HIL - Sales Route Driver

Prairie Farms Dairy, Inc. • Fort Smith, AR

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Hiland Dairy Foods Company is seeking a Sales Route Driver. This role involves driving a truck over an established route to deliver and sell products or render services of the dairy industry to customers. The driver will be responsible for collecting money, making change, recording transactions, writing customer orders, soliciting new business, and informing customers of new products or services. The position also requires loading and unloading product, stocking shelves, setting up displays, issuing promotional materials, and collecting rejected or unsold merchandise. The driver must adhere to all Department of Transportation regulations and maintain the cleanliness and routine maintenance of the truck, operating in a safe and courteous manner.

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 climb, crawl, and walk in an upright as well as a bent position.
• Must stack and unstack items weighing 50 pounds from a height of approximately seven feet to the ground and back continually.
• Must drag stacks of milk weighing approximately 240 pounds, throughout the shift.
• Must work in very hot (100+) and very cool (less than 32) environments throughout the year.
• Must work outside most of the time, regardless of the conditions.

Nice To Haves

• Past route sales experience
• 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.
• Follow 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.
• 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.
• Collect or pick up empty containers or rejected or unsold merchandise.
• Stack and unstack items weighing 50 pounds from a height of approximately seven feet to the ground and back continually.
• Drag stacks of milk weighing approximately 240 pounds, throughout the shift.
• Load and unload truck and carry merchandise.
• Keep the inside of the truck clean.
• Perform routine maintenance on truck.
• Work and drive in a safe, courteous and efficient manner.

Benefits

• Consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information.
• Access to, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed