Route Delivery Driver

Key Responsibilities

• Be a role model in projecting and applying The Pacific Group Diamond Philosophy (Productivity, Quality, Excellence and Teamwork) and promote teamwork.
• Ensure goods are loaded into trucks in a safe and logical order communicate needed changes to manager.
• Ensure the load is properly secured.
• Verify order to ensure correct products loaded and delivered.
• Deliver orders to customers according to predetermined route delivery schedule. Communicate any needed routing changes to the manager.
• Responsible for handling merchandise in a safe and efficient manner.
• Unload products from delivery truck and place product as the customer desires.
• Provide efficient, accurate and productive service to the customer.
• Perform backhauls, airport pickups, etc. as needed.  
• Ensure all necessary delivery paperwork is completed accurately and in full. Complete credit/debit documentation accurately.
• Return all shipping documents, return product and credit documentation to designated area on completion of deliveries.
• Maintain cleanliness of vehicle and report any maintenance problems to manager.
• Responsible for maintaining the integrity of the company-customer relationship as it applies to the scope of the job function.
• Address and/or communicate customer issues and requests promptly to the appropriate individuals to facilitate resolution.
• Represent the company positively in all customer interactions.
• Perform all other duties, as may be assigned.

• Performs all required safety checks (i.e. pre/post trip) to insure they meet company safety standards and take appropriate action as needed.  
• Reports all safety issues and/or repairs required.
• Follows all DOT regulations and company safe driving guidelines and policies.
• Knowledge of and adherence to all company, state and federal rules, regulations, policies and procedures.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Required
  • High school diploma or GED
  • A minimum of one year of related experience in delivery and sales of perishable food products
  • Valid driver’s license
  • Clean Motor Vehicle Report (MVR) for past 3 years
  • The ability to pass a road test
• Preferred
  • Proven track record of succeeding in time-sensitive situations
  • Familiarity with local area, including streets, highways, and buildings

• Standing. Particularly for sustained periods of time.
• Walking. Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks.
• Reaching. Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
• Grasping. Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
• Talking. Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.
• Hearing. Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the distinction in sound.
• Regularly required to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Occasionally required to lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.
• Occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

• Office, as well as warehouse environment.
• Moderate noise level in the work environment.
• Plant exposure to wet, cold, and/or humid temperatures.
• Standard office equipment and heavy machinery.

Benefits

• Health insurance benefits options, including medical, prescription, vision, dental, basic group life and short-term disability.
• Flexible spending accounts for health flex and dependent care expenses
• 401(k) Retirement Plan options with generous annual company profit sharing match
• Paid time off for all regular FT team members, to include sick days, holiday pay, vacation, and personal time
• Employee Assistance Program- Confidential professional counseling, financial, and legal assistance provided at no charge to Team Members and immediate family members
• Product purchase program