Delivery Driver

Farmers Home Furniture•Louisburg, NC

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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 store and warehouse operations, customer service, merchandise setup, vehicle upkeep, and the company’s H.O.M.E. values. Work may require heavy physical effort and exposure to adverse environmental conditions.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED; six months of experience in a distribution or warehouse environment; or a combination of training, experience, and education that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.
Possess and maintain a valid state driver’s license.
Have general familiarity with the delivery area.
Meet DOT requirements, such as Medical Examiner’s Certification and maintaining a Driver’s DOT qualification file.
Ability to perform heavy physical effort, including climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, and lifting, carrying, pushing, or pulling materials.
Ability to handle materials weighing up to 100 pounds regularly and heavier objects occasionally.
Ability to perceive colors or shades, sounds, depth, and visual cues or signals, and to communicate orally.
Ability to work around conditions such as dirt, dust, temperature extremes, electric currents, or toxic agents/chemicals.
Ability to assemble, process, and tabulate data according to a prescribed plan.
Ability to provide guidance, assistance, or interpretation regarding procedures and standards.
Ability to operate equipment, machinery, tools, and 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 routine or repetitive situations.

Responsibilities

Drive a truck in an assigned zone or area to deliver products purchased by customers.
Help ensure safe vehicle operation by directing delivery trucks into unloading areas.
Load trucks in preparation for daily deliveries, unload merchandise at customer locations, and set it up as needed.
Obtain customer signatures for pickups or deliveries.
Record deliveries and submit delivery records to appropriate management.
Monitor vehicle maintenance and regular inspections for safety compliance; perform general vehicle maintenance and record fuel and fluid usage for management.
Unload merchandise from warehouse and freight trucks.
Maintain 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 the warehouse and/or store.
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.