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Job Description: Local Driver - Non CDL
When you join the Dircks team, you become part of the fastest growing Moving & Logistics company in Arizona. We know that happy employees make better employees, which is why Dircks provides the opportunity to earn excellent wages and benefits that include 401(k) plans, medical insurance, and great onsite perks.
Dircks Moving & Logistics is seeking a Driver who acts as a crew leader, directs loading of furniture into van, drives truck to specified destination, and unloads contents by performing the following duties.
- Driving Commercial Vehicles: Class D drivers must be qualified to operate a wide range of commercial vehicles, including straight trucks, pick up trucks with trailers, flatbed trucks, stake-bed trucks, and other large vehicles commonly used in the moving and logistics sectors. They must adhere to safety regulations and drive these vehicles with care.
- Loading and Unloading: Depending on the specific assignment, drivers may be involved in loading and unloading goods onto and off of their trucks. This may require the use of equipment like pallet jacks, forklifts, or hand trucks. This may also include pad wrapping, strapping, and securing items to be transported. Responsible for distributing weight evenly, forming compact loads, and properly utilizing space.
- Transporting Goods: The primary duty of a driver is to transport goods from one location to another. This often involves regional deliveries, or local distribution, depending on the company's needs.
- Route Planning: drivers are responsible for planning their routes efficiently to ensure timely deliveries while optimizing fuel consumption and minimizing travel time.
- Vehicle Maintenance: Drivers are required to perform basic vehicle maintenance tasks, such as conducting pre-trip inspections, checking for mechanical issues, and ensuring that their vehicles are in safe working condition.
- Documentation: Keeping and accurately completing records of deliveries, BOLS, inventories, weight tickets, logs, and any incidents or maintenance performed on the vehicle is crucial for compliance with industry regulations.
- Customer Interaction: In the moving and logistics industries, drivers often have direct contact with customers. They must maintain a professional and customer-friendly demeanor when interacting with clients during deliveries or pickups.
- Compliance: Drivers must adhere to all federal and state regulations, including hours of service (HOS) requirements, weight limits, and safety standards.
- Safety: Safety is a top priority for drivers. They are required to obey all federal and state laws and regulations. Follow company safety programs. Adheres to hours of service.
- Teamwork: In some cases, drivers may work as part of a larger team of movers or logistics personnel. Effective communication and collaboration with colleagues are essential to ensure the smooth flow of operations.
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QUALIFICATIONS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
High School or GED; or three to six months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Must possess a valid Drivers License, maintain a passing DOT physical and maintain a clean MVR per Dircks insurance carrier guidelines.
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs
REASONING ABILITY
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
COMPUTER SKILLS
To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Microsoft Office word processing software, as well as Cisco phone systems.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to sit. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 100 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.