Job Summary
Drives refrigerated truck on established route to deliver fresh produce into customer locations. Expected to provide friendly service in making accurate and timely deliveries. Responsible for collecting payments from customers, order discrepancy reporting, customer complaint resolution and daily truck inspection and maintenance.
Essential Duties
- Obey traffic laws and follow established traffic and transportation procedures.
- Will perform pre-trip and post trip inspections on trucks and equipment.
- Present bills, receipts, and collect payments for goods delivered or loaded.
- Load and unload trucks, vans, or automobiles as required.
- Verify the contents on customer loads against shipping documents.
- Pick-up fresh produce from locally sourced farms as needed.
- Turn in receipts and money received from deliveries.
- Maintain records, such as vehicle logs, records of cargo, or billing statements, in accordance with regulations.
Language Skills
- Communicating with supervisors, peers, subordinates, and customer staff.
- Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
- Effective problem solving and reasoning skills to resolve customer discrepancies and complaints with regards to deliveries.
Certification and Licensing
- Must possess a valid CDL A/B Driver’s License and have an acceptable driving record. * CDL Driver applicants are required to submit a copy of their Driver History Record along with their application. * Driver History Record must have been issued within the past 30 days from date of application.
- Must possess a valid Medical Examiners Certificate (PUC Card).
- Experienced operator of motorized pallet jacks preferred.
Physical Demands
- Must be able to pass D.O.T. physical.
- Must be able to lift up to 50lbs.
- Must be able to push weighted delivery carts on all surfaces.
- 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.
Work Environment
- Must be able to work in temperature-controlled environments ranging from 30 to 60 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Must be able to work in all outdoor weather conditions.
- Must be available to work weekends and overtime.
- The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.