Route Assistant

Silver Eagle Distributors Houston, LLC•Conroe, TX

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Want to start your career to become a class A CDL driver? Look no further! As a Route Assistant you will begin to gain industry knowledge with our drivers delivering beer. This position provides training to obtain a commercial driver’s license (CDL-A), a first step in an impressive career path which can lead motivated individuals into sales leadership. If you want to become a CDL driver that stays local than this is the job for you. Position Summary: Assist Driver in delivering package & draft products to accounts on assigned route and on assigned schedule.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED
One (1) year of general work experience preferred.
Prior grocery store and/or consumer products experience a strong plus
Military experience equivalency may substitute for some requirements
Daily, in person travel within the service territories of Silver Eagle required
Excellent communication, organizational and assertive skills
Must be able to perform physically demanding work, to include frequent lifting of cases 25-40 pounds, and the frequent lifting and handling of kegs that weigh up to 161 pounds
Able to obtain and maintain Class A-CDL, and medical card
Able to handle alcohol, and work within T.A.B.C Guidelines
Must have a smart phone with a camera and data capability
Must hold a valid US Driver’s license for a minimum of 1 year
Must have a valid Texas Driver’s License and driving record within MVR policy guidelines
Talk, hear, and see (including close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus)
Continuous standing and walking, up to 8 hours at a time
Continuous lifting/carrying/pushing/pulling 20-161lbs
Ability to operate a two or four-wheel dolly
Must be able to push 300lbs dolly load and move 161lb kegs
Must be able to safely operate a pallet jack
Frequent climbing, pushing, pulling and maneuvering dolly, hand truck, bay roll up doors, straps, curb ramps, truck doors, boxes, cases, kegs, truck gear shift
Must be able to pass DOT Physical and Drug Screen
Must be able to shift a manual transmission vehicle
All weather conditions (indoor & outdoor) including high temperatures, cool/cold temperatures, wind, ice, humidity, rain, fog, hail, sleet and snow
Daylight, twilight, evening and dark lighting conditions
Noise, vibration, dust, dirt, airborne particles, fumes
Drug test and background screen required

Nice To Haves

Prior grocery store and/or consumer products experience a strong plus

Responsibilities

Responsible for assisting the driver in counting inventory on the truck and when delivering to each account
Help with product deliveries by reviewing pick sheet for account, pulling proper products from bays, stacking products on a dolly and wheeling them into each account
Assist driver with account transactions and end of day settlement procedures as required
Follows Corporate Sales and Merchandising Standards guidelines to ensure the merchandising of all corporate products including restocking to avoid out-of-stock, making minor legal space adjustments, building displays, installing, placing and providing P.O.S. and pricing product as allowed by retailers
Establishes and maintains good customer service relations by ensuring backrooms and shelves are left orderly, deliveries are made as scheduled, providing respectful courtesy to retailers and shoppers, etc
Follows and enforces Anheuser Busch equity agreement and other supplier contract Code Date policies
Must be able to fulfill a Driver’s job responsibilities when assigned to run a route
Must understand and be able complete the checking truck in and out to ensure proper settlement and handles all damaged, short code and out of code product at Check-In
Must assist Driver in pre and post trip truck inspections
Must clock in/out at designated time clock
Adheres to strict safe working/driving practices, Company Policies, rules, regulations, corrects obvious hazards immediately or reports to supervisor if not immediately correctable
Adheres to Federal Motor Carrier Safety Act
Other duties as assigned