ROUTE DRIVER
We are a family-owned importer, distributor, and retailer of Italian food products in Brooklyn. We are seeking a truck driver to make deliveries to customers and pick up merchandise at vendors. We utilize two box trucks and one van to make deliveries; no CDL required.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to
- Driving to stops throughout tristate area, primarily New York City, Long Island, Westchester, New Jersey
- Following route exactly as prescribed by management using routing sheets and GPS devices
- Making timely and courteous deliveries to customers; conducting oneself professionally during pickups at vendors
- Checking invoices with customers and vendors to insure all merchandise on bill is accounted for
- Participate in loading of truck each morning, either as forklift operator bringing pallets to truck, or on truck using pallet jack to arrange pallets
- Unloading truck at delivery stops using loading docks, liftgates, or moving merchandise by hand
- Operating pallet jacks, handtrucks, liftgates, forklifts
- Maintaining appropriate temperature onboard for refrigerated or frozen foods
- Protecting merchandise from damage using straps, load bars, and careful driving to prevent pallet tipping or material handling equipment from moving around truck body
- Staying in contact with management throughout course of business to review routing, proper storage of pickups at end of day, and troubleshooting other issues
- Assisting with unload of truck after route
- Collecting payments and insuring full amounts are safely transported to office
- Keeping careful records and organized paperwork during route, including but not limited to: invoices, bills of lading, credit card authorizations, check and cash receipts, fuel receipts, driver logs, maintenance reports
Qualifications
- Familiarity with basic truck and vehicle care/maintenance, rules of the road, DMV guidelines, DOT regulations, and commercial driving best practices
- Knowledge of material handling, warehousing, logistics, transportation
- Strong communication skills, both in person and by telephone when on the road
Requirements
- Minimum one (1) year experience as a professional driver, or minimum of two (2) years experience as a helper/lumper, dispatcher, warehouse worker, or other non-driver in related field
- Strong record of workplace and driving safety
- Valid driver license Class A, B, C, D, or E
- Availability to work full time, Monday to Friday. Saturday shifts available during busy season.
- Legal authorization to work in the United States
- Ability to speak and comprehend English (proficiency in Italian and/or Spanish welcomed)
Compensation
- Hourly base, starting at $17.50
- Case commission, starting at $0.25 per case transported
- Overtime (1.5x) above 40 hours/week
- Health insurance after one year of service
- Paid time off (PTO) for vacation after one year of service
Please, no phone calls or unannounced visits. Online applications and email only.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Pay: From $17.50 per hour
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Paid training
Experience
- Delivery driver: 1 year (Preferred)
Language
License/Certification
- Driver's License (Preferred)
Ability to Commute
- Brooklyn, NY 11219 (Preferred)
Work Location: In person
