Delivery Driver

Farmers Home Furniture•Jamestown, TN

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About The Position

The Delivery Driver performs delivery and warehouse activities, including loading and unloading trucks and driving a delivery truck to bring merchandise to customers’ homes or businesses. The role also supports warehouse and store operations, customer service, vehicle upkeep, merchandise setup, and the company’s delivery standards and H.O.M.E. values. The position requires a high school diploma or GED and six months of experience in a distribution or warehouse environment, or an equivalent combination of training, experience, and education. The driver must have a valid state driver’s license, general familiarity with the delivery area, and the ability to meet DOT requirements. The work involves heavy physical effort and may expose the employee to adverse environmental conditions.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED, or an equivalent combination of training, experience, and education.
Six months of experience in a distribution or warehouse environment, or an equivalent combination of training, experience, and education.
Valid state driver’s license that must be maintained.
General familiarity with the delivery area.
Ability to meet DOT requirements, such as Medical Examiner’s Certification and a Driver’s DOT qualification file.
Ability to exert heavy physical effort, including climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling; lifting, carrying, pushing, or pulling moderately heavy objects up to 100 pounds; and occasionally handling objects over 100 pounds.
Ability to perceive and distinguish colors or shades, sounds, depth, and visual cues or signals; some tasks require oral communication.
Ability to work with possible exposure to dirt, dust, temperature extremes, electric currents, or toxic agents and chemicals.
Ability to assemble, process, and tabulate data according to a prescribed plan.
Ability to provide guidance, assistance, or interpretation of procedures and standards.
Ability to operate equipment, machinery, tools, or materials requiring complex and rapid adjustments.
Ability to use reference and descriptive information, perform basic arithmetic and potentially calculate decimals and fractions, follow written, oral, or diagrammatic instructions, and exercise judgment in standardized work situations.

Responsibilities

Drive a truck in an assigned zone or area to deliver products purchased by customers.
Help ensure vehicle safety, including assisting delivery truck drivers with directing trucks into unloading areas.
Load trucks for daily deliveries and unload merchandise at customer locations, setting it up as necessary.
Obtain customer signatures on pickup or delivery receipts.
Record deliveries and submit records to appropriate management.
Monitor vehicle maintenance and regular inspections, perform general vehicle maintenance, and record fuel and fluid usage for management.
Unload merchandise from warehouse and freight trucks.
Maintain the cleanliness of store and warehouse interiors and grounds, and uphold the company’s Delivery Standards.
Place stock on shelves or racks and set up merchandise and sales promotion displays.
Assemble merchandise as required.
Assist with repossessions of goods.
Perform general maintenance and groundskeeping for warehouses and/or stores.
Perform customer service inspections and/or repairs as needed.
Make collection field calls to delinquent customers at management’s request.
Uphold and promote the company’s H.O.M.E. values.
Assist in other store departments as required.
Perform other related duties as required.