Temporary Delivery Driver Helper

Davita Inc.; Grandview (MO); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in delivery services is seeking a Delivery Driver Helper for a temporary assignment. This role involves assisting the driver with deliveries, customer interaction, and ensuring safety procedures are followed. Suitable candidates will be physically able to handle heavy loads and have a valid driver's license.

Qualifications

• Must be at least eighteen years of age.
• Must be legally authorized to work without sponsorship.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs frequently and 70 lbs occasionally.

Responsibilities

• Assist drivers in loading and unloading materials for delivery.
• Contact customers and stores before delivery.
• Maintain safety procedures during deliveries.

Skills

Customer Service

Communication

Material Handling

Education

High School diploma or GED

Tools

Material handling equipment

Job description

The Delivery Driver Helper assists our Sherwin-Williams Delivery Service ("SWDS") drivers in making deliveries to Sherwin Williams's customers and stores located in a metropolitan area.This involves riding along with the driver in a truck/van to each delivery destination, helping to unload products at site locations, maintaining awareness of safety and security, and other duties as assigned.This position's typical work hours will be 6:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The typical workweek schedule and hours may vary depending on business volume and customer demands.

This position is a temporary 90-day assignment.

Job duties involve contact with customers, which may include minors; and access to cash and other payment methods, electronic equipment, personal information, store merchandise and other items of value, and such access may be supervised or unsupervised. The Company therefore has determined that a review of criminal history is necessary to protect the business and its operations and reputation and is necessary to protect the safety of the Company's customers, staff, employees, vendors, contractors, and the general public.

• Assist driver in loading and unloading all material set for delivery, adhering to safety procedures and traffic regulations, retaining proper customer signature and delivery photo, via handheld device.
• Contact customers and/or stores prior to delivery and pick-up.
• Works a varied schedule depending upon deliveries associated with customer orders.
• Many hours may be spent riding in the passenger seat of a truck or van but will not require driving.
• Must be at least eighteen (18) years of age
• Must be legally authorized to work in the country of employment without needing sponsorship for employment work visa status now or in the future
• Must be able, with or without reasonable accommodation, to retrieve material from shelves and floor stacks, and lift and/or carry up to 50 lbs. frequently and up to 70 lbs. occasionally

Preferred Qualifications:

• Have at least a High School diploma or GED
• Have a valid, unrestricted Driver's License
• Have at least one (1) year of work experience using material handling equipment (for example: forklifts (stand and sit), pallet jacks, hand trucks, order pickers, vacu-hoists, drum dollies, conveyor belts, etc.)
• Have at least one (1) year experience working in a delivery, retail, or customer service position
• Ability to read, write, comprehend, and communicate in more than one language
• Ability to able to read, write, comprehend and communicate in Spanish