Route Driver

Culligan By WaterCo•West Warwick, RI

11d•$25 - $27•Onsite

About The Position

Culligan is hiring a Route Driver based in its West Warwick, Rhode Island office, with occasional travel to nearby Culligan branches as needed. The role involves delivering and exchanging products on assigned routes, interacting directly with customers, maintaining route and account records, collecting payments, and completing vehicle inspections and paperwork. Drivers must follow company policies and applicable safety and security standards, wear required safety equipment, and be able to work overtime when needed to complete a route. The position pays $25.00–$27.00 per hour. Candidates must have a high school diploma or equivalent, in-depth knowledge of the service area, a clean driving record, and a valid driver’s license; a CDL may be required. Employees offered a position are subject to a DOT physical at hire and every two years thereafter, a drug screen, and a background check in accordance with state and federal laws. The role has substantial physical demands, including repeatedly lifting or carrying objects over 100 pounds.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
In-depth knowledge of the working area.
Clean driving record and valid driver's license; a CDL may be required.
Pass a DOT physical at hire and every two years thereafter, including the required vision test.
Pass a drug screen and background check in accordance with state and federal laws.
Ability to repeatedly lift, carry, or otherwise transport objects weighing over 100 pounds.
Ability to walk, stand, sit, and climb in and out of a vehicle for significant periods.
Ability to perform movements including bending, stooping, squatting, climbing, reaching above the shoulder, crouching, balancing, pushing, and pulling.
Ability to perform hand movements including twisting, turning, pulling, pushing, tapping, hitting, and squeezing.
Ability to work overtime if required to complete the route.

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 for proper routing sequence, and assist with collections and minimum delivery requirements set by the store.
Conduct 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.
Abide by company policies in the employee handbook.
Perform duties in accordance with appropriate safety and security standards and wear required safety equipment.