Class A Delivery Route Specialist

Coca-Cola Consolidated; Portsmouth (OH); On-site; USD 50,500 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Coca-Cola Consolidated in Portsmouth, OH is hiring a Route Specialist to cover vacation routes and maintain route standards. Schedule is Monday through Friday with a 4am start, home every night.

The role involves stocking, merchandising, and ensuring excellent customer service as part of a fast-paced delivery team. Candidates should have a valid driver's license (Class A or permit), be able to lift up to 50 lbs, and be willing to work some weekends/holidays.

Qualifications

• Valid driver's license with clean MVR for your state of residency.
• CDL Class A or permit, or ability to obtain.
• Ability to pass and maintain DOT physical requirements.
• High school diploma or GED.
• Retail management or merchandising experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Cover vacation routes to maintain route standards and sales, ensuring customer service.
• Order, fill, merchandise, and rotate products on shelves, displays, cold vaults, and cooler equipment.
• Follow route disciplines (bulk, conventional, full service, cold bottle).
• Assist Supervisor in training new route sales teammates and safety initiatives.
• Handle urgent customer needs with sales, delivery, and customer management teams.
• Assist supervisor with projects and territory duties as assigned.

Skills

Dependability

Initiative

Professional demeanor

Sound judgment

Lift up to 50 lbs

English literacy

Education

High school diploma or GED

CDL or permit (Class A)

Job description

Locations: Portsmouth

Schedule: Monday - Friday; 4am start time

Requisition ID: 261484

Locations: Portsmouth

Pay Range: $50,500 - 60,000 annually plus benefit and 401k package

Schedule: Monday - Friday; 4am start time

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Job Overview

Location: Portsmouth, OH

Schedule: Monday - Friday, 4am start time

Home every night!

Duties & Responsibilities

• Cover vacation routes competently to maintain established route standards and sales to prevent missing important opportunities, ensure a high level of customer service is maintained
• Order, fill, merchandise, and rotate products on shelves, displays, cold vaults, and cooler equipment, according to company standards
• Specified activities per route discipline (bulk, conventional, full service, and cold bottle)
• Assist the Supervisor in training new route sales teammates and assist supervisors as time permits, focusing on safety, efficiency, and customer service.
• Handle urgent customer needs to meet commitments made to customers in a timely, consistent, and professional manner, through partnering with the sales, delivery, and customer management teams
• Assist supervisor with projects, tasks across the territory, and other duties as assigned

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Able to perform job duties with minimal supervision on a timely basis
• Past job performance must reflect dependability, initiative, professional demeanor, and the ability to exercise sound judgment
• Ability to work in a fast-paced continuous lifting environment
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs. of product repetitively
• Availability to work some weekends and some holidays
• Previous route delivery, direct store delivery, stocking, merchandising products, or retail management experience is strongly preferred
• Excellent safety record
• Must have the ability to push and pull manual and powered material handling equipment (i.e., pallet jack, hand-truck, etc.) containing product loads for a minimum of 100 yards without assistance
• Ability to read, speak, write and understand English to perform basic math skills (addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division)
• Route Specialist typically is a senior role capable of covering any route discipline.
• We currently have multiple payment types across the company

Minimum Qualifications

• Valid driver's license for your state of residency with an excellent driving history reflected on a 7-year Motor Vehicle Report
• Commercial Driver's License (CDL) or permit (Class A) or the ability to obtain such
• Ability to pass and maintain D.O.T. physical requirements

Preferred Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED
• Retail management or merchandising experience

Work Environment

Work environment will vary, including exposure to weather conditions, coolers, and customer storage areas which may be nontemperature controlled

Equal Opportunity Employer - All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.