Route Sales Driver

Prairie Farms Dairy, Inc.•West Plains, MO

8d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is responsible for driving a truck over an established route to deliver and sell products or render services of the dairy industry to customers' places of business. The driver must adhere to all Department of Transportation regulations. Responsibilities include collecting money, making change, recording transactions, writing customer orders, soliciting new business, informing customers of new products, and resolving service complaints. The role involves physical tasks such as loading and unloading product, stocking shelves, setting up displays, issuing promotional materials, and collecting returns. Significant physical demands include stacking and unstacking items weighing up to 50 pounds from a height of seven feet, and dragging stacks of milk weighing approximately 240 pounds. The job requires working in extreme temperatures (over 100°F and below 32°F) and primarily outdoors in various conditions. The driver is also responsible for maintaining the cleanliness of the truck interior, performing routine maintenance, and operating the vehicle safely and courteously.

Requirements

Must have a Class A commercial driver’s license, with no automatic or manual restriction.
Minimum Age: 21, as per Federal D.O.T. regulations
Must be able to pass a D.O.T. Physical and Drug Screen
Must have open availability.

Nice To Haves

Past route sales experience
A good driving record

Responsibilities

Drives truck over established route to deliver and sell products or render services of the dairy industry to customer’s place of business.
Follows all Department of Transportation regulations.
Collects money from customers, makes change, and records transactions on customer receipt.
Writes customer orders and instructions; records sales or delivery information on daily sales or delivery record.
Calls on prospective customers to solicit new business.
Prepares order forms and sales contracts.
Informs regular customers of new products or services.
Listens to and resolves service complaints.
Climbs, crawls, and walks in an upright as well as a bent position to load and unload product at destination, place stock on shelves or racks, set up merchandise and sales promotion displays, issue sales promotion materials to customers, and collect or pick up empty containers or rejected or unsold merchandise.
Stacks and unstacks items weighing 50 pounds from a height of approximately seven feet to the ground and back continually.
Drags stacks of milk weighing approximately 240 pounds, throughout the shift.
Loads and unloads truck and carries merchandise.
Works in very hot (100°+) and very cool (less than 32°) environments throughout the year.
Works outside most of the time, regardless of the conditions.
Keeps the inside of the truck clean.
Performs routine maintenance on truck.
Works and drives in a safe, courteous and efficient manner.