DELIVERY DRIVER
South Riding Nurseries is looking for highly motivated people that have a love of the outdoors and enjoy working in a fast paced and dynamic work environment.
Reports to: Nursery Supervisor
Primary Function: To promptly distribute our products efficiently and safely to our customers. You will represent our company professionally and strive to provide the highest level of customer service.
Essential Functions:
Customer Service:
- Deliver a wide variety of products to different addresses utilizing different routes.
- Load, unload, prepare and inspect delivery vehicle.
- Collect payments.
- Make sure all orders are processed efficiently and timely.
- Communicate all exceptions to customer orders in advance of shipments.
General:
- Communicate with the team observations and insight based on interaction and communication with customers.
- Coordinating and loading of customers and deliveries in a fair, efficient and profitable manner.
- Maintain safe workplace and environment.
- All other job duties as communicated to you by management within the scope of the company as needed or deemed necessary in order to assist customers or make improvements.
- Keep yourself growing and challenged and aware of industry trends and networking opportunities to include attendance at seminars, training classes, trade shows, field days, touring vendors, or reading trade publications.
Position Responsibilities:
- With management leadership, complete all tasks assigned with minimum supervision.
- Complete truck logs and reports accurately.
- Ask for feedback on provided services and resolve client’s complaints.
- Follow all DOT regulations and safety standards.
- Be aware of and comply with all company policies and employee manuals.
Requirements:
- Work a minimum of 40 hours per week, and be available to work after closing and on weekends when given proper notice.
- Punctual; work outdoors in any weather, and be able to lift and move at least 50 pounds.
- Operate skid loader and articulated loader.
- Have a valid driver’s license, and drive delivery trucks within the yard.
- Be in uniform and maintain a professional appearance at all times.
- Dependable productive and show initiative.