Light Truck Driver

Summary

The Non-CDL Commercial Truck Driver position is responsible for driving a vehicle with a capacity less than 26,000 pounds Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW) to transport products and performing a variety of warehouse tasks to coordinate the delivery of those products.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

1. Drive vehicle with capacity less than 26,000 or less pounds GVW while applying knowledge of commercial driving regulations to transport and deliver goods
2. Follow all Department of Transportation rules, regulations, policies and procedures and notify Management of any violations or driving disqualifications (e.g. driving violations, changes in driving status, criminal offenses, etc.)
3. Cautiously maneuver truck into loading or unloading position, following signals from team members to ensure safety
4. Drive truck to weigh station before and after loading and along route to determine weight and conform to safety and driving regulations
5. Maintain telephone contact with warehouse to receive instructions to be dispatched to new location and/or report incidents, accidents or problems encountered en route
6. Inspect truck before and after trips and submit report indicating truck condition and report serious mechanical problems to supervisor
7. Understand and plan a fast and safe delivery route using maps or satellite tracking while calculating time to ensure timely delivery
8. Obtain customer’s signature to confirm delivery of products
9. Maintain driver mileage log according to regulations, policies and procedures
10. Maintains accurate fuel log detailing date and amount of fuel pumped into truck that correlate with miles en route
11. Prepare products to be delivered (e.g. confirm product order, label, pack and secure load with straps, etc.)
12. Assist in the safe staging, loading and unloading of products on/off truck while ensuring security of goods at all times
13. Inventory and inspect products to be received or delivered 
14. Ensure cleanliness and proper stocking of inventory in the work area
15. Maintain quality in the warehouse and report all damaged inventory 
16. Keep equipment (e.g. truck, tractor-trailer, van, forklift, etc.) clean and in good working order
17. Maintain a professional relationship with customers, other drivers vendors and associates
18. Efficiently carry out all orders of supervisors while harmoniously working as part of a team
19. Obtain Forklift Certification according to Company requirements
20. Operate office machines, such as photocopiers and scanners, facsimile machines, voice mail systems and personal computers while following Company Confidentiality requirements
21. Utilize computerized data entry equipment and various word processing, spreadsheet and file maintenance programs to enter, store and/or retrieve information 
22. Manage time to determine priorities in order to effectively accomplish a broad range of activities
23. Continuously evaluate and identify opportunities to drive process improvements that positively impact the customer’s experience
24. Follow all Company Policies, Procedures and Protocols
25. Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

1. Previous commercial driving experience
2. Previous experience working in a warehouse environment preparing shipments
3. Ability to read, write, speak, understand and communicate effectively in the English language
4. Ability to handle complaints and unpleasant customers using decision making and analytical abilities
5. Knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, Access) 
6. Strong organizational skills, strong attention to detail, strong interpersonal skills and ability to professionally complete administrative tasks
7. Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records and other office procedures and terminology
8. Ability to work independently on assigned tasks as well as to accept direction on given assignments
9. Ability to work collectively with team members
10. Highly developed sense of integrity and commitment to customer satisfaction
11. Professional appearance

Physical Work/Environment Requirements

1. Position in a warehouse environment and requires the use of various types of equipment (heavy machinery, forklifts, computers, etc.)
2. Requires light to heavy lifting
3. Requires continuous sitting, standing and walking

Physical Demand

• Sitting: Constant 67-100% - Driving a box truck 
• Standing: Occasional 11-33% - Intermittently stand on tile, carpet or cement floor
• Walking: Constant 67-100% - Walk among workstations on tile, carpet or cement floor
• Heights/Ladders/Stairs: Seldom 0-10% - Use ladder to retrieve product from shelves
• Twisting at waist: Constant 67-100% - Twist to lift product/documents
• Bending/Stooping: Constant 67-100% - Alternate bend/stoop 
• Squatting/Kneeling: Constant 67-100% - Alternate squat/kneel 
• Crawling: Seldom 0-10%
• Reaching Out: Constant 67-100% - Pick product from shelves and retrieve documents
• Talking/Hearing/Seeing: Constant 67-100% - Talk/hear/see people/English documents/instructions
• Working Above Shoulders: Constant 67-100%
• Handling/Grasping: Constant 67-100% - Hold/grasp controls, hand tools, documents/products
• Fine Finger Manipulation: Constant 67-100% - Keyboard typing, writing, filing, controls on equipment 
• Foot Controls: Constant 67-100%
• Driving: Constant 67-100%
• Repetitive Motion Constant 67-100% - Computer mouse use, keyboard typing
• Vibratory Tasks: Occasional 11-33%
• Lifting greater than 15 lbs.: Constant 67-100% - Lift work documents and/or product
• Carrying greater than 15 lbs.: Constant 67-100% - Carry work documents and/or product
• Pushing/Pulling 15 lbs.: Constant 67-100% - Push/pull product to load/unload, open/close file cabinet
• Comments: Alternate body movements may be used per employee discretion 

Reasonable Accommodation Notice

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform job functions, ask Manager.