorized Driver in accordance with Company policy.
  • Be able to pass a Department of Transportation physical examination before beginning work and again at least every two years while employed and performing this job function.

Our ideal candidate will also:

• Know the laws, rules and regulations governing driving motor vehicles in general, and commercial motor vehicles subject to Department of Transportation regulations in particular.
• Be able to safely operate any delivery vehicle, including commercial motor vehicles that have a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of 26,001 lbs. or more.
• Know of, be able to apply, and practice safety precautions in a warehouse and material handling environment.
• Be able to build and maintain a positive working relationship with customers, vendors and co-workers.

• Be able to remain calm and function effectively in stressful, unexpected, and/or emergency situations.
• Be able to learn to operate warehouse material-handling equipment.
• Be able to learn and operate the computer related systems used in the delivery process.
• Read, write, speak and understand English.
• Be able to add, subtract, multiply, and divide, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.