Route Sales Driver

Route Sales Driver

Apply to the Route Sales Driver role at Maola Local Dairies.

Maola Local Dairies is a farmer‑owned cooperative that produces a full suite of fresh dairy products and delivers them to local communities. The Route Sales Driver will safely drive a commercial motor vehicle over established routes to sell and deliver milk, cream, butter, and dry milk products to customers.

Salary Range: $54,000

Work Schedule: Monday‑Friday, start time between 3 am‑5 am with a 10+ to 11+ hour shift. Willingness to work overtime, additional days, and federal holidays if needed.

• Deliver dairy products safely and on time to customers.
• Provide excellent customer service to ensure retention and expand sales.
• Stock, rotate, and remove out of date, damaged or unsellable product.
• Maintain a clean and fully stocked display area for each customer.
• Pick up all empty milk crates.
• Resolve discrepancies and minor customer issues, alerting management when necessary.
• Use a handheld computer to order products, calculate sales and track inventory daily.
• Comply with DOT regulations and company policy including pre‑ and post‑trip inspections and daily paperwork.
• Maintain assigned truck in a neat and clean condition inside the cab and refrigerated box.

• Possess a Class A or B CDL.
• High school diploma or GED.
• Customer service or sales experience a plus.
• Direct Store Delivery experience a plus.
• Excellent motor vehicle record.
• Ability to read, write, add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure.
• Pass DOT physical, drug screen, and physical ability test.
• Must be organized, detail‑oriented, and possess excellent communication and customer‑service skills.

• Communication
  • Communicate clearly and effectively through multiple channels – oral, written, visual, and non‑verbal – ensuring messages are understood and delivered appropriately.
• Accountability
  • Take responsibility for actions and anticipate challenges before they arise.
  • Solve problems within and outside of departments, proactively addressing issues as they occur.
• Customer Focused
  • Prioritize understanding and meeting both internal and external customer needs.
  • Ensure high levels of satisfaction and loyalty by anticipating customer requirements.
• Initiative
  • Proactively identify opportunities and address potential threats.
  • Act independently and decisively, rather than waiting for situations to demand action.
• Problem‑Solving
  • Identify and address complex issues with minimal guidance.
  • Analyze challenges and find practical, effective solutions.
• Collaboration
  • Take responsibility for deliverables while supporting others to ensure collective goals are met.
  • Work harmoniously with others toward common objectives, valuing each person’s contributions.

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.

• Must be able to frequently walk, stand, stoop, bend, reach, climb, and pull.
• Must be able to frequently lift milk case weighing up to 55 lbs. and push/pull stacks of milk weighing 250–300 lbs. using provided equipment.

The work environment may require working in a cooler room with varying temperatures and contact with water or dairy liquids. Exposure to a noise level of 90 decibels is typical; wet/slippery conditions are common.

• Cannot tolerate frequent temperature changes, hot and cold environments, inside, outside, refrigerated areas, and coolers.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected status.

• Entry level

• Full‑time

• Management and Manufacturing

• Dairy Product Manufacturing