Warehouse Driver

Role Description

This is a full-time, on-site position located in Honolulu, HI for a Warehouse Driver. The Warehouse Driver will be responsible for transporting goods between the warehouse and delivery destinations, assisting with unloading and loading products, and verifying inventory. This position requires excellent customer service skills and working under state regulations and P & E Foods policies.

Overtime hours, working weekends and holidays, and starting at various early morning start times are required to successfully meet customers’ needs.

Job Duties

• Deliver product within assigned route schedule and time windows. Immediately inform the management team of any deviations.
• Unload product from trailer, by hand or using a hand cart, and place in designated customer storage areas. May include transporting product down ramps, stairs, or docks, in all weather conditions.
• Frequently lift, push, or move product that weighs 1-75 pounds, up to 100 pounds; frequently reach up to 72” to stack and unstack pallets and hand cart.
• Constantly bend and twist while loading and unloading products, and retrieving items from vehicle.
• Verify delivery of items with customer and obtain proper signatures. Contact management for authorization when discrepancies on invoice and communicate all errors/returns.
• Collect money (cash or checks) where required.
• Pickup, load and unload damaged goods and customer returns, and complete necessary paperwork.
• Perform pre-trip and post-trip responsibilities following the Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations.
• Maintain sanitary conditions in vehicle and assist with maintaining sanitary conditions in the warehouse and freezer.
• Maintain and safely operate all assigned equipment, including but not limited to hand cart, pallets, forklifts and other equipment.
• Basic knowledge of safety standards in warehouse operations
• Previous experience in warehouse, distribution, or logistics is a plus
• High school diploma or equivalent preferred
• Other duties may be assigned.

Qualifications

Education

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED).

Experience

• 1-2 years local food or beverage delivery experience.
• Pallet breakdown and hand cart delivery experience.

Requirements

• Must be 21 years of age.
• Valid Driver’s License with a “clean” driving record (including no single DUI in the last 3 years and no multiple DUIs within the last 10 years).
• 1-year commercial driving experience.
• Submit to pre-employment testing (Drug Screen, Background Check, Physical Abilities Test).
• Vehicle Drivers must have the ability to read and speak the English language sufficiently to converse with the general public, to understand highway traffic signs and signals in the English language, to respond to official inquiries, and to make entries on reports and records.

Professional Skills

• Operate vehicle in a variety of traffic and weather conditions.
• Demonstrate strong customer relations and problem resolution skills.
• Effectively plan and organize work activities independent of direct supervision.
• Develop a good working knowledge of product and inventory control techniques and procedures.
• Maintain ongoing inter-department communications related to routing, safety, and customer relations.
• Able to read, write and communicate in English as it relates to the job and the safety regulations.
• Must have basic math skills (add, subtract, multiply, divide).

Competencies

To be successful in this position, the individual performing the duties must successfully demonstrate the following competencies:

• Building Customer Loyalty
• Managing Work
• Adaptability
• Building Trust
• Follow-up
• Communication