Delivery Driver (non CDL)

American Tire Distributors; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in tire distribution seeks a Delivery Driver (non-CDL) to ensure excellent customer service through timely product delivery. Responsibilities include loading products, maintaining compliance records, and interacting professionally with customers. Candidates must have a valid Class 'C' driver's license and a high school diploma, possess strong communication skills, and be capable of lifting up to 50 pounds.

Qualifications

• Must possess valid Class 'C' driver's license.
• Must be 21 years of age.
• Prior work experience sufficient to work under general supervision.

Responsibilities

• Timely transportation of product from origin to destination.
• Maintain professional representation of the Company during interactions.
• Ensure compliance with state and federal regulations.

Skills

Customer Service

Communication

Problem Solving

Time Management

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Position Description: Pay Rate: $24/hour

Primary focus is the delivery of product to customers ensuring customer satisfaction through on-time delivery and professional interaction. The Delivery Driver (non-CDL) is responsible for providing timely transportation of products from origin to destination as assigned, along with unloading and staging products at customer’s place of business. Expected to maintain professional representation of the Company in all interactions with customers and through responsible driving, while providing excellent customer service and building strong customer relationships.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Timely transportation of product from origin to destination as assigned
• Assist in verification of all outgoing and incoming product for accuracy in terms of size, amount and type
• Collect payments from customers in monetary form acceptable to Company
• Ensure all administrative paperwork concerning delivery orders required to move with shipments is available for inspection and that appropriate paperwork accompanies delivery
• Maintain professional representation of the Company in all interactions with customers and through responsible driving
• Maintain records required for compliance with state and federal regulations, including driver’s logs, records of fuel purchases, mileage records and other records required by law and Company policy
• Abide by all Company safety policies and state and federal transportation regulations
• Occasionally operate powered industrial vehicles (forklift pallet jacks, order pickers, etc.)

Key Partners (Positions):

• General Manager, Assistant General Manager
• Operations Manager, Warehouse Manager/Supervisor

Experience(s) that Best Prepares You:

• Must be 21 years of age
• Must possess valid Class “C” driver’s license, or such other proper license classification as to the above qualifications required by the Department of Transportation in conjunction with vehicle weight
• Education : High School Diploma or GED
• Experience : Prior work experience sufficient to work under general supervision
• Such alternatives as the company, in its discretion, may find appropriate and acceptable.

Key Competencies :

• Must be a strategic and innovative thinker, to be able to identify and act on ideas which further the company’s strategic goals and business plan.
• Identify and address root causes when solving problems. Work collaboratively with other departments and functional teams to coordinate effective solutions.
• Communicate effectively across teams, functions and departments, communicate clearly and concisely and adjust communication style to improve performance.
• Handle all business matters ethically and in full compliance with American Tire Distributors “Code of Conduct”, assume full responsibility for the consequences of one’s behaviors, decisions and results.
• Be Accountable for Results: Assume full responsibility for the consequences of one’s behaviors, decisions and results.

Physical Demands/Work Environment/Travel Requirements:

• Physical demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk, hear, taste and/or smell; the employee must occasionally lift products weighing up to approximately 50 pounds. Handling of tires (e.g., rolling, destacking, team lifting) greater than approximately 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
• Work environment: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is exposed to weather conditions prevalent at the time. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
• Travel required: 75% of the time, no overnight stays (CDL drivers will have overnight stays)

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying the position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by their supervisor, subject to reasonable accommodations. Nothing in this job description creates a contract of employment in any way for any person. All employees hired by American Tire Distributors, Inc. are employees at will and the company reserves the right to terminate employees at any time for any reason or no reason at all .

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American Tire Distributors is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Drug Free Workplace