Delivery - Boom Driver

Exceptional Service, Integrity, Care for People, Excellence

Erie Materials, a Certified Great Place to Work and privately owned and operated company since 1973, is built on these values. For more than five decades, Erie Materials has provided high-quality building materials products and exceptional service at the best value to professional contractors. Today, we are the leading distributor of building materials product in upstate New York and northeastern Pennsylvania.

We look for dynamic people who:

• are hardworking, team-oriented and take initiative
• have great attitudes, high energy and enjoy focusing on customers
• can communicate well, set good examples and comfortably take the lead
• will hold themselves accountable for doing a great job everyday
• are interested in elevating their career with a company who genuinely cares about them

SUMMARY:
The Driver Boom Operator is responsible for the safe and efficient operation of a boom truck and boom crane to load, transport, deliver, and unload exterior building materials which include roofing materials, and other construction supplies, to various job sites. This role involves ensuring timely deliveries, and properly loading and unloading products while adhering to safety regulations and company policies. This role requires excellent driving skills, excellent boom crane operation skills, adherence to traffic laws, excellent communication, and a commitment to providing outstanding customer service.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Safely operate company vehicles to transport and pick up building materials product at designated locations.

• Adherent to all traffic laws, regulations, and company policies.

• Conduct pre-trip and post-trip inspections of the vehicle to ensure safety and report any issues.

• Maintain a clean and well-organized vehicle interior.

• Operate the boom crane to load, transport, and unload building materials product safely and efficiently at job sites.

• Deliver materials to hard-to-reach areas, such as rooftops with precision.

• Use (POD) proof of delivery to take pictures of the job site prior to making a delivery.
o Take pictures of the product which has been delivered by the driver.
o Take pictures of the location should there be a need to make the delivery on pavement. If the area looks questionable a customer waiver consent form is required.

• Communicate and work effectively with customers, dispatchers, management and other employees.

• Generate an advance communication in the form of a text or phone call from the driver to the customer regarding the product delivery.

• Follow delivery routes and schedules accurately and promptly.

• Securely load building materials product onto the truck using proper techniques to prevent damage to product during deliveries as specifically designated within a route. The driver could have multiple trips from the branch depending on the specific routes for the day.

• Complete necessary paperwork and maintain accurate trip records.

• Respond to emergencies or unexpected situations calmly and efficiently, which could include contacting the department manager.

• Safely drive the delivery vehicle to the customer jobsite and properly unload product according to customer or jobsite specifications, in most circumstances unassisted. Ensure that the product is protected from any inclement weather.

• Pick up and securely load onto the truck any possible building materials product returns from the job site, deliver them back to the warehouse and unload them for review and restocking.

• Depending upon the department's needs, the driver may be required to stay beyond their scheduled time to help pull orders for delivery for the following day.

• Read work orders / invoices to determine product needs for customer pick-up or delivery.

• Frequently lift and carry building materials product by hand weighing up to 100 pounds.

• Operate a forklift to load a customer's vehicle, load an Erie Materials delivery truck, unload a vendor truck, move

• product in stock, etc.

• Work in the warehouse, as needed, to put away returns, stock bays, clean warehouse areas, and help walk-in customers by providing them with their recently purchased…