Deliver Helper

SRS Distribution • Iowa City, IA

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The Delivery Helper loads and secures materials, assists with route navigation and backing procedures, and helps safely unload and deliver products to customer-designated areas. The role includes preparing and restoring jobsites, inspecting equipment and deliveries, preparing trucks and equipment for the next day's deliveries, and maintaining a safe work environment while following company procedures and applicable OSHA and DOT requirements. The position involves frequent local travel and primarily outdoor work at customer locations and construction jobsites, with exposure to varying weather, dust, noise, traffic, and moving equipment. The role reports to the department manager and has no direct reports.

Requirements

• Ability to read, write, and communicate information accurately.
• Ability to safely load, unload, and handle building materials.
• Ability to follow safety procedures and work instructions.
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment.
• Must be able to remain standing 90% of the time, with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Must constantly move materials from commercial motor vehicles onto jobsites and position oneself to load and unload materials from flatbed or boom trucks, with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Must frequently move materials weighing up to 100 pounds while loading and unloading flatbed trucks, with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Must be able to communicate and exchange accurate information with management, coworkers, and customers, with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Must constantly work outdoors while making deliveries, with or without reasonable accommodation.
• 0–1 years of experience in delivery, warehouse, construction, or a related field.
• High school diploma or GED is preferred as minimum education.
• No certifications required.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in building materials, construction, delivery, warehouse, or related industries.
• Experience operating at active construction jobsites.
• Familiarity with safe material-handling practices.
• High school diploma or GED.
• Effective communication, organizational, problem-solving, teamwork, leadership, technical, adaptability, and initiative skills.

Responsibilities

• Comply with company, state, and federal guidelines, particularly OSHA and DOT requirements, to support the safety of all personnel.
• Perform pre-trip inspections of equipment, paperwork, and loaded products to ensure order accuracy.
• Safely unload products and deliver materials to the assigned area as directed by the customer.
• Secure mud, equipment, metal, pallets, and other materials on the truck.
• Assist with route navigation to jobsites and with backing procedures.
• Prepare and restore jobsites as needed.
• Maintain a safe work environment and follow company safety procedures.
• Assist in preparing trucks and equipment for the following day's deliveries.
• Maintain trucks and equipment.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Competitive weekly or bi-weekly pay
• Discretionary bonuses
• 401(k) with company match
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Paid time off, including vacation, sick, volunteer, holidays, birthday, and floating time
• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Flexible spending accounts
• Company-paid life insurance
• Company-paid short-term disability
• Optional long-term disability
• Additional life insurance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED