Driver

Summary: Drives truck with capacity up to 26K pounds to transport materials in liquid or packaged form to and from specified destinations such as railroad stations, plants, residences, offices, or within industrial yards by performing the following duties. Receives, stores, and distributes material, tools, equipment, and products within company guidelines. Compiles orders for customers (internal and external) and loads them appropriately.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Verifies load against shipping papers.
• Drives truck to destination following all applicable laws.
• Prepares receipts for load picked up.
• Collects payment for goods delivered and for delivery charges, if applicable.
• Maintains truck inspection log according to state and federal regulations.
• Maintains telephone or radio contact with supervisor and/or customers to receive delivery instructions.
• Safely loads and unloads trucks.
• Inspects truck equipment and supplies such as, but not limited to, tires, lights, brakes, gas, oil, and water according to all DOT and Lowe Electric Supply regulations and policies.
• Performs emergency roadside repairs such as changing tires, installing light bulbs, fuses, tire chains, batteries and spark plugs.
• Captures and processes all proof of delivery signatures from customers/vendors.
• Upon return from delivery route, assists the warehouse in daily operations including, but not limited to, receiving, stocking, picking, shipping, loading, unloading, wire cutting, inventory verification, and cycle counting.
• Reads shipment schedule, sales order, work order, transfer order, or purchase order to determine items to be moved, gathered, or distributed.
• Sorts and places materials or items on racks, shelves, or in bins according to predetermined sequence such as location, size, type, style, color, or product code.
• Fills sales orders, work orders, transfer orders, purchase orders, equipment, or other items and distributes items to shipping area and delivery vehicles.
• Assembles customer orders from stock and places orders on pallets or shelves, or transports orders to shipping department, loading dock, or delivery vehicle.
• Uses computer to enter records.
• Drives forklift to transport stored items around warehouse and loading dock from several locations for shipment.
• Other duties as assigned as necessitated by business demands.

Education and/or Experience:

High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or at least three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Qualifications:

• Ability to read and comprehend instructions, correspondence, and memos.
• Ability to write correspondence.
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, vendors, and other employees of the organization
• 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.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Ability to deal with problems in various situations.
• Ability to use the computer for such tasks as scanning documents, navigating files and folders, modifying and saving files, and inventory look-up.
• Must possess a valid driver’s license with a minimum of class C, and a valid DOT medical certification conducted by a licensed “medical examiner”.
• Must have an acceptable motor vehicle report (MVR) as determined by the company’s insurance company.
• May be required to have, or obtain, forklift operator certification.

Physical Requirements:

• Lifting: Ability to lift, push, pull, and carry up to 100 pounds intermittently and 40 pounds continuously throughout the work shift.
• Standing: Ability to stand for long periods of time while accomplishing tasks.
• Carrying: Ability to transport an object from one spot to another.
• Pushing /Pulling: Ability to push/pull a pallet jack and loaded pallet.
• Climbing: Ability to ascend and descend ladders, stairs, and ramps using hands and feet while carrying material.
• Stooping/Kneeling/Crouching: Ability to bend body downward, forward, at the waist, at the knees, resting on the knees, requiring full use of lower extremities and back muscles.
• Handling: Ability to seize, grasp, and turn requiring full use of fingers, hands, arms, and torso.
• Vision: Ability to clearly see up close, at a distance, in color, peripherally, have depth perception and ability to adjust focus. Ability to clearly see to read shipping papers, product labels, receipts, and motorists.

Work Environment:

• Subject to extreme heat and extreme cold, typically between 30 degrees F and 100 degrees F for periods of more than one hour.
• Subject to the weather such as rain or fog.
• Subject to hazards such as moving mechanical parts, moving vehicles and equipment, and working on ladders and high places.
• Moderate to high noise level.