What are the responsibilities and job description for the Class A Driver position at Mead Lumber?
Company Overview: Mead Lumber Company is a leading provider of products for professional contractors, builders, and remodelers. With 50 operating locations across nine Midwestern states, we are proud to be 100% employee-owned and ranked as the 12th largest building material supplier to professional builders in the U.S. At Mead Lumber, we strive to create a team that works and succeeds together every day in an authentic, team-oriented setting.
- Employee Ownership: As a 100% employee-owned company, you will have a stake in our shared success.
- Work-Life Balance: Enjoy flexible scheduling options that support your lifestyle.
- Career Growth: We are committed to your professional development, providing ongoing learning and advancement opportunities.
Job Summary: We are seeking a dedicated Class A Driver to join our team and play a key role in ensuring the safe, accurate, and timely delivery of materials to customer job sites. In this role, you will be responsible for safely driving company vehicles, unloading materials with attention to customer satisfaction, and upholding a high standard of professionalism and accuracy.
- Learn and understand company products, procedures, culture, and customer service philosophy.
- Provide excellent customer service to all clients.
- Load trucks according to the sales invoice and list of materials.
- Organize and secure loads to ensure safe and efficient transport.
- Verify accuracy of loads with the yard manager before departure.
- Deliver and unload materials at customer job sites, ensuring satisfaction.
- Follow delivery instructions and ensure timely deliveries.
- Perform vehicle inspections to ensure safe operation.
- Record delivery information on the sales invoice and communicate customer messages from the job site.
- Obey all traffic laws and safety regulations while operating company trucks and forklifts, including wearing seat belts at all times.
- Adhere to yard loading and security procedures.
- Accurately process merchandise returns with a credit memo.
- Address and resolve customer complaints professionally and promptly.
- Maintain cleanliness and order in assigned yard and areas.
- Assist with loading customer merchandise as needed.
- Must be able to work in ALL weather conditions.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
Desired Skills, Knowledge, and Qualifications:
- Strong desire to learn and grow professionally.
- Ability to respond to issues quickly and handle them in a calm, accurate, and professional manner.
- Ability to stand and walk for 4 to 10 hours daily.
- Proficiency in using a computer and calculator.
- High school diploma or equivalent required.
- Valid Class A driver's license and a clean driving record.
- Physical strength to lift and carry up to 70 pounds.
- Ability to stoop, kneel, and crouch as needed.
Once eligible, you will participate in our ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan), a unique benefit that can provide a financial source for your future/retirement that very few companies offer. We also offer our employees competitive pay as well as the benefits listed below:
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Medical, Dental, and Vision Plans
- 100% Employer Paid Group Term Life, AD&D, and STD
- Additional Voluntary Life, AD&D, and LTD
- Paid Time Off & Holiday Pay
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- 401(k) Plan
- Scholarship & Tuition Assistance Programs
- Employee Assistance Program
Equal Employment Opportunity: Mead Lumber Company is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. We consider applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, sex, ethnicity, national origin, religion, gender, age, pregnancy, marital status, veteran’s status, sexual orientation, genetic information, disability, or any other protected basis prohibited by law.