Driver

Park Street Imports•Bakersfield, CA

4h•Onsite

About The Position

We are a leading warehousing and transportation provider for alcoholic beverage companies, with strategically located facilities in California and Florida. Our goal is to drive the alcoholic beverage industry forward through technology-enabled warehousing and delivery solutions. Our warehouses are staffed with highly skilled personnel who provide best-in-class service and dedicated customer support. We believe in creating a culture grounded in fairness, integrity, and accountability, valuing innovation and collaboration. The company is an Equal Opportunity Employer, drug free workplace, and complies with ADA regulations. This opportunity is for a Class C driver in a dynamic wine & spirits logistics operation. The position is responsible for assembling and loading customer orders onto a vehicle to complete the delivery cycle, maintaining accurate route records, ensuring customer satisfaction with order fulfillment and product quality, and complying with company safety standards, state and federal regulations, and warehouse delivery procedures. On average, there will be 15-25 stops each day.

Requirements

Must have a valid state issued driver’s license
Must have a clean driving record
Minimum of 1 year experience of route delivery or similar environment
Must know how to use and fill out hours of service logs
Must be able to pass a DOT physical and obtain a DOT Medical Certificate
Must be able to lift 50 pounds
Strong time-management, interpersonal communication, attention to detail, and customer service skills
Must be able to work independently
Regular, reliable, predictable attendance
Ability to apply basic math skills with or without calculator
Knowledge of area and an ability to operate GPS technology/apps
Use safe lifting and loading techniques including ability to push and lift items with varying degrees of weight

Nice To Haves

Previous delivery and distribution experience in the food and beverage industry preferred

Responsibilities

Safely operate a class C vehicle to pick up orders from suppliers or make deliveries
Manage inventory for returns and rollovers in a cross dock facility
Perform daily pre- and post-trip inspections
Verify all loads to ensure full and accurate customer deliveries
Securely load and unload vehicle for multi-stop deliveries
Maintain interior of vehicle organized and clean
Route plan, follow delivery schedule, and adjust planned drives to manage delays as necessary
Use our TMS system on a mobile device to update delivery status and capture PODs
Call in any exceptions while on-site at pickup or delivery location
Report to the Warehouse manager any incidents, accidents, injuries, traffic violations, or property damage
Provide high quality level of service at delivery location and resolve customer concerns regarding spoilage, breakage, and incorrect product delivery
Provide customers with invoices, obtain delivery signatures, and collect accounts receivable as necessary
Adhere to applicable regulatory requirements and guidelines including but not limited to DOT, FMCSA, and FDOT
Be prompt and on time for every scheduled shift
Work overtime as needed
Perform other work-related duties as assigned