Delivery Driver - CDL/Hazmat

The Sherwin-Williams Company; Stratford (CT); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

The Sherwin-Williams Company is hiring a delivery driver for Store #704342 in Stratford, CT. You will deliver paints and related products from Sherwin-Williams stores using box and flat-bed trucks, ensuring accurate loading, safe handling, and on-time delivery to customers.

Responsibilities include complying with transportation laws, maintaining records, handling customer inquiries, and ensuring vehicle upkeep.

Qualifications

• Must be at least 21 years old.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.
• Must have valid CDL with hazmat endorsement.
• Must have MEC/DOT medical certificate or obtain within five days of offer.
• Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs frequently and 70 lbs occasionally.
• Must be willing to work evenings and weekends.
• Must read and speak English proficiently.

Responsibilities

• Deliver products from Sherwin-Williams stores using box and flat-bed trucks.
• Ensure loads are complete, packed correctly, and delivered safely to customers.
• Maintain the store vehicle and report repair needs.
• Provide excellent customer service and handle complaints.
• Follow assigned routes and time schedules; comply with transportation laws.

Skills

Customer service

English proficiency

Spanish language

Education

High School diploma or GED

Tools

Forklifts

Pallet jacks

Loading equipment

Job description

This position is responsible for delivering products, including hazardous materials, to customers from Sherwin-Williams stores using box and flat-bed 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.

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.

The individual selected for this role will be expected to work at Store #704342, located at: 425 Benton Street, Stratford, CT 06615

• 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 follow 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 Commercial Driver's License (CDL) with a hazardous materials endorsement
• Must have a valid Medical Examiner's Certificate (MEC) from a Department of Transportation (DOT) licensed "medical examiner" listed on the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) National Registry or be willing to obtain one within five business days of receiving a conditional offer of employment
• 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
• Must read and speak the English language sufficiently to converse with the general public, to understand highway traffic signs and signals in the English language, to respond to official inquiries, and to make entries on reports and records.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Have at least a High School diploma or GED
• Have at least one (1) year of experience working as a delivery driver
• 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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