Driver

CDL Driver

Reports to: Yard Foreman and/or Asst. Yard Foreman

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Hours: Minimum of Thirty Hours. The Hours are flexible to the needs of Whites Lumber, Inc. The employee must be able to work weekends as needed.

General Summary: A Driver will load and unload materials, store material in warehouse and yard, deliver merchandise to customers, maintain good housekeeping in yard, warehouse, and vehicles.

Essential Job Functions:

• Adherence to all safety regulations.
• Being familiar with the grades, dimensions, and species of lumber in stock, and other merchandise stored in the yard or warehouse.
• Load and deliver merchandise safely and efficiently to customers.

General Duties:

• Perform and document pre and post daily inspections on vehicles as required by OSHA and the Department of Transportation
• Complete Driver inspection reports.
• Operate/Drive vehicle in a safe and legal manner.
• Maintain maximum security for merchandise loaded on the vehicle.
• Keep vehicle in a neat and orderly fashion, clean interior at the end of each day.
• Accurately assemble and properly load merchandise on ones truck for delivery.
• Operate vehicle in a safe and efficient manner at all times.
• Maintain a neat and clean appearance.
• Attend all meetings as requested.
• Use proper material handling techniques to reduce damage to goods and personal injury.
• Be able to tolerate and function in diverse seasonal climate changes.
• Attend/Participate in in-service training and Safety meetings.
• Report any safety issues to immediate supervisor.
• Store materials in their proper location.
• Load vehicles with the appropriate material as per the quantities listed on order.
• Convert orders to Sales.
• Collect money on all C.O.D. orders, obtain authorization to leave material at site for non-collectible COD's.
• Notify sales person of any items not shipped due to inventory shortages.
• Ensure quantities and products to be delivered match delivery order.
• Perform duties of yard worker as needed including waiting on customers, stock merchandise, keep yard clean by picking up trash, bands, lumber covers, and keep materials/products in a neat and orderly fashion.
• Communicate any customer issues to Management immediately.
• Assume other duties as workload and need dictate.

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications: High School Diploma or G.E.D. The individual must be able to lift at least One Hundred Twenty-Five Pounds. To operate CDL class vehicle individual must possess a valid CDL Class B License recognized by the State of New York. The employee must be able to tolerate and function in diverse seasonal climate changes.

Physical Demands:

Stand: Frequently

Walk: Frequently

Sitting: Frequently

Handling / Fingering: Frequently

Reach Outward: Frequently

Reach Above Shoulder: Occasional

Climb (Ladder): Occasional

Crawl: Rarely

Squat or Kneel: Occasional

Bend: Occasional

Lift/Carry

10 lbs or less: Frequently

11-20 lbs: Frequently

21-50 lbs: Frequently

51-100 lbs: Occasional

Over 100lbs: Occasional

Push / Pull

12 lbs or Less: Frequently

13-25 lbs: Occasionally

26-40 lbs: Occasionally

41-100 lbs: Occasionally

Work Environment:

• Outdoors, the employee will be subjected to the various climate changes during the course of a year.

The Company has reviewed this job description to ensure that essential functions and basic duties have been included. It is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all functions, responsibilities, skills and abilities. Additional functions and requirements may be assigned by supervisor as deemed necessary.

White's Lumber, Inc is an equal opportunity employer and administers all personnel practices without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, veteran status, genetics or any other category protected under applicable law.