Warehouse/delivery-valparaiso - Valparaiso, United States - G.W. Berkheimer Co., Inc.
Description
Position Summary:
The Driver I will ensure the timely delivery and unloading of merchandise to proper customer locations.
Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:
- Operate and navigate commercial delivery vehicle (GVWR 10,000 lbs or less)
- Follows schedules and uses navigation apps to plan each route based on road and traffic conditions.
- Unload merchandise for customers on local deliveries.
- Handle boxes, containers, packages of various weights and sizes.
- Maintain merchandise resale value and quality by protecting it from damage.
- Maintain vehicle and work areas in clean, orderly and safe condition.
- Performs vehicle maintenance checks and arranges regular cleaning and maintenance services for the vehicle. Reports any mechanical and operational issues to management.
- Proper completion of regulatory and administrative forms and reports relating to vehicle operation.
- Report damaged/missing product to supervisor or Branch Manager.
- Interacts with customers in a professional manner and provides whatever customer assistance is appropriate under the circumstances and according to company policies.
- When not making deliveries, assist in the warehouse as needed.
- All other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications:
Physical Demands:
- Ability to lift, carry and move up to 50 lbs repetitively for 8 hours
- Ability to operate and navigate commercial delivery vehicle (GVWR 10,000 lbs or less)
- May be required to sit for long periods of time.
- May engage in frequent bending, stooping, squatting, and reaching, pushing and pulling of merchandise, products and materials.
- Consistently follows procedures and adheres to standards
- Must be able to understand and interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written and oral form and follow directions.
- Must be able to communicate
- Ability to understand product codes and terminology
- Ability to use hand tools to open boxes or containers
- Operate RF scanner
- Operate a pallet jack
- Operate a forklift
- Operate a commercial delivery vehicle
- Adhere safety regulations and standards and practices safe driving habits
- Ability to meet the attendance standards
Working Conditions:
Due to the open warehouse environment, must be able to work in various indoor climatic conditions including heat, humidity and cold.
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