Driver - Route

Prairie Farms Dairy, Inc.•Springfield, MO

11d

About The Position

The Route Sales Driver drives a truck over an established route to deliver and sell dairy products or services to customers’ places of business. The role also involves customer service and sales activities, including collecting payments, recording transactions, taking orders, soliciting prospective customers, informing regular customers about new products or services, and resolving service complaints. Drivers must follow Department of Transportation regulations and maintain a clean truck, perform routine truck maintenance, and work and drive safely, courteously, and efficiently. This is a relief-driver position with open availability required. Hours and days off may vary, and routes start between midnight and 3:00 p.m. Weekly guaranteed gross pay during route training is $1,080, plus commission. After successfully learning a route and running it independently, the weekly guaranteed gross pay is $1,200, plus commission. The job involves loading and unloading products; placing stock on shelves or racks; setting up displays and issuing promotional materials; and collecting empty containers or rejected or unsold merchandise. The driver must repeatedly stack and unstack items weighing 50 pounds from approximately seven feet high to the ground and back, and drag stacks of milk weighing approximately 240 pounds throughout the shift. Work takes place outdoors most of the time, regardless of conditions, and in very hot (over 100°F) and very cool (below 32°F) environments throughout the year.

Requirements

Class A commercial driver’s license with no automatic or manual restriction.
Must be at least 21 years old, as required by Federal D.O.T. regulations.
Must be able to pass a D.O.T. physical and drug screen.
Must have open availability; hours and days off may vary, and routes start between midnight and 3:00 p.m.
Ability to repeatedly stack and unstack 50-pound items from approximately seven feet high to the ground and back, and drag stacks of milk weighing approximately 240 pounds throughout the shift.
Ability to climb, crawl, and walk in upright and bent positions.
Ability to work outdoors most of the time regardless of conditions and in very hot and very cool environments.

Nice To Haves

Past route sales experience.
A good driving record.

Responsibilities

Drive a truck over an established route to deliver and sell dairy products or services at customers’ places of business.
Follow all Department of Transportation regulations.
Collect money from customers, make change, and record transactions on customer receipts.
Write customer orders and instructions and record sales or delivery information on daily records.
Call on prospective customers to solicit new business and prepare order forms and sales contracts.
Inform regular customers about new products or services and listen to and resolve service complaints.
Load and unload products at destinations and carry merchandise.
Place stock on shelves or racks and set up merchandise and sales promotion displays.
Issue sales promotion materials to customers.
Collect or pick up empty containers or rejected or unsold merchandise.
Keep the inside of the truck clean and perform routine truck maintenance.
Work and drive in a safe, courteous, and efficient manner.