Class A Delivery Driver Hattiesburg

Job Summary: The Delivery Driver will drive a tractor trailer, deliver, and merchandise all stops on route, provide customers with timely delivery and friendly service, maintain a constant professional image and service all accounts thoroughly. This position normally starts work between 5 and 6 AM and continues until all deliveries are completed. Delivery Drivers include Driver Trainees, Swing Drivers and Bay Drivers.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

• Lives and models BROWN VALUES in everything we do.
• Operate an iPhone and related equipment.
• Reports to the delivery supervisor for special instructions, location of accounts, delivery times, etc.
• Log in to GEOTAB.
• Inspect the appearance of the vehicle, inside and out, and perform a daily pre-trip inspection.
• Servicing each account in the order specified by the Route Manifest.
• Parking the truck so as not to block or hinder access to the account’s customers in any way.
• Greeting the customers with a warm and friendly greeting.
• Delivering all products to the account as specified on the invoice and having it checked by an employee of that account.
• Clean racks, coolers, vendors and any other equipment or areas where products are located.
• Organizing the backroom stock and rotating product.
• Filling shelves, facing product out, and sometimes pricing product.
• Picking up empty/extra shells. Do not leave any carts/pods/pallets in your account without the approval of a delivery supervisor.
• Straightening up the backroom stock (A neat backroom is as necessary as a neat and clean beverage section).
• Collecting or charging for all merchandise which is specified on the sales invoice.
• Thanking your customers and creating and maintaining goodwill in all accounts.
• After delivering all stops, the driver must prepare the truck for check-in. When arriving at the plant, have his/her truck checked by a Check-in Supervisor.
• Filling the vehicle with fuel (checking all fluids) at the end of the day and filling out a post-trip report.

Physical Demands:

• Able to lift up to 30 lbs. continuously and 60 lbs. intermittently.
• Able to push/pull a cart weighing up to 800 pounds.
• Drive a tractor trailer, including entering and existing the cab of the truck multiple times per day.
• Must be able to bend, stoop and climb on a frequent basis.

Work Environment:

• Working in both cold and hot temperatures.
• Tolerate working in cold beverage coolers as low as 35 degrees.
• Work both indoors and outside in all weather conditions.

• Valid Class A driver’s license and approved driving record
• Valid DOT medical card
• Ability to operate electronic devices for ordering and tracking
• Strong communication skills and a positive attitude with customers