Driver (part-time)

Sci Corp; Springfield (IL); On-site; USD 17,000 - 24,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Job summary

Sci Corp in Springfield, IL is seeking a part-time driver to transport bereaved family members to funeral services and related events. The role requires safety, compassion, punctuality, and the ability to handle delicate situations with care.

You will operate company vehicles, assist passengers, load memorial items, and ensure vehicles are clean and ready for service. Local travel, weekend and evening availability, and a valid driver's license are essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year of courier/driver experience with direct customer contact.
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Valid driver’s license with clean driving record; chauffeur license if required.

Responsibilities

• Transport bereaved family members in company vehicles to services, visitations, and receptions.
• Be punctual and professional; assist passengers and help with entering/exiting.
• Load/unload family mementos or flowers; assist with residence entry.
• Transport caskets to airports, care centers, or cemeteries; move caskets as needed.
• Courier documents, mementos, or flowers between funeral home and residence.
• Wash, vacuum, and clean vehicles; maintain fuel and safety compliance.
• Maintain passenger comfort supplies; report vehicle issues.
• Travel locally; occasional weekends/evenings as needed.

Skills

Customer interaction

Time management

Safety awareness

Physical strength

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

Compensation:

Salary: $15.00

Benefits:

• Part-time associates working an average 20 hours a week may be eligible for 401(k).

Postal Code: 62703

Category (Portal Searching): Operations

Job Location: US-IL - Springfield