Route Driver

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R Route Driver (Open)

Location:

Baxley, GA - Retail shop

• Competitive Hourly Rate
• Driver Incentive Pay Plan earn extra $$
• Monday through Friday
• Consistent Schedule, Vacation and Sick Time!
• Great benefits after 30 Days!

Recruiter:
Cady Rowland-Szabad /  /  CALL/TEXT

As the “face of Airgas”, the Delivery Driver is responsible for safely and efficiently delivering compressed gas cylinders to local and regional business customers from an Airgas branch or plant location using a company provided straight or box truck. The Delivery Driver loads, unloads, delivers, and returns compressed gas cylinders while frequently interacting with Airgas customers.

• Safely loads, delivers and unloads cylinders containing compressed gases to customer locations. Delivers compressed gas cylinders to external and internal customer sites. Records deliveries and pick-ups on a load manifest and obtains signatures from customers for receipt purposes. Collects empty cylinders or rejected or unsold merchandise. Returns empty cylinders to either a plant or branch location for refilling.
• Provides timely communication back to manager or to the customer’s assigned Airgas sales associate regarding any changes or issues experienced by the customer.
• Performs cylinder inspections per operating procedures.
• Maintains load manifests and all required vehicle documents by ensuring they are properly completed and reconciled with truck counts and shipping documents before and after deliveries. Ensures that vehicle manifests, vehicle placards, cylinder labeling and load nesting and strapping at all times comply with Airgas safety standards (SAFECOR) and all government regulations.
• Operates a pallet jack, forklift and other warehouse equipment.
• Works in warehouse or on dock as needed.

• Valid Class B Commercial Driver’s License.
• Valid USDOT Medical Examiner’s Certificate (card).
• Hazmat Endorsement (H or X Endorsement).
• Ability to operate a vehicle with an air brake system (no air brake restrictions on CDL).
• May consider individuals with the ability to acquire a Hazmat Endorsement or the skill to operate airbrake systems as a condition of employment.
• Must be at least 21 years old.
• Must have one (1) year of prior Class B professional driving experience within the last five (5) years.
• Must have a clean driving record to include no more than two (2) convictions; OR two (2) at-fault accident in the last 3 years; OR no more than a combination of one (1) conviction and one (1) at-fault accident in the last 3 years.

• Prior experience in the gas, welding and safety supply industries preferred.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Ability to work independently and under some pressure to meet deadlines.
• Ability to read and comprehend material data sheets.
• Ability to clearly and effectively speak to customers and employees as well as legibly write.
• Must have a high attention to detail.
• Ability to safely operate a forklift and other material handling equipment.
• Ability to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division in various units of measure to include whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Basic mathematical knowledge; ability to calculate ratios and percentages with a calculator.

We care about and support all Airgas associates. This is evident not only through our competitive compensation but also through a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision plans, vacation, sick time, floating holidays, and paid holidays for full-time employees.

We provide a progressive parental leave package for our eligible Airgas parents, offering generous paid time off for the birth or placement of children.

Additionally, we offer our employees a 401k plan with company matching funds, tuition reimbursement, discounted college tuition for employees’ dependents, and an Airgas Scholarship Program.

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