Plant Operator

Culligan By WaterCo•Modesto, CA

10d•$20 - $22•Onsite

About The Position

The position is based in Culligan’s Modesto, California office, with occasional travel to nearby Culligan branches as needed. The role works directly with customers while completing route deliveries and exchanges of P/E tanks, bottled water, salt, chemicals, and filters. It also involves customer service and order-entry tasks, maintaining routes and accounts, collecting customer payments, completing delivery paperwork, and performing vehicle inspections. The employee must follow company policies and applicable safety and security standards, use required safety equipment, and be able to work overtime when needed to finish a route. The work is physically demanding and includes repeatedly lifting or transporting objects weighing over 100 pounds, along with substantial walking, standing, sitting, climbing in and out of a vehicle, and other bending, reaching, pushing, and pulling movements. Candidates must have a high school diploma or equivalent, a valid driver’s license and good driving record, and be able to communicate effectively with customers and management. Offers are subject to a DOT physical, drug screen, and background check.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Knowledge of the city area where the employee will work.
Ability to perform basic mathematical calculations using a calculator, including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
Ability to use a GPS app on a cell phone.
Legible penmanship.
Ability to communicate effectively and thoroughly with customers and management, and occasionally handle customer challenges.
Good driving record and valid driver’s license.
Ability to pass a DOT physical, including the DOT vision test; physicals are required at hire and every two years afterward.
Successful completion of a drug screen and background check in accordance with state and federal laws.
Ability to repeatedly lift or carry objects weighing over 100 pounds, as well as meet the listed physical demands.

Responsibilities

Interface directly with customers and perform routine customer service tasks, including order entry and identifying opportunities for additional company products and services.
Maintain routes and accounts in the proper routing sequence and help with collections and store-defined minimum delivery requirements.
Perform vehicle inspections, including DVIR and monthly commercial vehicle inspections.
Deliver and exchange P/E tanks, bottled water, salt, chemicals, and filters as required on routes.
Collect and document customer payments and complete paperwork legibly, including delivery tickets and route books.
Operate carts, dollies, forklifts, lift gates, hand trucks, and hand tools.
Work overtime when required to finish the route.
Follow company policies in the employee handbook.
Perform duties in accordance with appropriate safety and security standards and wear required safety equipment.