Job Description:
Duties/Responsibilities: This job description reflects management's assignment of essential functions; it does not prescribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned and are subject to change at any time due to reasonable accommodation or other reasons
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This position will obtain packaging equipment and materials and deliver items to customers.
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Plans truck routes to insure most economical use of time and equipment.
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Performs routine inspection on assigned vehicles and refers defects or repairs to supervisor.
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Maintains clean truck, cab, and freight areas.
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Perform all duties in conformance to appropriate safety and security standards.
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Moves materials safely, accurately, and promptly within warehouse and trucks; records all material movements. accurately on move sheets and/or wireless computer system on forklifts (when installed).
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Regularly assists with receiving materials, manages paperwork, counts material, tags material, and puts material away in warehouse when needed.
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Makes efficient use of time so that output is maximized, and other people are assisted when necessary.
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Maintains specified housekeeping zone and operates all equipment in a safe manner.
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Complete all required continuous learning training, including safety, compliance, and job specific.
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Other duties as assigned by supervisor.
Required Skills/Abilities:
- Thorough knowledge of traffic laws and defensive driving, with proven skills for safely operating various trucks.
- Solid performance record of truck driving. Maintains a valid driver’s license with clean MVR over last 7 years.
- Experience with sit-down forklift, and pallet jacks required, with excellent safety record.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with customers, employees, supervisors, and the public.
- Ability to work independently, to communicate effectively, to follow specific written and oral instructions, quick learner, flexible, detail oriented.
- Ability to make independent judgments, which have moderate impact on the organization.
- Detail-oriented, checks own work and corrects mistakes made. Is extremely careful when identifying material.
- Good to excellent attendance record, trustworthy, can work with minimal supervision. Piedmont National is an Equal Opportunity Employer, drug-free workplace, and complies with ADA regulations as applicable.
- Displays good teamwork – works well with small groups. Jumps in and helps others when needed.
Education/Experience:
- Graduation from high school or GED equivalent.
- Three (3) years of relevant logistics experience or any equivalent combination of education and experience that demonstrates the ability to do the job well.
- Experience with using PC and applications, warehouse management systems, wireless forklift computer systems, and scanners preferred
- Driving a 26ft Box Truck, (this is a non-CDL driving position)
