Energy Delivery Driver

Job Description

Job Description

SUMMARY

The Energy Delivery Driver position is responsible for the operations and maintenance of the refined fuel truck and the L.P. gas truck; this includes the delivery and sales of refined fuels, lubricants, and propane to the customers of the cooperative.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 

(Includes the following and other duties may be assigned.)

Responsible for: 

• Timely and efficient delivery of refined fuels and propane while complying with safety regulations.
• Maintaining customer records in route book and truck log per DOT regulations.
• Maintenance of the refined fuel delivery truck and the L.P. gas delivery truck and reporting any concerns to management.
• Maintaining a clean work area and equipment. 
• Safety checks on customers’ propane system and completing them when required for state and federal regulations.
• Making out sales tickets as deliveries are made and preparing the daily delivery report.
• Reporting to management opportunities for increased sales and improved efficiencies in operation of the petroleum department.
• Operating vehicles, large trucks, forklift, and other equipment in a safe manner and maintaining a safe driving record.
• Providing a high level of customer service.
• Promoting and adhering to the company Core Values of honesty, integrity & teamwork.
• Adherence to safety policies.
• Adherence to cooperative credit policy.
• Works with other cooperative staff at other locations to ensure cooperative goals are met.
• Present a clean and professional appearance.
• Promptly and regularly report to work and work overtime hours as needed. 
• Employee is required to perform all other duties as directed.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES  

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.  

QUALIFICATIONS  

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The qualifications, demands and environments described below are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE  

Must have a high school diploma or 3-5 years of previous experience within fuel and L.P. Gas Delivery business.

LANGUAGE SKILLS  

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.  Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.   Ability to speak effectively with customers or employees of the cooperative.  

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS  

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.  Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, volume, and weights.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, AND REGISTRATION

Commercial Driver’s License Class A with Haz-Mat Endorsement, Air Brake Endorsement, Tanker Endorsement, and CETP (Certified Employee Training Program) Certification.

REASONING ABILITY

The ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.  Able to deal with problems with several concrete variables in standard situations.  Must be able to think quickly and perform a mental assessment of workplace hazards, take appropriate precautions, and choose appropriate PPE as dictated by need, regulation and labeling. 

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.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms, talk or hear, taste or smell; stand; walk; sit and climb or balance.  The employee is required to regularly stand or sit for long periods of time.  The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.  The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 112 pounds. The employee may frequently need to climb ladders up to 20 feet to inspect bulk fuel tanks or stairs.   This may include structural ladders as well as climbing into large vehicles to inspect bulk fuel tanks.   Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT 

The work environment characteristics described here 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 employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles; outside weather conditions; extreme cold and extreme heat; toxic or caustic chemicals and vibration.  The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, risk of electrical shock and explosives.  The noise level in this work environments is usually loud (although not believed to exceed the eight-hour threshold for working in or around loud equipment).   The employee must understand and implement all related safety policies, procedures and programs for prevention and protection while performing job duties in various work environments.