CDL Delivery Driver (4-Day Workweek)

Pepin Distributing Company•Tampa, FL

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Pepin Distributing Company, LLC is a leading beverage distributor in the Tampa Bay area, distributing a broad selection of domestic, import, craft beers, craft and canned spirits, and non-alcoholic beverages and waters. Our products include mega brands such as Budweiser, Michelob Ultra, Stella Artois, Busch Light, Corona, Modelo, and many more. We are looking for a CDL Driver to join our Delivery & Logistics Team. In this role, you will pick up preloaded trucks from our warehouse and deliver products to our customers safely and timely. Our team of CDL Delivery Drivers deliver package & draft products on a shifting route schedule, allowing you the chance to learn all of our brands and accounts. You will also unload, stock, and rotate products in stores and other retail accounts within Pepin Distributing Company's territory on a daily basis. You will interact with customers, take additional orders, and complete necessary delivery documentation during your route. This position offers a 4-day workweek after initial training.

Requirements

Must be at least 18 years of age.
Minimum of 1 year of commercial driving experience (any industry) or 1 year of driving experience in the beverage delivery industry required.
Daily, in person travel within the service territories of Pepin required.
Excellent communication, organizational and assertive skills.
Must be able to perform physically demanding work, to include frequent lifting of cases 25-40 pounds, and the frequent lifting and handling of kegs that weigh up to 161 pounds.
Must have a valid Florida CDL Class A license or permit and clean driving record within MVR policy guidelines.
Able to maintain Class A-CDL and medical card.
Able to handle alcohol, and work within regulatory guidelines.
Must have a smart phone with a camera and data capability.
The Physical Requirements: Talk, hear, and see (including close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus).
Continuous standing and walking, up to 8 hours at a time.
Continuous lifting/carrying/pushing/pulling 20-161lbs.
Ability to operate a two or four-wheel dolly.
Must be able to push 300lbs dolly load and move 161lb kegs.
Must be able to safely operate a pallet jack.
Frequent climbing, pushing, pulling, and maneuvering dolly, hand truck, bay roll up doors, straps, curb ramps, truck doors, boxes, cases, kegs, truck gear shift.
Must be able to pass DOT Physical and Drug Screen.
Drug test and background screen required.
Must pass State of Florida DOT Physical.
Must adhere to all State of Florida DOT regulations.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma or GED preferred.

Responsibilities

Perform inventory counts on the truck and when delivering to each account.
Make product deliveries by reviewing pick sheet for customer account, pulling proper products from bays, stacking products on a dolly, and wheeling them into each account.
Use handheld device to prepare invoices, look up account balances, and input payments for each stop on assigned route.
Follow Company Sales and Merchandising Standards guidelines to ensure the merchandising of all products including restocking to avoid out-of-stock, making minor legal space adjustments, building displays, installing, placing, and providing P.O.S. and pricing product as allowed by retailers.
Establish and maintain good customer service relations by ensuring backrooms and shelves are left orderly, deliveries are made as scheduled, providing respectful courtesy to retailers and shoppers, etc.
Follow and enforce Anheuser-Busch equity agreement and other supplier contract Code Date policies.
Effectively communicate with sales representatives, merchandisers, and others to successfully complete the delivery of products.
Understand and complete the check in/out process to ensure proper settlement and handles all damaged, short code and out of code product at Check-In.
Perform pre and post trip truck inspections.
Clock in/out at designated time clock.
Adhere to strict safe working/driving practices, Company Policies, rules, regulations, corrects obvious hazards immediately or reports to supervisor if not immediately correctable.
Adheres to Federal Motor Carrier Safety Act.
Other duties as assigned.