CDL Driver Merchandiser

Coca-Cola Bottlers (CONA Services); Alabama; Hybrid; USD 36,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual vacation

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Life insurance

Short-term disability

Sick days

Retirement plan

401k

Employee assistance program

Exclusive discounts

Weekly pay

Home nightly

Job summary

Coca-Cola Bottlers (CONA Services) is seeking a Route Trainee CDL to support delivery, stocking and merchandising across assigned accounts. You will unload products, set up displays, and ensure shelf standards while maintaining safety and strong customer relationships.

Required is a Class A CDL and the ability to operate a handheld device, with focus on meeting DOT rules and company policies. A high school diploma or GED is commonly expected, and attendance is essential.

Qualifications

• CDL Class A license required and must maintain compliance with company fleet policy.
• Strong safety and DOT compliance knowledge is expected.
• Excellent attendance and professional appearance per company guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Unload and transport products from route truck to retail outlets.
• Merchandise products inside outlets to company standards.
• Set up merchandise and promotional displays.
• Communicate store-level issues to management.
• Safeguard company assets and maintain customer rapport.

Skills

CDL Class A

Delivery experience

Customer service

Reading & writing

English proficiency

Safety awareness

Teamwork

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Handheld device

Job description

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About us:

• Privately owned and operated with 100+ years of historical strength and stability
• Dedicated to supporting internal career growth through on job training, learning and opportunity for career advancement
• Excellent Benefits Package to include:
• Annual vacation with pay upon completion of each successive year of service - max 5 weeks
• Medical Coverage through Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama
• Dental Coverage through Delta Dental
• Company paid life insurance ($20,000 employee, $5,000 spouse, $1,000 child coverages)
• Short Term Disability
• Sick Days - Employees with 90 days of seniority as of each July 10, eligible for 5 days of leave per contract year
• Retirement Plan through Southern States Savings & Retirement Plan Trust Fund
• 401k Savings Plan
• Employee Assistance Program
• Exclusive employee discounts (cell phone, event tickets, gym membership, car buying, hotels, car rentals, technology needs and much more)
• Paid weekly
• Home every night
• Fast paced environment promotes a healthy lifestyle

Job Description

The Route Trainee CDL is a touch freight position and responsibilities include, but not limited to, delivery, stocking, merchandising shelves, rack and displays in accounts.

What your day will look like:

• Unloads and transports products from the route truck to retail outlets
• Responsible for merchandising all product inside the outlet to company standards
• Sets up merchandise and sales promotion display
• Communicates any store level issue to management
• Complies with DOT rules for driving purposes
• Responsible for safeguarding company assets
• Maintains rapport with customers
• Collects or picks up empty containers or rejected/unsold merchandise
• Ability to work with a handheld device

What you need to succeed:

• Minimum of 21 years old
• Class A Commercial Driver’s License required and obligation to maintain compliance with UNITED fleet policy
• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) as required by position and compliance with UNITED safety policies
• Regular and prompt attendance is an essential function of the job
• Ability to read, write and speak English
• Ability to maintain a neat professional appearance within Company guidelines
• Ability to maintain safety and security of Company assets
• Ability to utilize all Company provided resources and technology
• High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or 6 to 12 months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos
• Ability to write simple correspondence
• Ability to effectively present information in one on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions
• Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations
• Ability to operate a manual or motorized pallet jack
• Build strong relationships with customer base across assigned customers

Physical Requirements

Position will be required to comply with the CCBCU Personal Protective Equipment Program. Position is required to wear safety toed shoes when performing the following tasks: Operating Powered Industrial Equipment or Working in an Area where Powered Industrial Equipment is in use, Fleet Maintenance, Working with Palletized Product, Use of Hand Trucks/Dollies to Deliver Product, Cooler Services, etc.

(X) None = 0% (0 hrs)

(L) Limited = 1% (1 hr)

(O) Occasionally = 2%-25% (1-2 hrs)

(F) Frequently = 26%-50% (3-4 hrs)

(R) Repeatedly = 51%-75% (5-6 hrs)

(C) Continuously = 76%-100% (7+ hrs)

Requirement Frequency

Sit O

Stand F

Walk F

Bend O

Kneel/Squat O

Climb Stairs O

Crawling X

Overhead Reach O

Typing O

Vehicle Operation F

PPE/Special Clothing C

Grasp O

Push/Pull O

Fine Manipulation O

Lift up to 50 lbs O

Carry up to 50 lbs O

Pushing up to 50 lbs O

Pulling up to 50 lbs O

Exposure to Water L

Exposure to Chemicals O

Exposure to Weather R

Exposure to Noise O

CCBCU is an Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled. Veteran friendly.