Delivery Driver

The Sherwin-Williams Company; Akron (OH); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

The Sherwin-Williams Company is seeking a full-time Driver at Store #704312 in Akron, OH. The role focuses on delivering products to customers, loading orders, and ensuring safe, timely deliveries with excellent service.

The position requires interaction with customers and maintaining vehicle and equipment, with a focus on accuracy and safety. Applicants must meet minimum requirements, including a valid driver’s license and ability to lift up to 70 lbs.

Qualifications

• Must be at least 21 years old.
• Authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.
• Valid, unrestricted Driver's License.
• Able to lift up to 50 lbs frequently and up to 70 lbs occasionally.
• Willing to work evenings and weekends.

Responsibilities

• Ensure deliveries are prepared to meet customer requirements efficiently.
• Load customer orders properly on the truck.
• Ensure appropriate forms are completed.
• Load, transport, and deliver items safely and timely.
• Maintain the store vehicle and report repairs as needed.
• Provide excellent customer service and handle complaints.
• Adhere to assigned routes and schedules.
• Follow transportation laws and maintain a safe driving record.
• Prepare delivery-related reports and documents.
• Operate vehicles and equipment (cars, trucks, forklifts, etc.).
• Perform warehouse tasks such as tinting and mixing customer orders.

Skills

Customer service

Safe driving

Load/unload goods

Bilingual (Spanish)

Excellent communication

Education

High School diploma or GED

Tools

Forklift experience

Material handling equipment

Job description

SWDS Drivers are responsible for delivering products to customers from Sherwin-Williams stores using Company vans or pickup trucks. Drivers ensure deliveries are complete, packed correctly, and safely delivered to the correct customer. Drivers are accountable for customer satisfaction and for transporting items in a safe, timely manner.

The individual selected for this role will be expected to work at Store #704312, located at: 479 North Main St., Akron, OH 44310.

This is a full-time position with a hiring rate of $14.25/hr.

Job duties involve contact with customers, which may include minors; and access to cash and other payment methods, electronic equipment, personal information, store merchandise and other items of value, and such access may be supervised or unsupervised. The Company therefore has determined that a review of criminal history is necessary to protect the business and its operations and reputation and is necessary to protect the safety of the Company's customers, staff, employees, vendors, contractors, and the general public.

• Ensure deliveries are prepared to meet customer requirements in the most efficient manner
• Load customer orders properly on the truck
• Ensure appropriate forms are completed
• Load, transport, and deliver items to customers in a safe, timely manner
• Maintain the store vehicle and alert the supervisor to repair and servicing needs
• Provide excellent customer service, answer questions, and handle complaints from customers
• Adhere to assigned routes and following time schedules
• Abide by all transportation laws and maintain a safe driving record
• Prepare reports and other documents relating to deliveries
• Operate equipment and machines, such as cars, trucks, forklifts, etc.
• Perform other tasks in the store, including warehouse duties, tinting, and mixing customer orders and waiting on customers

Minimum Requirements:

• Must be at least twenty-one (21) years of age
• Must be legally authorized to work in the country of employment without needing sponsorship for employment work visa status now or in the future
• Must have a valid, unrestricted Driver's License
• Must be able, with or without reasonable accommodation, to retrieve material from shelves and floor stacks and lift and carry up to 50 lbs. frequently and up to 70 lbs. on occasion.
• Must be willing to work all scheduled hours, which may include evenings and weekends, with or without reasonable accommodation

Preferred Qualifications:

• Have at least a High School diploma or GED
• Have at least one (1) year of experience working in a delivery, retail, or customer service position
• Have at least one (1) year of work experience using material handling equipment (for example: forklifts (stand and sit), pallet jacks, hand trucks, order pickers, vacu-hoists, drum dollies, conveyor belts, etc.)
• Have previous work experience selling paint and paint-related products
• Ability to read, write, comprehend, and communicate in more than one language
• Ability to read, write, comprehend, and communicate in Spanish

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