MNI D Operations Laborer-Driver Peachtree
About The Position
This role primarily focuses on working efficiently in a fast-paced setting, loading and unloading plant material, and maintaining plants and the nursery sales yard. It also involves serving internal and external customers and building relationships with customer foremen and crews. As needed, the role includes timely delivery and pickup of products, accurate handling of materials and paperwork, and professional customer service while representing the MNI Direct brand. The position operates and maintains company-owned, leased, or rented vehicles and material-handling equipment (MHE), follows applicable DOT and hours-of-service requirements, and supports safe, effective team operations. Work may involve early mornings, after-business-hours duties, occasional weekend deliveries, and severe weather conditions.
Requirements
- High school diploma, secondary diploma, or equivalent is desired.
- Ability and desire to complete work correctly the first time and take pride in the work.
- Friendly, outgoing, cheerful, and professional manner.
- Strong verbal communication skills and fluent English.
- Valid current-state driver's license and active DOT health card.
- Previous experience driving a 26-foot straight truck.
- Ability to accurately maintain and submit driver inspection reports.
- At least one year of safe driving record.
- Ability to find locations on a map or other device and plot a route.
- Ability to learn plant names and locations in the yard.
- Ability to lift 50 pounds repeatedly.
- Ability to work a flexible Monday–Friday schedule, including early mornings, after business hours, and occasional weekend deliveries.
- Ability to work in severe weather, including heat and cold.
Nice To Haves
- Bilingual English/Spanish.
Responsibilities
- Receive, unload, count, position, and maintain plants and associated materials in the sales yard.
- Serve customers in the yard and build relationships with customer foremen and crews.
- Select and stage customer orders as directed by branch management and sales staff, working as part of a team.
- Load sales orders onto trucks for delivery or pickup and accurately audit materials during loading and unloading.
- Maintain accurate paperwork associated with sales orders, deliveries, and pickups.
- Maintain safe work practices and behaviors.
- Use radio communication professionally with other employees.
- Operate skid steers and other MHE under OSHA certification as required.
- Care for plants by spacing, jamming, pruning, weeding, fertilizing, watering, or taking other necessary measures.
- Serve customers and care for products and the team during delivery and pickup operations.
- Ensure delivery paperwork is accurate and complete before departure and submit it to the required parties upon return.
- Safely operate and maintain MNI Direct-owned, leased, and rented vehicles and MHE.
- Perform required pre-operation and post-operation user maintenance and complete required reports.
- Maintain driver inspection records and required documents in accordance with DOT laws and regulations.
- Follow Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration hours-of-service requirements, including driver hours, duty hours, and rest requirements.
- Maintain a current driver's license with the residential address required by state law.
- Perform other assigned duties to support and improve team operations.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
