Warehouse Driver Associate

Position Summary

Provide customer service through the delivery and/or pick‑up of parts and other products. Unload products from shipping vehicles and store them at the appropriate storage area in the warehouse. Provide support to the warehouse operations of the branch. Delivery function accounts for about 50% of time.

• Pull and organize customer orders for delivery from warehouse by part number and quantity as directed by picking ticket in priority assigned.
• Provide excellent customer service to all customers, ensuring the order being delivered is correct and maintaining professionalism in appearance and conduct.
• Load materials into vehicle and install bracing or padding to prevent shifting or damage in transit.
• Follow company delivery routes to ensure maximum efficiency of delivery run.
• Pick up any and all applicable returns and cores, tag appropriately and return them to the branch.
• Determine that the delivery vehicle is in an operative condition daily by completing daily inspection/log.
• Maintain a clean vehicle and operate it in a safe manner daily.
• Manually load or unload materials onto or off pallets, skids, platforms or lifting devices.
• Stock and maintain inventory items in designated warehouse storage areas.
• Package, label and ship customer orders by UPS, US Mail, bus, motor freight and local truck deliveries.
• Move controls, levers and devices to drive industrial forklifts to transport materials between loading, unloading, processing and storage areas.
• Complete forklift operator training annually, provided by the company.
• Check all load‑related documentation to ensure that it is complete and accurate.
• Check vehicles before driving to ensure that mechanical, safety, and emergency equipment is in good working order.
• Maintain cleanliness of warehouse by sweeping, dusting, mopping and emptying trash as necessary.
• Report vehicle defects, accidents, traffic violations or damage to the vehicles immediately.
• Maneuver trucks into loading or unloading positions, following signals from loading crew as needed; check that vehicle position is correct and any special loading equipment is properly positioned.
• Maintain logs of working hours and of vehicle service and repair status, following applicable state and federal regulations.
• Clean and maintain supplies, tools, equipment, and storage areas in order to ensure compliance with safety regulations.
• Examine and inspect stock items for wear or defects, reporting any damage to supervisors.

• Communicating:
  Conveying information to others effectively, giving full attention, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting inappropriately.
• Active Learning:
  Understanding the implication of new information for current and future problem‑solving and decision‑making.
• Mathematics:
  Ability to solve simple equations and use mathematics to solve problems.
• Critical Thinking:
  Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches.
• Coordination:
  Adjusting actions in relation to others’ actions.
• Oral Expression:
  Ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
• Oral Comprehension:
  Ability to understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
• Problem Sensitivity:
  Ability to tell when something is wrong or likely to go wrong (recognizing a problem).
• Deductive Reasoning:
  Ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
• Reaction Time:
  Ability to quickly respond (hand, finger or foot) to a signal when it appears.
• Static Strength:
  Ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects.
• Far Vision:
  Ability to distinguish details at a distance.
• Response Orientation:
  Ability to choose quickly between two or more movements in response to different signals.
• Spatial Orientation:
  Ability to know your location in relation to the environment or to know where other objects are in relation to you.

Handling of normal stock will include lifting or carrying parts in excess of 60lb up to 15% of the time. Majority of lifting and carrying will involve parts between 5lb and 60lb.…