Driver - Route

Prairie Farms Dairy, Inc.•West Plains, MO

4h•Onsite

About The Position

The route sales driver is 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. Significant physical demands include stacking and unstacking items weighing 50 pounds from a height of seven feet, and dragging stacks of milk weighing approximately 240 pounds. The role requires working in extreme temperatures (over 100°F and below 32°F) and outdoors in various conditions. The driver must maintain the truck's cleanliness, perform routine maintenance, and operate the vehicle safely and courteously.

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.
Must be able to climb, crawl, and walk in an upright as well as a bent position.
Must be able to stack and unstack items weighing 50 pounds from a height of approximately seven feet to the ground and back continually.
Must be able to drag stacks of milk weighing approximately 240 pounds, throughout the shift.
Must be able to work in very hot (100+) and very cool (less than 32) environments throughout the year.
Must be able to work outside most of the time, regardless of the conditions.

Nice To Haves

Past route sales experience
A 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.
Keeps the inside of the truck clean.
Performs routine maintenance on truck.
Works and drives in a safe, courteous and efficient manner.