CDL A Driver - Bulk - Bowling Green, KY

Job Description

Job Description

Description:

Summary/Objective 

As a Bulk Driver, your primary purpose is to provide customers with reliable and efficient deliveries of all products and product-related assets between shipping and receiving facilities. Bulk delivery is service, delivery, and the successful completion of other related duties.

Primary Responsibilities

• Travel to retailers, breweries, importers, distributors, and distribution centers to transfer product and other cargo. 
• Check in; ensure accuracy of invoice and quantities of items being delivered.
• Ensure safety of the public, yourself, cargo, and distributor cargo.
• Sort and pick up all breakage/empties daily.
• Create, develop, and maintain goodwill in every account.
• Honor all business and personal commitments with your customers.

Quality Assurance

• Check stability of cargo, making sure it is loaded properly before departing from load point.
• Utilize straps, load locks and other devices to secure cargo to prevent load shift.
• Visually inspect cargo to avoid frozen, overheated, or damaged product. Immediately report issues to distribution manager.
• Ensure on-time deliveries and dunnage pick up daily. 

Related Duties

• Complete all route settlement responsibilities neatly, accurately, and within the company guidelines.
• Follow correct check out and check in procedures.
• Be accountable for any product or monetary inaccuracies.
• Maintain a neat and professional appearance, abiding by company policy.
• Drive your vehicle safely and with courtesy, obeying all laws, DOT requirements, and company policies.
• Report vehicle damage and required maintenance to management.
• Keep vehicle neat and clean at all times.
• Report competitive activities to your supervisor.
• Attend meetings as required.
• Obey all company policies, including company safety policies.
• Perform other related duties as instructed by management.

Supervisory Responsibilities

N/A

Education and Experience

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Valid Class A CDL required. 
• DOT Med Card required. 

Additional Qualifications and Competencies

• Ability to read, perform basic math skills and operate a calculator
• Ability to negotiate a positive outcome
• Problem solving/analysis skills
• Customer/driver focus
• Results-driven
• Flexible 
• Meet the following insurance and alcohol board criteria (required): 
• Aged 21 years or older 
• Verifiable CDL driving experience
• No felonies within the past five years
• No alcohol or controlled substance related offenses within the past two years 
• No theft within the past two years
• No more than one reckless driving charge within the past three years 

Work Environment

This position requires exposure to all seasonal weather conditions, traffic noise, automotive fumes and cramped quarters. This job also operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets, and fax machines.

Physical Demands

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.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and move up to 20 pounds and occasionally lift and move objects up to 40 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. 

Travel 

No anticipated overnight travel. Daily local travel is expected.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.