Delivery Driver Helper

Job Description

At Team Modern, our mission is to Create Better Experiences...The Modern Way. As a family-owned wholesale distributor, we are dedicated to serving our convenience store customers with exceptional service, accuracy, and efficiency. We take pride in ensuring that the right products reach the right places at the right time, helping our customers run successful businesses.

Our values – Optimistic Energy, Fairness, Teamwork, Customer Focus, and Gratitude – guide everything we do. Our warehouse leadership team plays a vital role in upholding these values by ensuring orders are picked and prepared with care and accuracy, supporting our promise of reliability and excellence.

What You'll Do

The Delivery Driver Assistant supports CDL Delivery Drivers in the safe, accurate, and efficient delivery of wholesale products to customer locations. This role is responsible for loading and unloading product, route-level sortation, scanning and verification of delivered items, preparing product for unload, and delivering positive customer experience at each stop. This position does not operate commercial motor vehicles requiring a CDL. The position plays a critical role in ensuring on-time delivery execution and maintaining operational excellence across the transportation network.

This is a physically demanding position requiring an ability to lift, carry, and maneuver products weighing up to 75 pounds with or without reasonable accommodation. 

Status: Full-Time
Shift: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday
Hours: 4:00 AM – 4:00 PM (overtime expected). Because we’re a customer order-driven operation, end times aren’t fixed — we work until the day’s deliveries are done. This position is non-exempt and eligible for overtime pay in accordance with federal and state law.

Compensation and Benefits

• Pay Range: $17/hr - $21/hr

Plus:

• Comprehensive benefits package, including:
  • Health, dental, and vision insurance
  • Life insurance and employer-matched 401(k) – up to 4%, fully vested from day 1
  • Paid vacation, personal, and sick time
  • Educational assistance programs and professional development opportunities

What We’re Looking For

We value team members who:

• Are committed to working safely and following procedures.
• Are motivated to meet productivity goals and work efficiently.
• Have a proven history of reliability and long-term employment.
• With attention to detail, strong work ethic, and the ability to thrive in a team-oriented environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist CDL Drivers with loading and unloading products at customer locations
• Perform route sortation and staging to ensure correct product sequencing for delivery stops
• Execute scanning, verification, and reconciliation of delivered products using handheld technology or delivery documentation. 
• Support unload preparation, including organizing totes, cases, and pallets for efficient delivery.
• Represent Team Modern professionally and follow established delivery and customer interaction procedures. 
• Follow all safety procedures for dock operations, product handling, vehicle loading/unloading, and customer site access.
• Maintain cleanliness and organization of delivery vehicles and work areas. 
• Follow company policies, DOT-related safety practices, and delivery procedures. 
• Provide additional delivery driver support as assigned to ensure successful route completion. 
• Adhere to and promote Team Modern’s values of Optimistic Energy, Fairness, Teamwork, Customer Focus, and Gratitude. 

Tools and Technology

You’ll use equipment such as ramps, pallet jacks, and dollies, along with RF scanning devices and warehouse management systems to ensure smooth operations.

Work Environment

Frequent climbing in and out of delivery vehicles and navigating customer delivery areas including stairs, ramps, and uneven surfaces in varying weather conditions. Frequent lifting, bending, and walking through deliveries. Continuous movement throughout extended delivery routes. 

What It Takes to Succeed

Dependability is critical. Punctuality and consistent attendance ensure we meet our commitments to customers and coworkers. Assistants must work efficiently while maintaining accuracy to uphold our high service standards.

We believe in fostering growth for our team members. Those who demonstrate dedication, desire to learn, and respect for others are encouraged to pursue advancement opportunities within Team Modern.

Join Team Modern

We are passionate about customer service and teamwork, recognizing that every role is essential to our success. If you’re ready to work in a fast-paced, rewarding environment with great benefits and career growth, we’d love to meet you!

Team Modern is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law. Team Modern complies with all federal, state, and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment. Qualified individuals with disabilities or those needing reasonable accommodation during the hiring process are encouraged to request assistance.