Class A Driver
Ernest Packaging Solutions
$30 / hour
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Description
Ernest is currently in search of a Route Delivery Driver (Class A) for our division located in Romulus, MI. This is a full-time position that offers a competitive pay rate, benefits, and a wonderful company culture.
The Route Delivery Driver position duties are to safely deliver our products to customers and make will-call pick-ups from our vendors. This includes picking orders, loading trucks, unloading trucks, and operating our material handling and delivery equipment. The Driver’s interaction with our customers, vendors, and fellow employees will help fulfill our company’s commitment to our customers. Ultimately, this position is the focal point for meeting our customer delivery needs in an efficient and cost effective manner.
(Class A License & HAZMAT Endorsement Required)
Expectations and Goals:
- Uphold the company core values in all dealings with vendors, customers, and the employees.
- Assume personal accountability for balancing the demands of delivering to the customer while meeting our company policies for cost containment.
- Create, build, and maintain the highest level of respect and loyalty with customers, vendors, and employees.
- Ensure that all deliveries are made to our customers in a timely and cost efficient manner.
CUSTOMER RELATIONS AND COMMITMENTS:
- Develop, maintain, and enhance a close working relationship between the company and our customers and suppliers.
- Report all issues and opportunities seen at a customer’s site. Communicate all issues directly to the warehouse manager and OPS manager immediately.
- Ensure that all products are delivered in a safe and presentable manner to the customer.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Ensure that all incoming and outgoing products meet or exceed company specifications and that they are handled and stored properly.
- Ensure correct order pulling and timely delivery of product to our customer.
- Meet all customer delivery dates. Report on the status of late deliveries to the Warehouse Manager, Operations Manager or General Manager.
- Follow established uniform performance guidelines. This includes quality, safety, and performance standards.
- Follow all start and closing times, break periods, and overtime.
- Make recommendations to the company for better results, which should include better methods, systems, and procedures.
- Attend monthly meetings with the warehouse and delivery personnel to assess safety issues, quality control issues, and review efficient material handling processes.
- Responsible for pallet pick-up and exchange with our customers and vendors.
- Perform all other duties required by Warehouse Manager.
- Must be able to frequently lift, carry, push, and pull products and materials weighing up to 40 pounds, as well as perform repetitive bending, stooping, climbing, and other physical duties required to safely complete essential job functions, with or without reasonable accommodation.
Pay: $30/hour
Ernest is a nationwide company, but did you know that our humble roots started in a Los Angeles garage? Brothers Ernie and Charles Wilson founded the company in 1946 with a dedication to customized service. Even after decades of delivering great packaging to our customers, that commitment has never changed. We always find the best solution to fit our customers’ needs, even if we have to invent it!
About this role
Ernest Packaging Solutions is hiring a Class A Route Delivery Driver for its Romulus facility to handle the full cycle of product delivery—from picking and loading orders to safely delivering them to customers and managing will-call pickups from vendors. You'll operate material handling equipment, unload at customer sites, and serve as the company's direct point of contact with clients and suppliers. The role demands reliability with delivery schedules, cost awareness, and the ability to report issues and opportunities back to management in real time.
This position requires a Class A commercial driver's license with HAZMAT endorsement and involves frequent physical work: lifting and carrying up to 40 pounds, bending, stooping, and climbing as part of daily operations. You'll be expected to uphold company values, maintain professional relationships across customers and vendors, and contribute to monthly safety and quality meetings. The job calls for someone who can balance efficiency with adherence to company policies and who takes personal accountability for both customer satisfaction and cost containment.
The role pays $30 per hour and is full-time based in Romulus, Michigan. It suits drivers who are detail-oriented about order accuracy and delivery timelines, comfortable with hands-on warehouse work alongside driving, and interested in being part of a company culture that emphasizes customized service and problem-solving.
Typical pay for this role
$20,000
Typical range: $20,000 to $40,000
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$30 per hour
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