CDL Class A Driver

CDL Class A Driver

Valencia Store - Valencia, PA 16059

Job Description

CDL A DRIVER

Who We Are

Lezzer Lumber, family-owned and operated company, began in 1927 and has remained a leader in the building supply materials industry. Lezzer Lumber has grown over the decades into the 30th largest lumber dealers in the country. We are currently comprised of 11 retail stores, 4 commercial door facilities, and a truss manufacturing plant, all located in Pennsylvania.

What We Do

Lezzer Lumber is a building materials supply company for both commercial and residential building projects. Our commitment to providing quality products to our customers is a constant priority in our business. Lezzer employees are specifically trained to understand the importance of customer service; therefore, Lezzer employees strive to meet the needs of their customers to ensure satisfaction. Our employees have a wealth of knowledge which customers have come to rely on for order accuracy and job completion.

Benefits that Matter:

• Generous Paid Time Off
• Home Daily!
• Paid Holidays
• Performance Incentive Bonus
• Medical Insurance (Dental & Vision)
• Career Opportunities for Advancement
• 401K Plan with Both Traditional and Roth Options Available
• Employee Discount
• Recognition and Rewards for a Job Well Done!

Summary: Delivers customer orders or freight using Lezzer delivery vehicles following safe driving and standard unloading, customer service, and operational practices.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Assists in or performs the loading of delivery vehicles with customer orders or freight. • Delivers customer orders as assigned using sound and safe delivery practices for all types of deliveries including oversize loads. • Safely operates center vehicles, including but not limited to, roll-off trailers, flatbeds, tandems, and box trucks. • Provides courteous job site delivery service to all customers and customer representatives. • Properly completes delivery invoice documents. • Corrects or brings to the attention of the Dispatcher any unsafe vehicle condition or maintenance requirement. • Performs basic yard housekeeping duties as assigned in the yard and related storage facility areas. • Verifies and returns customer returned merchandise to the yard as requested. • Promptly and accurately complete DOT regulated driver and vehicle documents. • Performs daily preventative maintenance checks on delivery vehicles following company guidelines and maintains the cleanliness and appearance of the delivery fleet. • Follows safe vehicle and equipment operation and general yard practices. • Immediately reports all accidents, injuries, and incidents of damage to merchandise, physical plant and equipment and customer property to the Dispatcher, Yard Manager, Assistant or Location Manager. • Knows and practices safe and proper lifting, carrying, and materiel maneuvering practices.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Active CDL, Class A, required. • Ability to drive oversize load safely. • Ability to comply with and satisfactorily pass the pre-employment drug screen and random alcohol and drug screen testing per company policy. • Knowledgeable of DOT regulations and ability to comply with same. • Ability to work with moderate mathematical concepts such as calculating weights for material distribution at jobsite. • Knowledge of lumber and building materials. • Ability to analyze and reason in concepts of carrying, maneuvering, and unloading materials. • Knowledge of delivery methods and techniques. • Two to four years' experience in merchandise delivery and customer service preferred. • Ability to complete a forklift operator's certification. • Demonstrates superior customer service.

Physical Demands / Work Environment The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Work environment characteristics are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the associate is regularly required to talk and hear. • Specific vision abilities required by this job include close and night vision. • The noise level in the work environment is quiet to noisy. • While performing the duties of this job, the employee is almost always exposed to outside weather conditions. • Frequently required to lift and carry items of 100+ pounds for a moderate distance. • Continuously exposed to heavy equipment such as delivery vehicles or fork trucks. • Must be able to operate the controls of a vehicle with a manual transmission.