Role:
Responsible for safely and efficiently transporting products from the warehouse to customer locations via tractor-trailer, ensuring timely delivery and compliance with safety and food standards.
Key Duties
- Transport and deliver product according to route and customer specifications, loading and unloading as needed.
- Complete all necessary paperwork, including logs, inspections, maintenance reports, and invoices, accurately and timely.
- Adhere to food safety protocols, maintaining proper temperatures during delivery.
- Operate all equipment safely, including pallets, load bars, and PPE, and communicate effectively with customers and management about route or delivery issues.
- Develop good customer relationships through courteous service and clear communication.
- Work flexible schedules and perform additional duties as assigned.
Qualifications & Skills
- High school diploma or GED; tractor-trailer driving experience preferred or completion of a driving school.
- Valid Class A Commercial Driver’s License and insurability.
- Knowledge of DOT regulations, Hazmat guidelines, and safe lifting/delivery practices.
- Skills in long-distance driving, problem-solving, communication, and operating large vehicles and onboard computers.
- Ability to read, speak, and understand English sufficiently for communication and record-keeping.
Physical & Work Environment
- Regularly sit, talk, hear, and occasionally lift up to 50 pounds or push/pull up to 350 pounds.
- Work involves exposure to various weather conditions, moving mechanical parts, and occasional confined spaces.
- Overnight shifts, weekends, holidays, and overtime may be required, with potential exposure to fumes and noise.