Driver Helper

ACE Distributing; Wrightsville (GA); On-site; USD 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Ace Distributing is hiring a Driver Helper in Wrightsville, GA. You will support delivery operations, keep the workspace clean, and maintain a professional image while assisting with loading and unloading and following safety rules.

Applicants must follow traffic laws, lift heavy items, and be able to work full shifts with possible overtime. This is an equal opportunity employer and safety is a priority.

Qualifications

• Thorough knowledge of traffic laws and defensive driving.
• Valid Driver’s License in accordance with insurance requirements.
• High School diploma / GED.
• Ability to perform heavy manual tasks under varying weather conditions.
• The ability to work a full shift, with overtime as needed.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrating a consistent, positive image of Ace Distributing to customers and the public.
• Keep work environment and all equipment clean and free of debris.
• Operate all equipment in a safe and orderly fashion.
• Report accidents, unsafe conditions, or injuries immediately.
• Deliver orders to customers promptly, professionally, and politely.
• Rotate product and maintain professional appearance with uniforms.
• Plan route to optimize time and equipment use.

Skills

Defensive driving

Valid Driver’s License

Heavy lifting

Education

High School diploma / GED

Job description

In your role as a Driver Helper, you will be responsible for the following essential functions:

• Demonstrating a consistent, positive image of Ace Distributing, its executives, and employees, both within the Ace team and in partnering with customers and the public
• Keep work environment and all equipment clean and free of debris including truck cab and truck bays
• Operate all equipment in a safe and orderly fashion
• Report any accidents, unsafe conditions, or injuries immediately
• Deliver orders to customers in a prompt, professional, and polite fashion
• Rotate product
• Maintaining professional appearance with company supplied uniforms
• Plan route to ensure most economical use of time and equipment

Requirements

• Thorough knowledge of traffic laws and defensive driving
• Valid Driver’s License in accordance with insurance company requirements.
• High School diploma / GED
• Ability to perform heavy manual tasks under varying weather conditions
• Valid Driver’s License in accordance with insurance company requirements.

Other important information to consider:

• The ability to work a full shift, come to work on time, work overtime as needed and the ability to work according to the necessary schedule to meet job requirements with or without reasonable accommodation is an essential function of this position.
• This is a safety sensitive position, which means the employee’s job performance can affect the safety of the employee and others. Job performance under the influence of alcohol or drugs could lead to physical injury or death to the employee, other employees, or members of the public at large. Therefore, employee must be able to perform the job responsibilities without causing a threat to co-workers, to the workplace, or to the public at large.
• The job description is only a summary of the typical functions of the job, not an exhaustive or comprehensive list of all possible job responsibilities, tasks, and duties. The responsibilities, tasks, and duties of the jobholder might differ from those outlined in the job description and other duties as assigned, might be part of the job.
• This job description does not constitute an employment contract; the employment relationship between Ace Distributing and the employee is an at-will relationship.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee frequently works in outside weather conditions. The employee is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, fumes, airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals and vibration. Also, regularly required to walk, sit, talk, hear, use hands and fingers to operate objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to balance, stoop, kneel, and crouch. The employee must be able to lift thirty (30) pounds regularly; thirty-five (35) to fifty (50) pounds frequently; and up to one hundred eighty (180) pounds occasionally. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, color vision and the ability to adjust focus.
• Frequently this job requires an employee to walk into the warehouse. The warehouse is not heated or cooled except for the cooler where the temperature is maintained between 32 and 40 degrees. The warehouse can also be very loud due to vehicles and forklifts running. The employee may be exposed to exhaust fumes while in the warehouse.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, disability, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, sexual orientation, age, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.