Driver Helper

Heartland Coca-Cola; Wichita (KS); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Heartland Coca-Cola Bottling Company is seeking a Driver Helper to support the Driver Merchandiser with route deliveries and merchandising. The role emphasizes excellent customer service and rotating products to maintain freshness by checking date codes.

You will travel between accounts, assist in moving products from truck to backrooms, and provide friendly service. A high school diploma is preferred with at least one year of experience and PIT certification on hire.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma/GED preferred.
• Minimum of one year of work experience required.
• Capable of traveling constantly between customer accounts.
• Prior experience using powered pallet jack preferred. Ability to obtain PIT (Powered Industrial Truck) certification upon hire is required.

Responsibilities

• Rides with the Driver Merchandiser to the accounts on the route. Helps transport product from the truck/trailer to the customer’s backroom or beverage area.
• Merchandise, display, and rotate product according to company standards.
• Provide polite and cordial customer service skills through positive in-person communication.
• Picks up company property from customer locations and collects returns

Skills

Customer service

Merchandising

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Tools

PIT certification

Job description

Join the team at Heartland Coca-Cola Bottling Company!

Days/Hours Of Work

Job Summary

The Driver Helper is responsible for assisting the Driver Merchandiser with route deliveries and additional merchandising of all products. Excellent customer service skills are required. Driver Helpers monitor product date codes and rotate our products to ensure the best quality and freshness for our customers.

Job Responsibilities

• Rides with the Driver Merchandiser to the accounts on the route. While at the account, helps transport product from the truck/trailer to the customer’s backroom or beverage area.
• Merchandise, display, and rotate product according to company standards.
• Provide polite and cordial customer service skills through positive in-person communication.
• Picks up company property from customer locations and collects returns

Job Requirements

• High School Diploma/GED preferred.
• Minimum of one year of work experience required.
• Capable of traveling constantly between customer accounts.
• Prior experience using powered pallet jack preferred. Ability to obtain PIT (Powered Industrial Truck) certification upon hire is required.

Physical Requirements

• Speaking: Constantly with customers (investigates, negotiates, recommends, reports, etc.)
• Acute Vision: Constantly (observing both near and far, reading documents)
• Typing: Frequently using electronic devices for day-to-day business (order confirmation, instant messaging, texting)
• Mobility: Frequent travel throughout customer locations (Walking in backrooms, aisles, greeting customers)
• Bending/Squatting: Frequently (lifting and placing product from the truck to the ground or from pallets to shelf)
• Lifting: Frequent- Lift 50 lbs. or less (full cases of product)
• Pushing/pulling: Frequent use of manual carts
• Climbing: Frequent entering and exiting the cab of a truck

Pay:

$18.50 an hour

About Heartland Coca-Cola

Heartland Coca-Cola Bottling Company produces, sells, and distributes the highest quality and best tasting Coca-Cola and Monster Beverages across the states of Kansas, Missouri, and Illinois. Our brand offerings provide multiple beverage options in non-alcoholic categories including sparkling soft drinks, water, ingredient enhanced, isotonics, tea, energy, juice, coffee and nutrition. We value our people, customers and community which drives our passion to work and win together as a team.

Benefits And Other Information

We offer a competitive benefits package to full-time employees including medical, dental, and vision insurance, life insurance, 401(k), paid time off, wellness programs and tuition reimbursement. Part-time employees are eligible for paid time off, 401(k), and tuition reimbursement.

Pre-employment background check is required.

Heartland Coca-Cola is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE), and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, and any other class protected by law. Veteran friendly.

Requisition ID:

262780

Company:

Heartland Coca-Cola Bottling Company, LLC