Trainee Route Delivery Driver

Requisition ID: 261454 Locations: Portsmouth Pay Range: $170.00 - $185.00 daily rate Schedule: Monday - Friday; 4am start time Click here to experience a Day in the Life of our Teammates ! Uncap Your Potential at America's Largest Coca-Cola Bottler - Pour Your Passion into Purpose! We're more than beverages-we're building meaningful careers and vibrant communities. Join our team where your talent meets purpose, and every teammate directly shapes our success. - Career Growth: Clear pathways to advance and develop your career - Competitive Benefits: 401(k) match + health coverage + employee stock purchase plan - Purpose-Driven: Create meaningful impact in the communities you serve - Professional Development: Dedicated training + personalized mentorship Join us - your refreshing new chapter starts here! Job Overview Location: Portsmouth, OH Schedule: Monday - Friday, 4am start time Home every night! The Trainee Route Delivery Driver is a fast-paced position responsible for learning and becoming efficient in the daily duties of route delivery and merchandising in all disciplines, including stocking and facing products on shelves and displays, in coolers and cooling vaults. This individual should be capable of giving route relief when and where needed, as well as being prepared to take a permanent route assignment in any route delivery discipline. Duties & Responsibilities - Learn to drive a Class A CDL vehicle and obtain required licensing within 10 weeks of training start date. Under supervision learn processes, and gain the skills necessary to service customers using all equipment utilized in the delivery process such as invoicing using a handheld device; begin and end of shift check-in, out accounting procedures for cash and paperwork accountability. Properly secure company assets and inventory, and while safely and properly handling products upon delivery at customer locations - Learn and develop merchandising habits and techniques to ensure customer and consumer satisfaction while ensuring Company merchandising standards are met and understand how to execute commercial plans in our customer's outlets - Develop good rotation practices and the importance of point of sales such as racks and shippers; learn how to effectively build and maintain displays of our products, product facing, and brand order along with proper backroom management of our products - Develop customer service skills by working with our customers to understand their needs and communicating back to the appropriate manager any customer service issues - Responsible for appropriate behavior while executing job functions, promoting personal safety, and the safe use of needed equipment. Learn and adhere to company standards on safety, equipment safety, and proper usage and learns all Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration rules regarding DOT and Hours of Service Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities Beverage, delivery industry knowledge Customer management Continuous improvement andinitiative Sales ability Safety-focused Previousroute delivery, direct store delivery, stocking, merchandising products, or retail management experience is strongly preferred Strong customer service skills Must be self-motivated with a high degree of integrity and be able to perform job duties with minimal supervision on a timely basis Must reflect dependability, initiative, professional demeanor, and the ability to exercise sound judgment Ability to work in