Job Summary:
Will be making multiple trips per week from Southern California to Northern California. Makes warehouse customer deliveries, transfers of product to resident drivers outside the local Sales Center area, pickups from vendors, and other deliveries/pickups as required in a timely manner. The position entails unloading/loading trucks at any location. This requires strict adherence to cold chain requirements.
Qualified individuals will be productive, efficient, dependable and demonstrate a positive attitude with coworkers and customers. Candidates are REQUIRED to have a current Class A driver's license, good driving record, and the ability to pass all DOT requirements and drug screening.
Minimum Requirements:
Education-
· High School Diploma preferred.
Training & Experience-
· Vehicle on-board computer experience (e.g. Teletrac) preferred.
· Knowledge of HACCP and food safety a plus.
Licenses; Certificates; Special Requirements-
· Pass DOT physical examination as required by applicable state.
· Must have a valid state driver license (Class A), (3) three years of good driving record, over the age of 21 years, and pass Company driving assessment test.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities-
· Ability to speak, read and write English required.
· Ability to speak read and write Spanish is a plus.
· Must have a good sense of direction and ability to read GPS maps.
· Must have the ability to learn the Company’s wide range of product lines and /or services.
· Ability to establish and maintain co-operative working relationships with employees, managers, Company leadership, vendors and customers.
· Interpersonal skills sufficient to be able to interact with employees and others at any level within an organization in a professional and productive manner.
· Ability to work independently in the absence of supervision.
· Must be proactive and posses good communication and people skills with ability to exercise sound judgment.
· Ability to learn and apply departmental or Company policies, procedures and rules.
· Ability to learn and apply Federal, State, and local laws, codes and regulations.
Travel-
· Overnight Travel –Constantly (67-100%)
· Regional Travel–Occasionally (16-33%)
Tools & Equipment-
· Computer, mobile computer device, mobile telephone, forklift
Job Summary:
Will be making multiple trips per week from Southern California to Northern California. Makes warehouse customer deliveries, transfers of product to resident drivers outside the local Sales Center area, pickups from vendors, and other deliveries/pickups as required in a timely manner. The position entails unloading/loading trucks at any location. This requires strict adherence to cold chain requirements.
Qualified individuals will be productive, efficient, dependable and demonstrate a positive attitude with coworkers and customers. Candidates are REQUIRED to have a current Class A driver's license, good driving record, and the ability to pass all DOT requirements and drug screening.
Minimum Requirements:
Education-
· High School Diploma preferred.
Training & Experience-
· Vehicle on-board computer experience (e.g. Teletrac) preferred.
· Knowledge of HACCP and food safety a plus.
Licenses; Certificates; Special Requirements-
· Pass DOT physical examination as required by applicable state.
· Must have a valid state driver license (Class A), (3) three years of good driving record, over the age of 21 years, and pass Company driving assessment test.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities-
· Ability to speak, read and write English required.
· Ability to speak read and write Spanish is a plus.
· Must have a good sense of direction and ability to read GPS maps.
· Must have the ability to learn the Company’s wide range of product lines and /or services.
· Ability to establish and maintain co-operative working relationships with employees, managers, Company leadership, vendors and customers.
· Interpersonal skills sufficient to be able to interact with employees and others at any level within an organization in a professional and productive manner.
· Ability to work independently in the absence of supervision.
· Must be proactive and posses good communication and people skills with ability to exercise sound judgment.
· Ability to learn and apply departmental or Company policies, procedures and rules.
· Ability to learn and apply Federal, State, and local laws, codes and regulations.
Travel-
· Overnight Travel –Constantly (67-100%)
· Regional Travel–Occasionally (16-33%)
Tools & Equipment-
· Computer, mobile computer device, mobile telephone, forklift
Working Conditions: (The working environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.)
· Retail Store Environment (Receiving Area) –Frequently (34-66%)
· Refrigerated Environment (35° – 45 °) - Occasionally (16-33%)
· Freezer Environment (0° – 32 °) - Occasionally (16-33%)
· Indoor Environment –Frequently (34-66%)
· Outdoor Environment –Frequently (34-66%)
· Operating a Motor Vehicle –Constantly (67-100%)
· Exposure to Loud Noise –Occasionally (16-33%)
· Exposure to Fumes –Rarely (0-15%)
PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to drive/sit. The employee frequently is required to use hand to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls and climb or balance. The employee is occasionally required to walk; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear.
The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
Balancing:
(Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling when walking, standing, or crouching on narrow, slippery, or erratically moving surfaces.)
Constantly (67-100%)
Bending and Stooping:
(Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist.)
Constantly (67-100%)
Pushing:
(Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force in order to thrust forward, downward, or upward.)
Constantly (67-100%)
Sitting:
(Particularly for sustained periods of time.)
Constantly (67-100%)
Driving:
(Operating a motor vehicle)
Constantly (67-100%)
Visual Requirement:
(Enough to be able to see and read PC screens; detect color coding, read fine print, and/or normal type size print...)
Constantly (67-100%)
Hearing Requirement:
(Enough to hear instructions, alarms, sirens, converse with others.)
Constantly (67-100%)
Climbing:
(Ascending or descending ladders, scaffolding, ramps, poles, and other devises using feet and legs and/or hands and arms, emphasizing body agility.)
Frequently (34-66%)
Light Carrying:
(Physically transporting items weighing less than 15 pounds from one location to another.)
Frequently (34-66%)
Fingering:
(Picking, pinching, typing, or otherwise working primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand or arm.)
Frequently (34-66%)
Grasping:
(Applying pressure to an object with fingers—including thumb—and palm.)
Frequently (34-66%)
Returns invoice, credit memo, and other related sales documents to the Sales Center when route is completed.
Complies with all company rules and regulations and traffic laws and safety rules.
Complies with all Driver Log and Hours of Service regulations as required by law.
Prepares daily reports as required by corporate and supervisor.
Rides with Territory Sales Representative to assist with deliveries to our customers.
Makes special deliveries as needed.
Other Functions: (Functions, Duties & Responsibilities)
Perform other duties as required.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $22.00 - $27.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Disability insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Trucking driver type:
Work Location: On the road