Role: The position involves safely and efficiently transporting products via tractor-trailer from the warehouse to customer locations, ensuring timely delivery and adherence to safety and food safety protocols.
Responsibilities
- Transport and deliver products according to route and customer specifications, loading and unloading as needed.
- Complete all required paperwork, including logs, inspections, maintenance reports, and invoices, accurately and timely.
- Maintain proper temperatures and meet food safety standards during delivery.
- Follow safety procedures, report unsafe conditions, and operate all equipment safely.
- Develop good customer relationships through courteous service and effective communication.
- Report route deviations, loading issues, or customer concerns to management.
- Work flexible hours, including outside normal schedules, to meet customer needs.
Qualifications
- 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, safety practices, and delivery procedures.
- Skills in long-distance driving, problem-solving, communication, and basic math.
- Ability to operate tractor-trailers, onboard computers, and equipment safely in varying conditions.
Physical & Work Environment
- Regularly sit, talk, hear; occasionally lift up to 50 lbs and push/pull heavier loads with equipment.
- Operate in diverse environments, including outdoor, hot, cold, and humid conditions, with exposure to mechanical parts and airborne particles.
- Work involves climbing in/out of trucks, working at heights, and in confined spaces, with moderate noise levels.