CDL Operator

Cencora Distribution Services

Our team members are at the heart of everything we do. At Cencora, we are united in our responsibility to create healthier futures, and every person here is essential to us being able to deliver on that purpose. If you want to make a difference at the center of health, come join our innovative company and help us improve the lives of people and animals everywhere. Apply today!

Summary of Role

This position is responsible for ensuring MWI Animal Health drivers and customers receive the desired ordered product in a timely manner and ensuring the continued flow of products leaving the Edwardsville warehouse. This position will work in conjunction with all Animal Health personnel to include sales team members, key warehouse personnel, and the transportation team.

Shift Details

Monday- Friday 6:30am-3:30pm

Location

Must be located within a 30-mile radius of Edwardsville, KS region

Travel

On the road 75% + minimum 1 night of overnight travel required

Responsibilities

• Drive truck to designated location then loads and unloads supplies and equipment as directed by bill of ladings.
• Unload and check product/pallets upon arriving at warehouse
• Inspect truck equipment, supplies, such as fifth wheel, tire, lights, brakes, diesel, oil, and water for defects, before and after trips
• Maintain vehicle upkeep by performing general maintenance and addressing safety concerns including:
• Report all discrepancies and safety concerns to your manager.
• Report all needed major repairs to leasing company and your manager.
• Performs emergency roadside repairs
• Ensures cargo is secure during transit
• Maintain accurate driving records and follows all regulations including:
• DOT and Hazmat regulations and procedures
• Daily log
• Inspection reports
• Cargo loads
• Customer receipts if required.
• Follows all procedures as detailed in the Delivery Specialist Procedure Manual.
• Maintains constant communication with Warehouse Manager to receive delivery instructions and to report any delivery discrepancies.
• Responsible for maintaining inventory including:
• Taking inventory at customer's site and determine customer's needs
• Maintain a clean and orderly truck.
• Provide customer service if required.
• Other duties as assigned
• Adequate mobility to continually walk and stand; pull orders from various shelf heights; and ability to lift up to 35 lbs regularly and 50 lbs on occasion is required.
• Occasionally will move 75lbs from pallet to pallet.
• Must be available for on-call rotation.

Education

• High School diploma or equivalent is desired. Six months to a year related experience is preferred.
• Must have a valid CDL with hazmat endorsement and forklift experience.

Work Environment

This position will work in both a warehouse environment as well as at customer sites including feedlots and dairies. In such an environment the position will be frequently exposed to extreme heat, extreme cold, temperature changes, humidity and noise.

Physical Requirements

This position will constantly require heavy work including; standing, walking, lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, balancing, crouching, reaching, handling, grasping, hearing, and eye/hand/foot coordination. Frequently requires climbing, stooping, kneeling, talking and repetitive motions.

Skills and Knowledge

Reading: Locates, understand and interprets written information in order to perform tasks; learns from reading text by determining the main idea or essential message; identifies all relevant details, facts and specifications; infers or finds out the meaning of unknown words and/or technical terms.

Arithmetic: Performs basic computations; uses basic numerical concepts in practical situations; can perform arithmetic computations (addition, subtraction, multiplication and division) without a calculator.

Teamwork: Makes effort to seek others' input; willingly collaborates and cooperates with others in the organization; develops effective working relationships with key associates.

Customer Service: Is customer oriented, sensitive and responsive to customer needs and priorities; establishes effective working relationships with customers and gains their respect and loyalty; identifies and takes appropriate action on customer needs.

Flexible/Adaptable: Views change or problems as an opportunity to grow professionally and to develop new and better ways to do things; adjusts readily to alterations in routine; copes effectively with changes in scope or type of work.

Sense of Urgency: Demonstrates the ability to respond quickly to changes in day-to-day operations as it relates to department priorities.

Problem Solving: Recognizes that a problem exists (i.e., that there is a discrepancy between what is and what should be); identifies possible reasons for the discrepancy and devises and implements a plan of action to resolve it.

Listening: Makes efforts to seek others' input; encourages the expression of ideas and differing viewpoints; actively listens to communication from all sources; uses appropriate skills to confirm the speaker's message.

Administer Effectively: Monitors daily implementation of activities, projects, policies and procedures; notices errors and gaps; keeps detailed and accurate records; processes paperwork promptly and follows up on important details.

Reasoning: Discovers the underlying relationship between two or more objects and uses that knowledge to solve a problem; uses logic to draw conclusions from available information; identifies general rules or principles; applies rules and principles to new situations; determines which conclusions are correct from analysis of a given set of facts and information.

Promote a Healthy and Safe Work Environment: Maintains a work environment, which is conducive to the well being of employees; identifies and corrects adverse health and safety conditions; aggressively manages the productivity and financial implications of health-related absences; strives to determine the root causes of work-related health problems and takes preventive action.