Dry Van Trailer Driver - Creston, United States - NEW Cooperative

Description

• Delivers packaged feed.
• Maintains safe & courteous driving habits at all times.
• Complies with all DOT, OSHA, and NEW Cooperative safety programs, policies, and procedures.
• Ensures a quality product at all times before unloading.
• Learns and understands the customer's livestock operation well enough to avoid errors when making deliveries.
• Completes all driving logs and other documentation in an accurate, neat, and timely manner.

• Performs maintenance of equipment and ensures no spread of livestock disease.
• Routinely checks truck compartments for feed hang up between loads.
• Follows established flushing procedures to avoid cross contamination of products.
• Performs or schedules repairs and preventative maintenance eon equipment and vehicles.
• Maintains cleanliness of equipment to promote a positive company image.
• Ensures that work area, equipment, and vehicles are all neat, clean, and well maintained.

• Hauls grain and/or ingredients as needed.
• Uses all tools, equipment, and vehicles carefully and for their intended use.
• Assist in other areas of the location as needed.
• Works extended hours as requested by supervisor to ensure good customer services in busy season.

• Performs work in a safe manner at all times and uses the appropriate PPE.
• Checks the work area for hazards and corrects/reports unsafe conditions.
• Considers the safety of oneself, and other employees, and customers.
• Follows all safety protocols and seeks advice from supervisor when uncertain.

• Maintains open communication and cooperates with supervisor, departments, and fellow employees.
• Communicates with supervisor and others immediately when unexpected problems cause absence, lateness, or the need to leave early.

• Abides by policies set forth in the employee policy manual.
• Carries a fair share of the workload.
• Promotes NEW Cooperative through positive, friendly, and professional interactions.
• Is punctual, follows directives, and works in an efficient and timely manner; accepts personal responsibility for the quality and timeliness of the work.

• Continually works to satisfy customers through effective communication, solving problems, answering questions, and managing their expectations.

• Establishes personal performance goals and works toward these goals.
• Continually upgrades and demonstrates knowledge of the job.

• Must be licensed and insurable to drive.
• Must have or the ability to obtain a Class A CDL.
• Must be able to pass a D.O.T. physical every 2 years at a minimum as required by law.
• Understand the importance of providing very high levels of customer service.
• High school diploma or GED with 1-3 months of related experience.
• Must own and be knowledgeable in operating a smartphone.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Understand the seasonality of the farm supply business and the in-season time commitment.
• Must be able to interact and effectively communicate with customers and individuals at all levels of the organization.
• Possesses problem solving capability and understands the operational processes.