Delivery Driver

ROUTE DRIVER

We are a family-owned importer, distributor, and retailer of Italian food products in Brooklyn. We are seeking a truck driver to make deliveries to customers and pick up merchandise at vendors. We utilize two box trucks and one van to make deliveries; no CDL required.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
? Driving to stops throughout tristate area, primarily New York City, Long Island, Westchester, New Jersey
? Following route exactly as prescribed by management using routing sheets and GPS devices
? Making timely and courteous deliveries to customers; conducting oneself professionally during pickups at vendors
? Checking invoices with customers and vendors to insure all merchandise on bill is accounted for
? Participate in loading of truck each morning, either as forklift operator bringing pallets to truck, or on truck using pallet jack to arrange pallets
? Unloading truck at delivery stops using loading docks, liftgates, or moving merchandise by hand
? Operating pallet jacks, handtrucks, liftgates, forklifts
? Maintaining appropriate temperature onboard for refrigerated or frozen foods
? Protecting merchandise from damage using straps, load bars, and careful driving to prevent pallet tipping or material handling equipment from moving around truck body
? Staying in contact with management throughout course of business to review routing, proper storage of pickups at end of day, and troubleshooting other issues
? Assisting with unload of truck after route
? Collecting payments and insuring full amounts are safely transported to office
? Keeping careful records and organized paperwork during route, including but not limited to: invoices, bills of lading, credit card authorizations, check and cash receipts, fuel receipts, driver logs, maintenance reports

Qualifications
? Familiarity with basic truck and vehicle care/maintenance, rules of the road, DMV guidelines, DOT regulations, and commercial driving best practices
? Knowledge of material handling, warehousing, logistics, transportation
? Strong communication skills, both in person and by telephone when on the road

Requirements
? Minimum one (1) year experience as a professional driver, or minimum of two (2) years experience as a helper/lumper, dispatcher, warehouse worker, or other non-driver in related field
? Strong record of workplace and driving safety
? Valid driver license Class A, B, C, D, or E
? Availability to work full time, Monday to Friday. Saturday shifts available during busy season.
? Legal authorization to work in the United States
? Ability to speak and comprehend English (proficiency in Italian and/or Spanish welcomed)

Compensation
? Hourly base, starting at $17
? Case commission, starting at $0.25 per case transported
? Overtime (1.5x) above 40 hours/week
? Health insurance after one year of service
? Paid time off (PTO) for vacation after one year of service

Please, no phone calls or unannounced visits. Online applications and email only.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: From $17.00 per hour

Expected hours: 30 ? 60 per week

Benefits:
? Health insurance
? Paid time off
? Paid training

Shift:
? Day shift
? No nights

Work Days:
? Monday to Friday

Education:
? High school or equivalent (Preferred)

Experience:
? Commercial driving: 1 year (Preferred)
? Route driving: 1 year (Preferred)
? Warehouse: 1 year (Preferred)
? Customer service: 1 year (Preferred)

Language:
? English (Required)
? Spanish (Preferred)
? Italian (Preferred)

License/Certification:
? Driver's License (Required)

Shift availability:
? Day Shift (Preferred)

Ability to Commute:
? Brooklyn, NY 11219 (Required)

Work Location: In person

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