Driver - Route

Prairie Farms Dairy, Inc. • Springfield, MO

32d • Onsite

About The Position

Hiland Dairy Foods Company is seeking a Route Driver to deliver and sell products in the dairy industry to customer's places of business. This is a relief driver position with variable hours and days off. Routes start between Midnight and 3:00 PM, and open availability is required. The role involves collecting money, writing orders, soliciting new business, and resolving customer complaints. The driver will also be responsible for loading and unloading product, stocking shelves, setting up displays, issuing promotional materials, and collecting unsold merchandise. Significant physical demands include stacking and unstacking items up to 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 all weather conditions. The driver must maintain the truck's cleanliness, 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.
• 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 and a good driving record preferred.

Responsibilities

• Drives truck over established route to deliver and sell products or render services of the dairy industry to customer’s place of business.
• Follow 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.
• Load and unload product at destination.
• Place stock on shelves or racks.
• Set up merchandise and sales promotion displays.
• Issue sales promotion materials to customers.
• Collect or pick up empty containers or rejected or unsold merchandise.
• Stack and unstack items weighing 50 pounds from a height of approximately seven feet to the ground and back continually.
• Drag stacks of milk weighing approximately 240 pounds, throughout the shift.
• Load and unload truck and carry merchandise.
• Keep the inside of the truck clean.
• Perform routine maintenance on truck.
• Work and drive in a safe, courteous and efficient manner.

Benefits

• Weekly guarantee while training: $1080 (before taxes; plus, commission)
• Weekly guarantee after training: $1200 (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: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed