Driver - Route

Prairie Farms Dairy, Inc. • West Plains, MO

5h • Onsite

About The Position

The route sales driver shall be responsible for driving a truck over an established route to deliver and sell products or render services of the dairy industry to customers' places of business. This role involves collecting money, making change, recording transactions, writing customer orders, soliciting new business, informing customers of new products, and resolving service complaints. The driver will also be required to load and unload product, stock shelves, set up displays, issue promotional materials, and collect rejected or unsold merchandise. Physical demands include stacking and unstacking items weighing 50 pounds, dragging stacks of milk weighing approximately 240 pounds, and working in extreme temperatures (over 100°F and below 32°F) primarily outdoors in various conditions. The driver must maintain the cleanliness of the truck, perform routine maintenance, and operate the vehicle safely and efficiently.

Requirements

• Must have a Class A commercial driver’s license, with no automatic or manual restriction.
• Minimum Age: 21, as per Federal D.O.T. regulations
• Must be able to pass a D.O.T. Physical and Drug Screen
• Must have open availability.
• Ability to stack and unstack items weighing 50 pounds from a height of approximately seven feet to the ground and back continually.
• Ability to drag stacks of milk weighing approximately 240 pounds, throughout the shift.
• Ability to load and unload truck and carry merchandise.
• Ability to work in very hot (100°+) and very cool (less than 32°) environments throughout the year.
• Ability to work outside most of the time, regardless of the conditions.
• Ability to keep the inside of the truck clean.
• Ability to perform routine maintenance on truck.
• Ability to work and drive in a safe, courteous and efficient manner.

Nice To Haves

• Past route sales experience
• Good driving record

Responsibilities

• Drives truck over established route to deliver and sell products or render services of the dairy industry to customer’s place of business.
• Follows all Department of Transportation regulations.
• Collects money from customers, makes change, and records transactions on customer receipt.
• Writes customer orders and instructions; records sales or delivery information on daily sales or delivery record.
• Calls on prospective customers to solicit new business.
• Prepares order forms and sales contracts.
• Informs regular customers of new products or services.
• Listens to and resolves service complaints.
• Loads and unloads product at destination.
• Places stock on shelves or racks.
• Sets up merchandise and sales promotion displays.
• Issues sales promotion materials to customers.
• Collects or picks up empty containers or rejected or unsold merchandise.
• Stacks and unstacks items weighing 50 pounds from a height of approximately seven feet to the ground and back continually.
• Drags stacks of milk weighing approximately 240 pounds, throughout the shift.
• Loads and unloads truck and carries merchandise.
• Works in very hot (100°+) and very cool (less than 32°) environments throughout the year.
• Works outside most of the time, regardless of the conditions.
• Keeps the inside of the truck clean.
• Performs routine maintenance on truck.
• Works and drives in a safe, courteous and efficient manner.

Benefits

• Weekly guarantee while training on routes: $954 (before taxes; plus, commission)
• Weekly guarantee once route is learned: $1080 (before taxes; plus, commission)
• Consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information.
• Access to, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed