Warehouse Associate/ Backup Driver

S&S Firestone•Shreveport, LA

74d•Onsite

About The Position

S&S Tire, a leading multi-location regional wholesale tire dealer, is urgently seeking to add a warehouse associate/backup driver. This position requires manual labor, including lifting tires up to 150 lbs. Duties include warehouse receiver tasks such as loading, unloading, checking, and tallying tires to and from carriers. The role involves selecting, packing, counting, marking, and palletizing tires for customer orders, ensuring accuracy and proper placement according to the bin locator system. The associate may operate order pickers, pallet jacks, and other equipment, ensuring safety guidelines are met. Inventory control tasks, including participation in cycle and physical inventories, are also part of the role. The position also includes driver tasks, requiring excellent customer service, safe operation of a 16' to 28' box truck for product delivery, and handling Cash on Delivery collections. The associate will identify prospective customers along the route and ensure the vehicle is in good mechanical condition through pre-trip inspections and reporting any defects. Driver and vehicle logs must be completed, and additional responsibilities may be requested.

Requirements

Must have the desire and ability to work in a warehouse environment
Must be able to lift and/or move tires with or without mechanical assistance
Frequent bending, twisting and lifting
Proper placement of received products in warehouse
Proper placement of shipping products in warehouse
Must be willing, and have the ability to, to operate all warehouse related equipment
Minimum 1 year of verifiable driving experience
Good safety record (no more than 3 violations in the last 3 years)
Valid driver's license - in good standing
Ability to work in a fast paced, customer service oriented environment
Attention to detail
Commitment to being on time
High School diploma or equivalent

Nice To Haves

Forklift license is a plus

Responsibilities

Loads, unloads, checks and tallies tires to and from carriers
Selects, packs, counts, marks, palletizes tires of customer orders and places in the assigned staging areas according to bin locator system.
Checks and verifies accuracy of selecting, packing, weighing, marking, and counting of tires for customer orders.
Operates order picker, pallet jacks, and other equipment in the execution of duties.
Ensures safety guidelines are met in operating the equipment.
Performs required counting, tallying and marking on related inventory control documents.
Participates in cycle and/or annual physical inventories.
Ensures safety guidelines are met by the proper palletizing, re-palletizing, and restacking of tires.
Maintain compliance with procedures and policies
Provide excellent customer service to all customers.
Safely operate 16' to 28' box truck for delivery of products.
Makes collections from customers for merchandise delivered on a Cash on Delivery basis.
Makes list of prospective customers along the designated route to supply the Store Manager with sales follow up information.
Ensures good mechanical operation of vehicle.
Perform pre-trip vehicle inspections at the beginning of each work day and immediately report operating problems or mechanical defects to the Warehouse Manager or designee.
Completes all driver and vehicle maintenance logs.
Performs additional responsibilities as requested