Warehouse Driver Associate

FleetPride • Bemidji, MN

1d • Onsite

About The Position

FleetPride is the largest after-market distributor of heavy-duty truck and trailer parts in the U.S. The Warehouse Driver Associate provides customer service through the delivery and/or pick-up of parts and other products. This role involves unloading products from shipping vehicles, storing them in the warehouse, and supporting overall warehouse operations. The delivery function accounts for approximately 50% of the time. FleetPride is headquartered in Irving, TX, and is the nation’s largest distributor of heavy-duty parts and service in the independent heavy-duty aftermarket, with over 450 locations, more than 110 service centers, and six distribution centers. The company employs more than 5,500 experts.

Requirements

• Communicating: Conveying information to others in an effective manner
• Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times
• Active Learning: Understanding the implication of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making
• Ability to follow instructions to completion
• Mathematics: Ability to solve simple equations; ability to use mathematics to solve problems
• Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems
• Coordination: Adjusting actions in relation to others’ actions
• Oral Expression: The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand
• Oral Comprehension: The ability to understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences
• Problem Sensitivity: The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong
• Deductive Reasoning: The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense
• Reaction Time: The ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger or foot) to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears
• Static Strength: The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects
• Far Vision: The ability to distinguish details at a distance
• Response Orientation: The ability to choose quickly between two or more movements in response to two or more different signals (lights, sounds, pictures)
• Spatial Orientation: The ability to know your location in relation to the environment or to know where other objects are in relation to you
• High School Diploma (or GED or High School Equivalence Certificate)
• Minimum of 1 year of general warehouse experience
• Valid drivers’ license with clean driving record

Nice To Haves

• Forklift operator certification and 1 year experience operating a forklift highly desired

Responsibilities

• Pull and organize customer orders for delivery from warehouse by part number and quantity as directed by picking ticket in priority assigned
• Provide excellent customer service to all customers, ensuring the order being delivered is correct and maintaining professionalism in appearance and conduct
• Load materials into vehicle and install bracing or padding to prevent shifting or damage in transit
• Follow company delivery routes to ensure maximum efficiency of delivery run
• Pick up any and all applicable returns and cores, tagging appropriately and returning them to the branch
• Determine delivery vehicle is in an operative condition daily by completing daily inspection/log
• Maintain a clean vehicle and operate vehicle in a safe manner daily
• Manually, load or unload materials onto or off pallets, skids, platforms or lifting devices
• Stock and maintain inventory items in designated warehouse storage areas
• Package, label and ship customer orders by UPS, US Mail, bus, motor freight and local truck deliveries
• Move controls, levers and devices to drive industrial forklifts to transport materials between loading, unloading, processing and storage areas
• Complete forklift operator training annually, provided by The Company
• Check all load–related documentation to ensure that it is complete and accurate
• Check vehicles before driving to ensure that mechanical, safety, and emergency equipment is in good working order
• Maintain cleanliness of warehouse by sweeping, dusting, mopping, and emptying trash as necessary
• Report vehicle defects, accidents, traffic violations, or damage to the vehicles immediately
• Maneuver trucks into loading or unloading positions, following signals from loading crew as needed; check that vehicle position is correct and any special loading equipment is properly positioned
• Maintain logs of working hours and of vehicle service and repair status, following applicable state and federal regulations
• Clean and maintain supplies, tools, equipment, and storage areas in order to ensure compliance with safety regulations
• Examine and inspect stock items for wear or defects, reporting any damage to supervisors

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED