Parts Delivery Driver

Freightliner of Savannah; Augusta (GA); On-site; USD 38,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Freightliner of Savannah is seeking a Parts Pickup and Delivery Driver to safely drive company vehicles, pick up and deliver parts, and represent the dealership professionally. You will coordinate with the OPS team, sales staff, and drivers to ensure timely deliveries across the Southeast.

Responsibilities include greeting customers, following dispatch instructions, loading/unloading, and maintaining vehicle cleanliness.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Valid driver’s license with clean driving record required.
• Basic knowledge of local streets and roads required.

Responsibilities

• Greet customers professionally and deliver parts quickly and safely per dispatch.
• Pick up and deliver parts in the dealership’s assigned area.
• Work with parts sales team, pullers, drivers, and management as a coordinated unit.
• For local routes, retrieve parts and invoices from delivery shelves and check in with OPS prior to departure.
• Update delivery boards with destinations and departure times.
• For long distance routes, coordinate with OPS and other drivers as needed.
• Load or unload vehicles and keep them clean; report mechanical issues to management.
• Process returns and cores when returning to the dealership.
• Perform weekly vehicle inspections and report any issues.
• Occasionally pull parts from warehouse locations for delivery as needed.
• Complete any other duties to support the Delivery Driver role.

Skills

Customer service

Delivery driving

Local streets knowledge

Safety awareness

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

JOB SCOPE

DEPARTMENT: PARTS
POSITION: PARTS PICKUP AND DELIVERY DRIVER

Job Objective

Work with the parts sales and parts pulling team to provide the best parts delivery service in the Southeast. Safely and efficiently drive company vehicles, pick up and deliver parts, and represent the company in a professional manner.

Reports to

Assistant Parts Manager

Core tasks for which this job is responsible

Parts Pickup and Delivery Drivers may be assigned to either local or long-distance routes, or a combination of both, at the discretion of the department management based on customer demand.

Daily

• - Greet and treat each customer and vendor with whom you come in contact in a professional, friendly manner.
• - Pick up and deliver parts in the dealership’s assigned area quickly, safely, and efficiently per dispatch instructions.
• - Work as part of an integrated team with parts salespeople, parts pullers, fellow delivery drivers, and management.
• - When assigned to local routes:
• - Retrieve parts and accompanying invoices from the local delivery shelves.
• - Check in with Outside Parts Sales (OPS) prior to departing on each delivery run.
• - Check the OPS printer and invoice sorting area for pick tickets/parts that may need to be pulled for customers on your route.
• - Update local delivery whiteboard with destinations and departure time.
• - When assigned to long distance routes:
• - Coordinate with OPS to pull parts from pick tickets or invoices.
• - Coordinate with local delivery drivers if returning to the dealership before close of business to assist with any remaining local deliveries.
• - Load or unload delivery vehicles.
• - Keep delivery vehicles clean, as well as report any mechanical or safety issues to the assistant manager.
• - Process returned parts and cores appropriately upon returning to the dealership.

Weekly

• - Perform vehicle inspection and turn in inspection forms to the Assistant Parts Manager

As Needed

• - Occasionally pull parts from warehouse locations for delivery if marked on pick tickets or invoices.
• - Any other duties required to successfully accomplish the role of Delivery Driver or needs of the department.

Special tasks for which this job is responsible

• - Special projects on an as needed basis.

Decision authority needed to accomplish objective

• - Determine the safeness of roads and highways in order to make the best decisions regarding drivability.
• - Determine the safeness of company vehicles and make safe decisions pertaining to drivability.

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Performance evaluation criteria

• - Customer satisfaction
• - Safety and driving record
• - Accuracy and timeliness of parts deliveries and pick-ups
• - Condition and cleanliness of company vehicle to which you are assigned
• - Teamwork and willingness to assist team members when appropriate
• - Adherence to company policies

Minimum desirable entry level requirements

• - High school diploma or equivalent
• - Valid driver’s license with clean driving record
• - Basic knowledge of local streets and roads