Non CDL Delivery Driver
About The Position
Hajoca Corporation is one of the country’s largest privately-held wholesale distributors of plumbing, heating & cooling, and industrial supplies, founded in 1858. The company operates on principles of “Service, Integrity, Reliability” and fosters relationships of trust with teammates, customers, and suppliers. Hajoca attributes its success to a unique business philosophy and talented people. The company functions in a decentralized environment, with each location, known as a Profit Center (PC), managed like a small business under unique trade names. A typical Profit Center includes a warehouse, counter, sales office, and sometimes a showroom. Dahl, a trade name of Hajoca, is seeking a Non CDL Delivery Driver for its Glenwood Springs, CO location. This role involves safely operating trucks in compliance with company rules and regulations, delivering merchandise to various destinations including job sites, customer facilities, and other Hajoca locations. Key duties include loading and securing merchandise, understanding shipping documents, ensuring order accuracy, unloading materials, collecting payments for cash sales, resolving shipping discrepancies, picking up merchandise, generating sales leads, inspecting and maintaining the delivery truck, completing daily vehicle inspection reports, and participating in required safety and compliance training programs.
Requirements
- Be able to drive a vehicle over 10,000 lbs.
- Be at least 21 years old
- Possess a proper and valid driver’s license
- Have a driving record that meets the criteria for being an Authorized Driver in accordance with Company policy.
- Be able to pass a Department of Transportation physical examination before beginning work and again at least every two years while employed and performing this job function.
Nice To Haves
- Know the laws, rules and regulations governing driving motor vehicles in general, and commercial motor vehicles subject to Department of Transportation regulations in particular.
- Know of, be able to apply, and practice safety precautions in a warehouse and material handling environment.
- Be able to build and maintain a positive working relationship with customers, vendors and co-workers.
- Be able to remain calm and function effectively in stressful, unexpected, and/or emergency situations.
- Be able to learn to operate warehouse material-handling equipment.
- Be able to learn and operate the computer related systems used in the delivery process.
- Read, write, speak and understand English.
- Be able to add, subtract, multiply, and divide, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Responsibilities
- Operate trucks safely and in compliance with Company rules, applicable laws, and regulations.
- Load the truck at the Profit Center with Hajoca merchandise to be delivered.
- Secure the load properly so that nothing will shift, get damaged, or fall from the truck.
- Ensure that the necessary equipment to safely unload the merchandise is available.
- Understand the shipping documents that are associated with the merchandise for each delivery and have accurate directions to each delivery destination.
- Review shipping documentation and ensure order accuracy.
- Unload correct merchandise from the truck and place it where the receiving party wants it.
- Obtain legible signature for all merchandise delivered per Company policy and procedure.
- Collect and secure outstanding payments for all cash sale deliveries prior to releasing the material to the customer.
- Work with customers at the delivery site to resolve shipping discrepancies quickly and accurately.
- Load the truck at other locations with merchandise.
- Provide sales leads by noting prospective customer names and addresses discovered in the course of making deliveries.
- Inspect the truck and required parts and accessories to determine safe operating condition prior to departure from the Hajoca location.
- Keep truck clean of debris in cab and body.
- Advise management of any mechanical problems with the truck.
- At the end of the workday, complete the Driver’s Daily Vehicle Inspection Report when driving a delivery vehicle with a gross vehicle weight (GVWR) of 10,001 lbs. or more if a defect or deficiency is found.
- At the end of the workday, remove keys from the truck and store keys in the approved location.
- Successfully complete required safety and compliance training programs as assigned.
- Perform other reasonably related duties as assigned by immediate supervisor and other management as required.
Benefits
- Competitive starting wage
- Profit-Sharing Program that provides each team member with an opportunity to earn a direct share of the profits on an annual basis
- Medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage
- Accident, Hospital Indemnity, and critical care coverage
- Life insurance and Long Term Disability
- Pre-tax accounts for healthcare, dependent care, and commuter benefits
- Paid vacation, holidays, and sick time
- Paid pregnancy and parental leave
- Paid day of community service
- 401(k)
- Retirement cash account with company contributions
- Targeted training programs focused on your personal and professional growth
- Company wellness program
- Employee discounts
- College tuition benefits
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
