Driver

The Driver loads, delivers, and transports products to East Coast Metal Distributors' customers in a safe, professional, and expeditious manner. The Driver provides support to warehouse operations as needed.

• Safely drives a company vehicle to make timely pick ups and deliveries.
• Loads and unloads products for delivery
• Provides exceptional customer service to customers
• Must be capable of operating mobile applications relevant to logistics and delivery operation
• Completes all assigned training before deadlines.
• Verifies items with proper initialing and dating and notifies manager of any discrepancies before leaving place of delivery.
• Represents East Coast Metal Distributors by wearing clean, company provided uniforms.
• May operate a forklift to move materials and unload vehicles.
• May assist in performing general building maintenance to ensure warehouse is organized, clean, and safe.
• Maintains organized, clean and safe delivery vehicle.
• Notifies Warehouse Manager or Branch Manager of any needed service, repairs, or unsafe conditions.
• Completes daily driver log and returns fuel receipts and other reports to manager daily.
• Participates in organizing delivery schedules.
• Assists in processing sales orders when needed.
• Observes all safety and company rules and regulations in the Driver Safety manual.
• Completes any other duties assigned by the Branch or Warehouse Manager

• Possess a clean driving record:
  • No more than one moving violation* in any one-year period, or more than two moving violations in the most recent three years
  • No more than one preventable accident in any two-year period during the most recent three years
  • No restrictions, suspensions, or DUI convictions in the past three years
• Ability to pass a DOT physical examination requirements
• Ability to communicate effectively with customers and provide superior service
• Must be 21 years of age or older
• Pass a pre-employment drug screening and background check
• Willing to work overtime, holidays and weekends as requested by the Branch Operations Manager

Minimum Education/Experience: HS diploma, or GED equivalent, is required. Related experience and/or advanced training or any equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted. Previous counter sales, HVAC, and customer service experience is desired. Must be computer literate with knowledge of Microsoft Office products. Must be able to use general office machines and multi-line telephone. Strong communication and interpersonal skills are required.
(ADA) MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS OR STATNDARDS REQUIRED TO PERFORM ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

Language Skills: Requires the ability to read and comprehend a variety of informational documentation, procedures and correspondence. Requires the ability to read to write correspondence with proper format, punctuation, spelling, and grammar. Requires the ability to effectively communicate with customer and employees using correct English and a well-modulated voice. Requires good voice quality that is conversational and professional. Requires the ability to follow verbal and written instructions, guidelines and objectives.

Numerical Aptitude: Must be able to add, subtract, multiply and divide.

Reasoning Ability: Requires the ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out written or oral instructions.

Manual Dexterity: Requires the ability to use a variety of office machines and equipment. Must have average levels of eye/hand/foot coordination.

Physical Demands: Must be able to operate computers, calculators, copy machines, facsimile machines and other general office equipment. Extensive use of computer monitor, keyboard and telephone is required. Must be physically able to lift equipment components, parts and machinery. Occasional standing bending, stooping and/or walking are required. Must be able to use body members to work, move, and lift or carry moderately heavy objects, equipment or materials up to 20 pounds. Physical demand requirements are at levels for moderately active work. Specific visual abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision and color vision for reading.

Physical Communication: Must have the ability to talk (expressing and/or exchanging ideas by means of spoken works) and hear (perceiving sounds of nature by ear). Physical appearance to the public and internal employees must be positive.

Working Conditions and Hazards: Work is mostly performed in a traditional office setting. Must also be able to perform work in a warehouse that may be dimly lit with exposure to wet and/or humid conditions, fumes and airborne particles. There is some risk of exposure to toxic or caustic chemicals and gases, outside weather conditions, extreme cold or heat and loud noises.