Delivery Driver

Description

The purpose of this classification is to perform work functions associated with delivery and warehouse activities. The person in this classification will load/unload trucks and drive a delivery truck to deliver merchandise to a customer’s home or business.

• Drive truck in assigned zone or area to deliver products purchased by customer; ensure safe operation of vehicles by assisting delivery truck drivers with directing trucks into unloading areas.
• Load truck in preparation for daily deliveries; unload merchandise at customer location and set up as necessary.
• Obtain customer signature on receipt for pickup or delivery.
• Record deliveries on delivery record and submit to appropriate management.
• Monitor proper maintenance of and regular inspection of vehicles for adherence to safety practices; perform general maintenance of vehicles; record fuel/fluid usage and submit to management.
• Unload merchandise from warehouse and freight trucks.
• Maintain cleanliness of store/warehouse interior and grounds and uphold the company’s Delivery Standards.
• Place stock on shelves or racks and set up merchandise and sales promotion displays.
• Assemble merchandise as required.
• Assist with repossessions of goods.
• Perform general maintenance and grounds‑keeping duties for warehouse and/or store.
• Perform customer service inspections and/or repairs as needed.
• Perform collection field calls to delinquent customers at the request of management.
• Uphold and promote our H.O.M.E. values:
  Helping Others, Developing Ordinary People to do Extraordinary Things, being a Motivated Owner that cares, and ensuring that excellence is a habit personally and for those entrusted to them to lead.

• Assist in other store departments as required.
• Perform other related duties as required.

High School Diploma or GED; six months experience in a distribution or warehouse environment; or any combination of training, experience and education which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities for this position.

Must possess and maintain a valid State Driver’s License and have a general familiarity with the delivery area. Required to be at least 21 years old. Must be able to meet DOT requirements (examples: Medical Examiner’s Certification and Driver’s DOT qualification file).

Data Utilization: Requires the ability to assemble, process and tabulate data according to a prescribed plan.

Human Interaction: Requires the ability to provide guidance, assistance, and/or interpretation to others regarding the application of procedures and standards to specific situations.

Equipment, Machinery, Tools, and Materials Utilization: Requires the ability to operate equipment, machinery, tools, and/or materials requiring complex and rapid adjustments.

Verbal Aptitude: Requires the ability to utilize a wide variety of reference and/or descriptive data and information.

Mathematical Aptitude: Requires the ability to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division; may require the ability to calculate decimals and utilize principles of fractions.

Functional Reasoning: Requires the ability to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagrammatic form. Involves semi‑routine standardized work with some latitude for independent judgment concerning choices of action.

Situational Reasoning: Requires the ability to exercise judgment, decisiveness and creativity in dealing with situations involving repetitive or short‑cycle operations or duties carried out according to set procedures.

Physical Ability: Tasks require the ability to exert heavy physical effort, regularly involving some combination of climbing and balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching…