PT Route Driver - Weekends

Hy-Vee, Inc.•Ankeny, IA

About The Position

The Route Driver operates company vehicles and equipment safely and professionally to deliver products promptly to customers. The driver completes required paperwork and performs customer service at store locations. This part-time weekend role involves operating a semi-tractor and trailer, complying with Department of Transportation and company requirements, and completing customer deliveries, contract shipments, and backhauls. Work schedules and departure times may vary, and drivers may lay over on some routes.

Requirements

CDL license and DOT certification.
Must be at least 21 years old.
Excellent customer relations and verbal communication skills.
Ability to read and write accurately to complete paperwork.
Ability to work safely in the truck and at customer locations while complying with DOT regulations.
1–2 years of semi-driving experience.
Ability to exert 50–100 pounds of force occasionally, 25–50 pounds frequently, and 10–20 pounds constantly.
Ability to sit for extended periods and perform frequent manual and motor coordination, walking, lifting, handling, seeing, hearing, carrying, driving, pushing, and pulling.
Must complete a pre-employment physical, drug screen, lift test, and background check.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma or equivalent.
Accredited truck driving school.
Customer service experience.
Reefer experience.

Responsibilities

Report to work as scheduled and on time, and meet scheduled delivery times.
Follow company policies and departmental guidelines, including electronic device requirements, visual vehicle inspections, fueling when necessary, daily VCR completion, reefer monitoring, use of seals or padlocks when required, sending ETAs and load information, and completing monthly safety handouts.
Operate a semi-tractor and trailer safely and professionally to scheduled destinations.
Use an electronic logging device in compliance with hours-of-service requirements, complete paper logs if the electronic system fails, and perform pre-trip and post-trip inspections.
Follow DOT regulations concerning hours of service, logging, and drug and alcohol testing.
Submit daily bids for scheduled work days and respond to dispatcher call times for AM or PM routes to select available work.
Perform customer service duties at customer locations, including product placement, check-in, writing credits, meeting temperature-trip requirements, and returning product and paperwork to PDI.
Handle contract shipments and backhauls by verifying product counts, monitoring temperatures, tagging pallets, reporting changes or discrepancies involving overages, shortages, or damaged products to dispatch, and completing paperwork.