CDL Driver Merchandiser

CONA Services•Vancleave, MS

About The Position

The CDL Driver Merchandiser is a touch-freight position responsible for delivering products and stocking and merchandising shelves, racks, and displays at retail accounts. The role includes transporting product from the route truck into outlets, maintaining company merchandising standards, setting up promotional displays, communicating store-level issues to management, and maintaining customer relationships. The driver must follow Department of Transportation driving rules, safeguard company assets, collect empty containers and rejected or unsold merchandise, and use a handheld device. The position requires compliance with company safety policies and the Personal Protective Equipment Program; safety-toed shoes are required for specified tasks involving powered industrial equipment, palletized products, hand trucks or dollies, cooler services, and related work.

Requirements

Minimum age of 21.
Class A Commercial Driver’s License and obligation to maintain compliance with UNITED fleet policy.
Use required personal protective equipment and comply with UNITED safety policies.
Ability to read, write, and speak English.
Ability to maintain a neat professional appearance within company guidelines.
Ability to maintain the safety and security of company assets.
Ability to use company-provided resources and technology.
High school diploma or GED, 6 to 12 months of related experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos; write simple correspondence; and present information effectively in one-on-one and small-group situations.
Ability to perform basic arithmetic using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Ability to apply common-sense understanding to detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions and handle problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
Ability to operate a manual or motorized pallet jack.

Responsibilities

Unload and transport products from the route truck to retail outlets.
Merchandise products inside outlets according to company standards.
Set up merchandise and sales promotion displays.
Communicate store-level issues to management.
Comply with DOT rules for driving.
Safeguard company assets.
Maintain rapport and build strong relationships with customers across assigned accounts.
Collect or pick up empty containers and rejected or unsold merchandise.
Use a handheld device.
Operate a manual or motorized pallet jack.
Comply with applicable PPE and company safety policies.
Maintain regular and prompt attendance.

Benefits

Annual paid vacation, increasing with successive years of service up to five weeks.
Medical coverage through Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama.
Dental coverage through Delta Dental.
Company-paid life insurance.
Short-term disability.
Sick days for eligible employees.
Retirement plan through Southern States Savings & Retirement Plan Trust Fund.
401(k) savings plan.
Employee Assistance Program.
Employee discounts on cell phones, event tickets, gym memberships, car buying, hotels, car rentals, technology, and more.
Paid weekly.
Home every night.
On-the-job training, learning, and opportunities for career advancement.