Local Delivery Driver

American Furniture Warehouse

10d

About The Position

American Furniture Warehouse is seeking hardworking, motivated delivery drivers to provide customer-focused delivery service. Drivers work with a partner to deliver, assemble, disassemble, and remove merchandise from customers’ homes; demonstrate how merchandise works; and explain company policies and procedures. The role involves safely loading and unloading furniture, working with customers and other departments, and delivering white-glove service in a demanding, fast-paced environment. Drivers work five to six days per week, often six days during busy seasons, and start early. First-year drivers average $25.59–$36.65 per hour.

Requirements

• Be honest and caring, and represent the company brand positively.
• Have a clean motor vehicle record with no more than two moving violations in the past three years.
• Obtain and maintain a D.O.T. physical card; the company pays for it.
• Own personal hand tools.
• Learn, understand, and use new technologies, including Dispatch Track and an iPad.
• Have strong interpersonal skills and the ability to explain merchandise and policies to customers.
• Be able to team-lift merchandise on and off a box truck and in and out of customers’ homes.
• Be able to communicate effectively with team members, supervisors, and customers.
• Be able to work independently with little supervision.
• Pass a pre-employment drug screen and background check upon job offer.
• Be able to maneuver through confined and sometimes congested areas, including stairways, hallways, and elevators.
• Be able to stand, walk, stoop, and bend for 10 or more hours daily, and frequently lift, lower, push, and pull merchandise weighing up to 100 pounds.
• Be able to frequently handle or manipulate merchandise weighing up to 250 pounds.
• Be able to perform lifting, gripping, bending, kneeling, stooping, and moving merchandise for 10 or more hours daily.

Responsibilities

• Deliver merchandise and provide a high-quality customer experience in customers’ homes.
• Assemble and disassemble furniture correctly and efficiently using a variety of tools.
• Remove merchandise from customers’ homes as needed.
• Demonstrate how to use merchandise and explain company policies and procedures.
• Safely and efficiently load and unload furniture to and from a delivery truck.
• Work closely with a delivery partner and team-lift merchandise.
• Communicate effectively with team members, supervisors, and customers.
• Work independently with little supervision.
• Partner with multiple departments to improve processes, maximize efficiency, and exceed customer service expectations.
• Work safely in a physically demanding, fast-paced environment for extended periods.

Benefits

• 70 hours of sick pay annually.
• 40–80 hours of vacation annually.
• Two personal days each year.
• Company-provided training and leadership development tracks for promotion opportunities.
• Gym facilities in most work locations.
• Excellent benefits.
• Pay every Friday.

What This Job Offers

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