CDL A Driver

Garnet River® is a full-service information technology company that customizes solutions for its clients. We solve challenges through staff augmentation, project-based teams and technical solutions. Our staffing division works as a recruiting arm for companies in the region and across the country. Clients turn to us to help them find professional talent.

We are currently seeking a Driver to support our client’s sales efforts by delivering products to customers in an accurate and timely fashion. To complete deliveries, Drivers navigate to locations on their route using a computer system on-board the vehicle and unload products from the truck by hand, using provided equipment to move the product to the appropriate location at the customer’s place of business. Drivers frequently interact with customers, so a professional demeanor and appropriate attention to customer needs are essential in this position. On occasion, a Driver may be required to assist another driver who has fallen behind schedule on a given day. Also, a Driver may be responsible to pick-up and deliver backhaul loads to the warehouse at the Client’s site.

Job Duties

• Reports to work on time to prepare for the day’s work.
• Organizes the assigned paperwork for the day’s deliveries and maintains accurate reports and daily logs.
• In accordance with Client’s policy and procedures, conducts pre-trip and post-trip inspections on the tractor and trailer.
• Reviews driver manifest at beginning of each work day, matches the manifest invoice number with customer invoice number, and updates/adjusts manifests and invoices as necessary.
• Drives in a safe and courteous manner, obeying all DOT requirements and traffic laws and regulations.
• Adheres to all company safety programs and practices to ensure personal safety and the protection of company vehicles and/or equipment.
• Complies with all Client’s delivery policies and procedures in order ensure the accuracy of the delivered product and to avoid personal injury and/or damage to the product.
• Physically unloads heavy product from the truck at customer locations using a hand truck and ramps.
• Navigates surfaces, inclines, steps and stairs, while delivering product to the appropriate location (dry, cooler, frozen) at the customer’s place of business.
• Interacts in a professional manner with customers, attempting to resolve concerns as they arise.
• Receives cash from customers when necessary and handles cash in accordance with company policy.
• Attends all driver and safety meetings as required.
• When not driving, may be required to perform a variety of general maintenance tasks in and around the facility.
• Unloads totes, pallets, and returned and damaged products from truck onto dock.
• Sweeps trailers clean daily.
• Fuels tractor and trailers, and checks all fluids, on a daily basis.
• Performs other functions as required or directed.

Qualifications

• Current knowledge of the laws, rules, and regulations required to possess a Class A CDL.
• Ability to safely operate a tractor and trailer in accordance with all DOT regulations and traffic laws and regulations.
• Ability to wheel a hand truck that holds as much as 250 pounds.
• Ability to regularly lift and/or move eighty (80) pounds.
• Ability to successfully navigate stairs.
• Ability to drive and work in all types of weather conditions.
• Ability to sit for long periods of time while driving.
• Ability to obtain certification and operate company equipment necessary to unload trailers.
• Ability to work long work hours when necessary (as governed by Federal Regulations).
• Ability to successfully deliver product within strict deadlines.
• Ability to effectively operate tractor on-board computer system.
• Ability to read and understand paper maps and GPS for the purpose of navigation.
• Ability to manage difficult or emotional customer situations and respond promptly to customer needs.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Ability to accurately understand oral and written communication.
• Ability to perform basic mathematical calculations.
• Punctuality, dependability, honesty integrity, courtesy and tact.
• Graduation from high school or possession of a General Equivalency Diploma (GED)

Licenses/Certifications/Special Requirements:

• Possession of a valid Driver License with Class A Commercial Driver License (CDL) Permit or possession of a valid Class A Commercial Driver License.
• If hired with a CDL permit, must be able to obtain a Class A CDL license within six (6) months of obtaining employment with Ginsberg’s Foods.
• Clean driving record (no major violations in the past 36 months)
• Must be able to pass a DOT physical prior to employment.
• Must take and pass a pre-employment drug test.
• Subject to random, reasonable suspicion, and post-accident drug and alcohol tests.