Driver

Service Corporation International; Kentucky; On-site; USD 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Service Corporation International is seeking a driver/courier to transport bereaved family members to funeral services, visitations, and receptions in Warren, MI. The role requires courteous interaction, punctuality, and the ability to lift or move items such as flowers and mementos.

You will shuttle passengers, assist with entering/exiting vehicles, and support with casket transports and document delivery. Weekend/evening availability and basic computer skills are helpful.

Qualifications

• Must possess a valid driver’s license with an acceptable driving record.
• Able to lift up to 75 pounds and push/pull up to 200 pounds.
• Comfortable working weekends and evenings as required.
• Significant local travel required; outdoor/indoor work in varying weather.

Responsibilities

• Safely drive company vehicles to transport bereaved family members to services, visitations, and receptions.
• Assist passengers with entering/exiting vehicles and provide care to those with special needs.
• Load/unload family mementos or flowers as needed for transport.
• Deliver and transport caskets to airports, care centers, or cemeteries; assist with moving as required.
• Courier documents, mementos, or flowers between funeral home and family residence.
• Maintain vehicle cleanliness and fuelling; follow safety and expenditure procedures.
• Identify vehicle issues and communicate for repairs or inspection.
• Maintain passenger comfort supplies and ensure timely arrivals.

Skills

Safe driving

Customer interaction

Time management

Low-stress decision making

GPS navigation

Vehicle maintenance basics

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Job description

Our associates celebrate lives. We celebrate our associates.

Safely and courteously, drives bereaved family members to funeral services, visitations, and receptions. Maintains company vehicles.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Drive company-owned professional vehicles safely to transport bereaved family members to funeral services, visitations, and receptions as well as during funeral processions. May pick up and return family members to their place of residence.
• Consistently punctual and arrives on or before appointments
• Courteously and professionally interacts with bereaved family members; exhibits sensitivity to environment; minimizes conversation; assists passengers with exiting and entering vehicles and may hold passenger’s hand, arm, or umbrella, providing care to elderly or special needs
• May load and unload family mementos or flowers and assist with bringing into family’s residence
• Transports and delivers caskets to airports, care centers, or cemeteries; may assist with moving caskets
• Couriers documents, family mementos, or flowers to and from Funeral Home and family’s residence
• May assist Removal Technician with driving or lifting and transporting
• Washes, vacuums, and cleans vehicles ensuring vehicle is presentable
• Fuels vehicles as necessary. Follows safety guidelines. Follows expenditure processes
• Maintains passenger comfort supplies, such as tissues, water, or umbrellas
• Identifies vehicle engine or operating issues to management; drives vehicles for repair or inspection

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Education

• High School Diploma or equivalent

Licenses

• Current state/province issued driver’s license with an acceptable driving record
• Chauffer’s license as required by state/province law

Experience

• At least one (1) year work experience as a courier, driver, or with direct customer interaction strongly preferred

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Physical effort requiring attention to driving hazards, traffic, and weather conditions
• Ability to lift up to 75 pounds; push/pull up to 200 pounds
• Frequent continuous period of standing or sitting up to two hours
• Ability to work both indoors and outdoors regardless of weather conditions
• Ability to work weekends and evenings to accommodate business needs
• Ability to effectively self-manage time and resources ensuring work is efficiently completed
• Basic computer skills helpful
• Significant amount of local travel required

Postal Code: 48093

Category (Portal Searching): Operations

Job Location: US-MI - Warren