Drivers/Drivers Helper/Shipping Full Time

DOUGLAS LUMBER CORPORATION

Job Description

Position:  Non-CDL Driver/Laborer

Department: Shipping Department

Reports to Shipping Manager

SUMMARY:

Driver will have responsibility for safe and courteous delivery of purchased building materials to customer facility; as well as responsibility for delivery truck and assist other drivers with loading and unloading building materials from Boom and Box Truck deliveries.

FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

·         Load and unload delivery trucks for transport according to schedule.  This may occur several times a day until all deliveries are made.

·         Follow all company procedures for collecting C.O.D.’s, Credits and delivery requirements, etc.

·         Maintain daily and monthly rip sheets, maintenance reports, inspection reports, inventory safety equipment on trucks.

·         Responsible for quality of shipment leaving our facility to its destination.

·         Responsible for routine cleanliness and maintenance of truck and forklift machinery such as levels of gas, oil, water, tire pressure and battery checks.

·         Observe and follow all prescribed safety measures, including maintaining a good driver record.

·         Assisting and unloading sheet rock and plaster from Boom trucks

·         Assisting Box Truck drivers with window, cabinets and doors.

·         Perform other yard and warehouse duties as required.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

·         Desired high school diploma or GED

·         Six months to one year driving experience on truck weighing 26,000 or more with air brakes.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

·         Desired previous training in lumber yard environment, enabling employee to identify lumber and building products accurately.

·         Good driving record.

·         Knowledge of RI, MA, CT, NH routes and roads.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

·         Lift 75-100 pounds up to a height of 6 feet.

·         Carry 100 pounds over a distance exceeding 12 feet.

·         Bend, stoop r squat to floor level on a repetitive basis.

·         Reach over head to grasp materials.

·         Able to drive distance of up to 250 miles per day.

ENVIRONMENTAL WORKING CONDITIONS:

·         Work outside in temperatures ranging from extreme heat to extreme cold.

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