Warehouse Teammate/ Delivery Driver

Hajoca Corporation•San Jose, CA

9d•$25 - $28•Onsite

About The Position

WHCI Plumbing Supply, a Hajoca Corporation trade name, is hiring a Warehouse Teammate/ Delivery Driver at its San Jose, California location. The role combines warehouse operations and delivery driving. The listed pay is $25 to $28 per hour. In the warehouse, the teammate receives and verifies vendor shipments and customer returns, stocks and maintains inventory, and picks, documents, and packs customer orders. The teammate maintains accurate records and handles shipping discrepancies, identifies and properly stores special-order, nonstock, and damaged items, and completes documentation for third-party shipments. The role also includes safely loading and unloading trucks and operating forklifts and other material-handling equipment, maintaining warehouse cleanliness and security, reporting inventory and safety issues, and assisting co-workers with customer service. As a delivery driver, the teammate operates trucks safely and in compliance with Company rules and applicable laws and regulations. Deliveries may go to job sites, customers, vendors, Hajoca locations, other wholesalers, or other locations assigned by management. The driver loads and secures merchandise, confirms delivery paperwork and order accuracy, unloads and places merchandise as directed, obtains signatures, collects payments for cash-sale deliveries, resolves delivery discrepancies, and may pick up or load merchandise at other locations. The driver also inspects and maintains the truck, reports mechanical problems, completes applicable vehicle inspection reports, and secures the keys at the end of the workday. The position requires experience operating a 16-foot stake-bed truck with a lift gate, one year of warehouse receiving and material-handling experience, and the ability to drive a vehicle over 26,001 pounds. Non-CDL drivers must be at least 21, meet the Company's authorized-driver criteria, and pass a DOT physical before starting and at least every two years while performing the job. Knowledge of products sold at the Profit Center is preferred. The role includes required safety and compliance training and other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

At least one year of warehouse receiving and material-handling experience.
Experience operating a 16-foot stake-bed truck with a lift gate.
Ability to drive a vehicle over 26,001 pounds.
For non-CDL drivers: at least 21 years of age and a driving record that meets Company criteria for an Authorized Driver.
Pass a Department of Transportation physical examination before beginning work and at least every two years while employed and performing the driving function.
Read, write, speak, and understand English.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Ability to learn and safely operate a forklift and other material-handling equipment used at the Profit Center.
Ability to learn and operate computer-related systems used for warehouse operations.
Ability to apply and practice safety precautions in a warehouse and material-handling environment.
Complete required safety and compliance training.
Employment is contingent upon pre-employment drug screening, subject to applicable laws.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of products sold at the Profit Center.
Outstanding customer service and communication skills.
Ability to quickly develop comprehensive knowledge of products sold at the Profit Center.
High attention to detail and accuracy.
Ability to build and maintain positive working relationships with customers, vendors, and co-workers.

Responsibilities

Count, verify, and receive incoming vendor shipments and customer return material.
Stock and maintain the warehouse; pick, document, and pack customer orders according to Company policy and procedure.
Handle shipping discrepancies according to procedures or forward the appropriate paperwork to the designated employee.
Identify nonstock, special-order, and damaged material and store it in the proper warehouse locations.
Complete documentation for customer shipments delivered via third-party carrier.
Safely load and unload trucks and operate warehouse forklifts and other material-handling equipment.
Inform the immediate supervisor of stock depletions, count discrepancies, and damaged, defective, or nonsaleable merchandise that could affect customer service.
Maintain warehouse security and controls to protect Profit Center assets.
Maintain warehouse cleanliness, order, and safety; remove debris and report safety issues.
Assist co-workers in servicing customers.
Operate trucks safely and in compliance with Company rules, laws, and regulations while traveling to assigned delivery and pickup destinations.
Load and properly secure merchandise on trucks and ensure equipment needed for safe unloading is available.
Affix appropriate DOT hazmat placards when hauling more than 1,000 pounds of hazardous materials.
Understand shipping documents and directions for each delivery; review documentation and ensure order accuracy.
Unload and place correct merchandise as directed by the receiving party and obtain legible delivery signatures according to Company policy.
Collect and secure outstanding payments for cash-sale deliveries before releasing merchandise to the customer.
Resolve shipping discrepancies with customers at delivery sites.
Load merchandise at other locations, including vendor pickups, customer returns, and purchases from other wholesalers.
Provide sales leads by noting prospective customer names and addresses found while making deliveries.
Inspect the truck and required parts and accessories for safe operating condition before departure; keep the cab and truck body clean.
Advise management of truck mechanical problems and complete the Driver’s Daily Vehicle Inspection Report when required for a vehicle with a GVWR of 10,001 pounds or more and a defect or deficiency is found.
Remove truck keys at the end of the workday and store them in the approved location.
Complete required safety and compliance training programs.
Perform other reasonably related duties as assigned by the immediate supervisor or other management.

Benefits

Profit-Sharing Program offering each team member an opportunity to earn an annual share of profits.
Medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage for full-time team members working 30 or more hours per week.
Accident, Hospital Indemnity, and critical care coverage for full-time team members working 30 or more hours per week.
Life insurance and Long Term Disability for full-time team members working 30 or more hours per week.
Pre-tax accounts for healthcare, dependent care, and commuter benefits for full-time team members working 30 or more hours per week.
Paid vacation, holidays, and sick time for full-time team members; sick time is also offered to part-time team members as required by state law.
Paid pregnancy and parental leave for full-time team members working 30 or more hours per week.
Paid day of community service for full-time team members working 30 or more hours per week.
401(k) for full-time and part-time team members.
Retirement cash account with company contributions for full-time and part-time team members.
Targeted training programs focused on personal and professional growth for full-time and part-time team members.
Company wellness program for full-time and part-time team members.
Employee discounts for full-time and part-time team members.
College tuition benefits for full-time and part-time team members.