Logistics Specialist - Material Handler/Delivery Driver - Omaha, NE

TireHub; Omaha (NE); On-site; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Logistics Specialist to join their dynamic team. In this role, you will be responsible for loading and unloading tires, ensuring timely deliveries, and providing exceptional customer service. You will operate various equipment, maintain vehicle safety, and foster strong customer relationships. This position offers a starting wage with progression opportunities and requires a valid driver's license. If you're ready to embrace challenges and work in a fast-paced environment, this is the perfect opportunity for you!

Qualifications

• 1+ year of general work experience required.
• Valid driver's license and driving history needed.

Responsibilities

• Load and unload tires for warehouse storage and delivery.
• Ensure compliance with safety standards and vehicle maintenance.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Customer service skills

Ability to lift up to 50 lbs

Multitasking in a fast-paced environment

Forklift operation

Education

High School Diploma

Tools

Forklift

GPS

Navigation systems

Job description

Logistics Specialist

Starting wage of $19.50/hr, with applicable wage progression after 90-day, 180-day, and 1-year tenure with TireHub.

Monday through Saturday – Fluctuating day shift hours

The primary role of the Logistics Specialist (LS) involves loading and unloading tires for warehouse storage and/or timely customer delivery, including the unloading and staging of products at the customer’s business location. The LS is expected to represent TireHub professionally in all customer interactions and maintain safe driving practices, all while delivering exceptional customer service and fostering strong customer relationships.

This position reports to a Logistics Lead.

The individual must exhibit the following TireHub core commitments:

• Approachable - If a company could smile, we would. Instead, we rely on our people to show it. We care about each other and our customers because we know business only gets done right when people respect each other and value relationships.
• Adventurous - What TireHub is set up to do is intentionally outrageous. So, we readily embrace challenges with the courage to introduce new ideas and the ambition to build something unique.
• Relentless - We tackle our work with energy. We deliver on our commitments with enthusiasm. And we don't give up until we get to the end.
• Speedy - Speed is the currency in the tire industry. When we commit to a job, we get the job done – and we do it fast.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Responsible for distribution of tasks including:
• General Warehousing (40-50%)
• Delivery Services (40-50%)
• Vehicle Maintenance (5%)

*Adjustments to these allocations are made as business needs evolve.

• Loads, unloads, inspects, and tallies tires to and from transport vehicles (trailer trucks/box trucks/delivery vans).
• Follows TireHub safety standards with respect to selecting, packing, counting, labeling, and palletizing customer orders and positions them in designated locations using the bin locator system.
• Operates equipment such as forklifts, order pickers, and pallet jacks, ensuring adherence to safety protocols.
• Conducts and participates in cycle counts, tallies, and labeling as part of regularly scheduled and annual inventory control procedures.
• Collects payments from customers on Cash on Delivery (COD) transactions.
• Ensures vehicles remain clean and in good mechanical/physical condition.
• Conducts pre/post-trip vehicle inspections daily and immediately reports any operational issues or mechanical defects to the supervisor or designated person.
• Completes all the necessary driver and vehicle maintenance logs on a regular basis.
• Ensures compliance with all TireHub policies and procedures.
• Participates and maintains ongoing training through in-class, in-person, or computer-based learning modules, as assigned.
• Completes other tasks assigned by their Supervisor or another member of leadership.

Competencies:

• Optimizes Work Processes: Knowing the most effective and efficient processes to get things done, with a focus on continuous improvement.
• Manages Ambiguity: Operating effectively, even when things are not certain, or the way forward is not clear.
• Drives Results: Consistently achieving results, even under tough circumstances.
• Collaborates: Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
• Communicates Effectively: Delivers communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences.

For this role, you will need:

• At least 1 year of general work experience.
• Must have a valid driver’s license.
• Must have at least 3 years of driving history, with a valid driver’s license (does not include driver’s permit).
• Must be 19 years old or older.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Excellent communication and customer service skills.
• Repeatedly lift, pull, push and/or move tires (up to 50lbs) with or without mechanical assistance.
• Capable of frequent bending, twisting, and lifting.
• Multitask in a fast-paced environment.
• Accurately and efficiently load, unload and place tires in warehouse and delivery vehicles.
• Work up to 35 feet above ground-level.
• Work up to 8 hours per day on a forklift.
• Follow traffic rules and regulations by safely driving TireHub vehicles to deliver tires to customer locations.
• Work independently and as part of a team.
• Familiarity with Manifest, GPS, and Navigation systems.
• Must be able to maintain a forklift certification.
• Must be able to maintain a valid driver’s license.

Working Conditions:

• Required to lift, pull, push, and/or move tires (up to 50 lbs. or greater with or without mechanical assistance following standard operating and safety procedures. Other physical requirements including, regularly being required to stand, walk, kneel, bend, crawl, climb and balance.
• May be required to handle hazardous materials and wear various forms of protective equipment (gloves, protective eyewear, etc.).
• Specific vision requirements may include close, distance, color, peripheral visions, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
• Works and operates equipment in various settings, ranging from non-climate-controlled warehouses to customer locations.
• Extended day, evening, and weekend work (including Saturday) may be required as job duties demand and may include little to no advanced notice.
• Driving during the night or in inclement weather may be required.

Qualifications Education:

Preferred: High School

Licenses & Certifications:

Required: Driver's License

Preferred: Mobile Equipment Operator License

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
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The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)