Route Relief Utility Driver

Alsco Inc.; Billings (MT); Hybrid; USD 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K Plan with Company Match

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Vacation

Sick Time

Holidays

Direct Deposit

Inclusive and Diverse Team Environment

Job summary

Alsco Uniforms is seeking a Route Relief/Utility RSR to support the Service Department by covering routes, performing service duties, and assisting in deliveries and promotions. The role focuses on up-selling, exceptional customer service, and maintaining accurate route paperwork.

Ideal candidates will have a High School diploma, a valid driver’s license, and at least one year of safe driving experience, with strong English communication and team collaboration skills.

Qualifications

• Demonstrate excellent skills in customer service and route sales.
• Excellent verbal/written communication skills in English.
• Maintain a valid driver's license and a safe driving record.

Responsibilities

• Perform all responsibilities of a Route Sales Representative and related tasks.
• Learn and support all routes; cover routes as needed for holidays, vacations, or vacancies.
• Assist in rush deliveries, renewals, audits, training and other tasks assigned by supervision.
• Solicit new customers and upsell across service lines to maintain profitable product mix.
• Safely operate a delivery vehicle and keep route paperwork current.
• Ensure timely and accurate deliveries and maintain inventories.

Skills

Customer Service

Route Sales

Communication

Education

High School

Job description

Description

Classification: Non-Exempt

We are Alsco Uniforms. We’ve been working hard for our customers since 1889 when we invented the uniform and linen rental industry. Alsco Uniforms has grown into a worldwide leader serving over 350,000 customers in 13 countries. It’s our job every day to make every aspect of the customer experience better. Whatever our customers need, Alsco Uniforms finds the answers that work for them.

Our employees are the heart and soul of Alsco Uniforms. As a result, we have a long history of strong financial performance, continuous improvement, and customer service. We’re seeking driven professionals with ambition to grow within our company. We’d love to talk to you about how you can fit into our team of diverse individuals and how your hard work will be rewarded with competitive pay and benefits and ongoing career development.

Join our team and build your career with Alsco Uniforms!

Job Summary: The Route Relief/Utility RSR supports the Service Department in its objectives to meet our customers needs through up-selling/cross-selling and providing superior customer service. Main duties are to cover routes and perform service related tasks as required. Reports to the District Manager.

401K Plan with Company Match

Life Insurance, Disability Insurance

Vacation, Sick Time, Holidays

Choice of Global Cash Card or Direct Deposit

Inclusive and Diverse Team Environment

Essential Functions

• Perform all responsibilities of a Route Sales Representative and related tasks.
• Learn and support all routes. Run routes as needed for holidays, vacations or other vacancies.
• When not on a route, assist in rush deliveries, renewals, audits, training and any other tasks assigned by supervision.
• Solicit new customers, up-sell/cross-sell/sample all lines of service or product and ensure a profitable product mix.
• Actively participate in promotions and contests, training and audits.
• Follow company policies/procedures regarding new customers, managing customer needs and all aspects of service.
• Ensure customer loyalty and outstanding customer service. Build relationships, communicate openly, educate customers and proactively resolve concerns in cooperation with supervision.
• Safely operate a delivery vehicle on each trip, following all applicable laws and company policy. Maintain vehicle cleanliness and perform regular vehicle inspections.
• Handle and process customer payments. Keep route paperwork current.
• Ensure timely and correct deliveries of complete textile loads, pick up soiled textiles and maintain proper inventories in accounts. Service items such as facility maintenance products.
• Monitor and report competitive activity. Keep service agreements current and renewed.
• Return from route and off load soiled textiles in the receiving area of facility.
• Accurately prepare route paperwork and follow check-in procedures.
• Follow written and verbal instructions and perform other tasks as directed by supervision.

Additional Functions

• Support other service personnel as required by supervision.
• Qualifications:
• Have and maintain a valid Drivers License, CDL when applicable and be 21 years or older.
• Maintain a driving record free of chargeable accidents, speeding, safety or other violations.
• Demonstrate excellent skills in the operation of vehicles and verifiable minimum one year experience of safe and successful driving.
• Demonstrate excellent skills in customer service and route sales.
• Excellent verbal/written communication skills in English, comprehend and follow direction and good time management skills and team player.
• Recognize colors, sizes and types of product and count, add and subtract accurately.

Education

• High School graduation or similar experience. Qualified drivers license.

Travel Requirements

• Daily, by delivery vehicle within a route.

Typical Environmental Conditions

• Operating vehicles on public roads, in and out of customer locations, loading areas of a typical industrial laundry facility, Service Center or depot.
• Indoor and outdoor areas of a typical industrial facility.

Typical Physical Activity

• Physical Demands - sitting, grasping, driving stooping, kneeling, reaching overhead, moving carts up to 500 lbs., lifting up to 75 lbs, standing, walking, writing, speaking, hearing.

For a general description of benefits that are being offered for this position, please visit alsco.com/benefits.

Alsco is an Affi…

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Qualifications

Skills

Preferred

Customer Service

Advanced

Behaviors

Preferred

Team Player

Works well as a member of a group

Enthusiastic

Shows intense and eager enjoyment and interest

Detail Oriented

Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well

Dedicated

Devoted to a task or purpose with loyalty or integrity

Motivations

Preferred

Job Security

Inspired to perform well by the knowledge that your job is safe

Inspired to perform well by the chance to take on more responsibility

Education

Preferred

High School or better.

Licenses & Certifications

Preferred

Drivers License

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