Delivery Driver

Hy-Vee, Inc.; Charles City (IA); On-site; USD 19,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Hy-Vee, Inc. is seeking a Delivery Driver in the Grocery department. This non-exempt role delivers products to customers, ensures vehicle cleanliness, and provides prompt, friendly service while adhering to store and company policies.

Ideal candidates will demonstrate strong communication, teamwork, and problem-solving skills, with a focus on customer satisfaction and safety in daily delivery operations.

Qualifications

• Commitment to the Hy-Vee mission and values.
• Good verbal and written communication.
• Strong interpersonal skills; professional interactions with customers and colleagues.
• Ability to identify problems and develop and implement solutions.
• Ability to follow verbal or demonstrated instructions and request supplies as needed.

Responsibilities

• Provides prompt, efficient and friendly customer service by exhibiting care and patience.
• Smiles and greets customers in a friendly manner and addresses them by name when possible.
• Delivers products to customers and handles payment transactions.
• Maintains vehicle cleanliness and proper food safety standards where applicable.
• Performs other duties and assists in store operations as needed.

Skills

Partnerships

Growth mindset

Results oriented

Customer focused

Professionalism

Job description

Additional Considerations (if any):

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At Hy-Vee our people are our strength. We promise “a helpful smile in every aisle” and those smiles can only come from a workforce that is fully engaged and committed to supporting our customers and each other.

Job Description:

Job Title: Delivery Driver

Department: Grocery

FLSA : Non-Exempt

General Function

Provides prompt, efficient and friendly customer service. Delivers product to customers. Responsible for vehicle cleanliness, inside and out.

Core Competencies

• Partnerships
• Growth mindset
• Results oriented
• Customer focused
• Professionalism

Reporting Relations

Accountable and Reports to: District Store Director; Store Manager; Assistant Managers of Store Operations, Perishables, and Health Wellness Home; Service Managers; Kitchen Department Manager; Floral Department Manager; Pharmacy Department Manager; Online Shopping Department Manager

Positions that Report to you: None

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Provides prompt, efficient and friendly customer service by exhibiting caring, concern and patience in all customer interactions and treating customers as the most important people in the store
• Smiles and greets customers in a friendly manner, whether the encounter takes place in the employee’s designated department or elsewhere in the store.
• Makes an effort to learn customers’ names and to address them by name whenever possible.
• Works with co-workers as a team to ensure customer satisfaction and a pleasant work environment
• Delivers products to customers, collects payment, and makes change for payment when necessary.
• Returns payments and beginning cash to store.
• Maintains food and groceries at proper temperature in accordance with food safety standards and to ensure food quality and customer satisfaction.
• Maintains strict adherence to department and company guidelines related to personal hygiene and dress.
• Adheres to company policies and individual store guidelines.
• Reports to work when scheduled and on time.

Secondary Duties and Responsibilities

• Assists in other areas of store as needed.
• Performs other job-related duties and special projects as required.
• Facilitates the maintenance and upkeep to delivery vehicles.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Worker Characteristics

• Commitment to the Hy-Vee Mission and a willingness to promote the values of the company
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Strong interpersonal skills; ability to relate to and interact with people in a friendly, professional manner
• Ability to identify problems, develop and execute solutions
• Have the ability to understand and follow verbal or demonstrated instructions; write identifying information; request supplies verbally or in writing

Education and Experience

No specific education required

Physical Requirements

• Visual requirements include: ability to see detail at near range with or without correction
• Must be physically able to perform medium work: occasionally lifting or carrying objects of no more than 50 pounds, with frequent standing, walking, and lifting/carrying of objects of no more than 25 pounds
• Must be able to perform the following physical activities: stooping, kneeling, reaching, handling, grasping, feeling, talking, hearing and repetitive motions
• Must be physically able to enter and exit a delivery vehicle many times a day, traverse staircases and other rough terrain to reach delivery destination

Working Conditions

This position is continually exposed to dust, noise, temperature extremes, dampness, vibrations, and equipment movement hazard. There is significant work pace/pressure to deliver product in a timely manner.

Equipment Used to Perform Job

Delivery vehicle, telephone

Special Requirements

Employees must possess a valid driver’s license, with no DOT restrictions, and be 18 years or older to drive a company vehicle

Financial Responsibility

Responsible for payments received for delivery of products when applicable

Contacts

Has daily contact with store personnel, customers, and the general public

Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a pre employment drug screen.