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Clem's Refrigerated foods

Full Time Lexington, KY 35360 - 12.04 USD HOURLY Today

Job description

JOB TITLE: Delivery Driver

REPORTS TO: VP Operations

JOB TYPE: Full Time

EXEMPT: No

LOCATION: Headquarters
181 Virginia Avenue
Lexington, KY 40508

HOURS/SHIFTS: 40 Hours Per Week
Shift Begins at 6am Monday through Friday
Shift End Times Vary by Day and Route

ABOUT US

Since 1965, Clem's has been bringing quality meats to local grocers, restaurants, schools, and institutional customers. While our primary business is set up to take care of larger customers, we have always enjoyed taking care of caterers, home cooks, and backyard BBQ'ers here in the bluegrass.

As a third generation business, family has always been an important part of our service. We take pride in producing a high quality product and selling it at a great price. Clem's is a USDA inspected facility and produces many fresh products like ground beef, chuck, and hamburger patties five days a week.

POSITION PURPOSE

The ideal Clem’s Delivery Driver is a high energy, customer service oriented individual. This position assists in fostering and nurturing relationships with customers by delivering products throughout Kentucky with enthusiasm and accuracy. The Clem’s Delivery Driver is responsible for providing industry leading levels of service to clients while ensuring all customer needs are met, including transporting goods safely and in accordance with company policy and all local and federal laws. This involves unloading (and occasionally loading) the delivery vehicle and ensuring that all cargo is safely secured for the duration of transport.

DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

DOT Vehicle Operation

Drive a commercial vehicle with a capacity of less than 26,001 pounds Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW) to and from specified destinations in a safe and efficient manner in an effort to minimize risk of injury and equipment damage.

Obey traffic laws and follow established traffic and transportation procedures, complying with all local, state and federal laws governing commercial transportation.

Read maps, utilize route navigation software, and follow written or verbal geographic directions.

Maintain records, such as vehicle logs, records of cargo, or billing statements, in accordance with regulations and company policy.

Inspect and maintain vehicle supplies and equipment, such as fuel, oil, water, tires, lights, or brakes, to ensure that vehicles are in proper working condition.

Monitor and evaluate equipment function and report maintenance issues and/or mechanical problems to the VP Operations for follow-up.

Report delays, accidents, or other traffic and transportation situations to bases or other vehicles, using telephones.

Maintain DOT medical certificate.

Perform other duties and responsibilities, as assigned.

Product Delivery

Perform onsite delivery of goods to food and beverage establishments throughout the state of Kentucky.

Load and unload trucks, ensuring equipment is returned daily in a satisfactory condition based upon company policy and procedure.

Verify the contents of inventory loads against shipping papers and/or customer invoices.

Present customer invoices and collect payment for goods delivered or loaded.

Turn in receipts and money received from deliveries.

Communicate any returned or rejected product to the VP Operations prior to end of shift.

At the VP Operations discretion, complete additional deliveries and/or assignments such as product and/or equipment transfers between warehouse locations after route completion for the day.

Perform other duties and responsibilities, as assigned.

Customer Service Experience

Nurture and maintain the customer-service provider relationship through the application of interpersonal, critical thinking, troubleshooting, and problem solving skills.

Manage assigned routes, ensuring customers are serviced in a timely and accurate manner.

Ensure customer invoices are accurate, properly documented, and submitted in an orderly manner at the end of each day.

Collect payment from customers who do not have terms of credit, record payment properly, and submit collections at the end of each day.

Communicate any customer problems or general inquiries to the VP Operations in a timely fashion.

Perform other duties and responsibilities, as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

Knowledge

Customer and Personal Service — Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.

Transportation — Knowledge of principles and methods for moving goods by open road, including the relative costs and benefits.

English Language — Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.

Skills

Operation and Control — Controlling operations of equipment or systems.

Active Listening — Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.

Speaking — Talking to others to convey information effectively.

Monitoring — Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.

Reading Comprehension — Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.

Time Management — Managing one's own time and the time of others.

Abilities

Near/Far Vision — The ability to see details at close range and at a distance, with or without the assistance of glasses, contact lenses, etc.

Depth Perception — The ability to judge which of several objects is closer or farther away from you, or to judge the distance between you and an object.

Written Comprehension — The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.

Oral Comprehension — The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.

Oral Expression — The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.

Speech Clarity — The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.

Speech Recognition — The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.

Selective Attention — The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.

Time Sharing — The ability to shift back and forth between two or more activities or sources of information (such as speech, sounds, touch, or other sources).

Information Ordering — The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).

Problem Sensitivity — The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong.
It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.

Deductive Reasoning — The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.

Response Orientation — The ability to choose quickly between two or more movements in response to two or more different signals (lights, sounds, pictures). It includes the speed with which the correct response is started with the hand, foot, or other body part.

Reaction Time — The ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears.

Multilimb Coordination — The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion.

Spatial Orientation — The ability to know your location in relation to the environment or to know where other objects are in relation to you.

Control Precision — The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.

Extent Flexibility — The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs.

Manual Dexterity — The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.

Static Strength — The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects. Must be able to lift up to 40 lbs regularly and up to 80 lbs occasionally.

Trunk Strength — The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without "giving out" or fatiguing.

Stamina — The ability to exert yourself physically over long periods of time without getting winded or out of breath. Able to stand, walk, and be on feet for prolonged periods of time.

Environmental Resilience — The ability to work in environmental conditions, including but not limited to outside, which may be wet, slick, humid, cold, and hot.

Required Credentials

Valid U.S. Driver’s License

Proof of Personal Vehicle Insurance (if less than 25 years old)

DOT Medical Certification (Company Paid)

DISCLAIMER

The above description is meant to provide a summary of the nature and level of work being performed; it should not be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and requirements of the job or person. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise. To the extent permissible under local law, and consistent with business necessity, Clem’s Refrigerated Foods reserves the right to modify this job description formally or informally, either verbally or in writing, at any time with or without advance notice.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $17.00 per hour

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