Truck Driver (4 ten hour days)

Job Description

Job Description

Job Duties & Responsibilities: Include the following, as well as other duties that may be assigned.

Purpose of Role:

Safely drives truck on runs usually from factory to warehouse and back.  Loads and unloads truck and transports materials or complete stock through factory or warehouse on hand trucks. Assist Lead in all functions of the shipping department to reach company defined objectives. This position is responsible for completing daily schedule.  Move finished product and filling orders.  Verify quantity, quality, labels and addresses of products and items of merchandise ready for shipment at manufacturing or commercial establishment: count, weigh, measure or examine packaging and contents of items for conformance to company specifications.  Compare items packed with customer’s order and other identifying data.      

What You Will Be Doing:

• Drives truck from GMi to required location.
• Pick up material/parts from suppliers when required.
• Label and release for shipment completed stock and parts to carrier specified by shipping order.  Report such releases to office.
• Assist loading cars or trucks for safe delivery of completed stock to transfer point.
• Work with customer experience & logistics coordinator on order details to provide customers with best delivery experience
• Prepare shipping orders as necessary. Stretch wrapping, strapping, etc.
• Communicate effectively with manager and other employees regarding problems, schedule, late orders, shortages, inspection, and completion of items (communicate and work with production scheduling to ensure workloads are within capacities).
• Sort, label and move products to correct location.
• Examine outgoing shipments to ensure shipments meet specifications.  Maintains inventory of shipping materials and supplies.
• Operate forklift or use hand truck to move, convey or hoist shipments from shipping and receiving platform to storage or work area.
• Load, unload and move material within or near plant, yard or work site performing any combination of the following duties: read work order or follow oral instruction to ascertain material or containers to be moved.
• Load live docked carriers/trucks and write down time trucks arrived.
• Work closely with other production departments to make sure daily shipping needs are met.
• End of day process, small package process, Amazon process
• Assist with training new shipping employees to current/updated standards
• Problem solving to better utilize current floor space.
• Call freight carriers and arrange pick-up.
• Increase output and reduce freight damage.
• Fill-in where needed when shortstaffed.
• Communicate effectively with other employees and departments regarding daily operations, any problems, schedule, orders, and completion of items. 
• Follow company policies: GMi Core Values, 6 “S”, and Safety/Quality procedures and standards.
• Work company assigned hours for the position and additional hours if needed (regular and predictable attendance).
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications: 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.

Education & Experience:

High School Diploma or GED and additional education preferred but not required. A minimum of two years of shipping experience is preferred but not required. Experience in operating box truck, straight truck, moving truck or equivalent.

Knowledge and Competencies: The following key competencies represent qualities, traits and behaviors that a successful employee will exhibit.  This list is not exhaustive, as other qualities, traits and behaviors are desired :

• Excellent communication ability to follow through on requests for information and select appropriate responses; good listening skills, paying attention to others’ communications to ensure understanding; seeking input and showing a genuine interest in others’ opinions, facilitating and sharing information within department and across departments.
• Safe driver with demonstrated safe driving record.
• Positive/optimistic – Can do, make things happen attitude (genuinely believe the organization can accomplish a lot while managing to a conservative budget and resource allocation).
• Self-motivated and curious (motivate others to achieve company and individual goals)
• Customer centric – Recognizing and promoting the importance of meeting customer needs – both inside and outside the organization.  Resolving internal issues with sensitivity and cooperation.
• Ability to use good judgment when making decisions (maintaining professionalism and emotional composure).
• Ability to problem-solve and troubleshoot, identifying problems immediately and working collaboratively with team mates to effectively resolve.
• Conflict management – understand the inevitability of conflict and working to resolve with sensitivity and tact, listening and seeking to understand and facilitating the resolution between parties.
• Organizational commitment – Supporting management and organizational decisions.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: Drivers License and CDL preferred but not required

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 function.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, feel or reach and stand.  The employee regularly is required to walk, and talk or hear, stoop, kneel or crouch.   The employee frequently lifts up to 50 pounds and may occasionally lift and/or push more than 75 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to 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.

This position is in a manufacturing production plant environment where the temperature may vary hot or cold.  In addition, worker is subject to climatic conditions since much of work is performed out of doors.  The typical noise level is loud. Exposure to vibration, fumes or airborne particles, and moving mechanical parts. 

GMi is a US based manufacturing company developing new products, growing into new markets and looking for people who can drive future growth. GMi manufactures over 95% of its products and is known for safe, quality-focused reputation and service to customers. Performance matters! Check out our website:

Company Description

GMi is a US based manufacturing company developing new products, growing into new markets and looking for people who can drive future growth. GMi manufactures over 95% of its products and is known for safe, quality-focused reputation and service to customers. Performance matters! Check out our website: \r\n\r\n