Lumber/Warehouse Delivery Driver Job Description

Pierre Part Store

Lumber/Warehouse Delivery Driver Job Description

Pierre Part, LA
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    Benefits:

    Dental insurance

    Employee discounts

    Health insurance

    Paid time off

    Vision insurance

    Lumber/Warehouse Delivery Driver Job Description

    A Lumber/Warehouse Delivery Driver’s primary role is to assist customers, stock merchandise, deliver materials including lumber to customers and/or job sites.

    Main duties include but are not limited to, assisting customers by advising them in the selection of building materials and supplies needed in order to complete the task the customer is asking to perform.

    May require a high school diploma or its equivalent and 0-2 years of experience in the field or in a related area. Has knowledge of commonly-used concepts, practices and procedures within a particular field. Primary job functions require exercising independent judgment at times. Abides by pre-established guidelines to perform the functions of the job set forth by the department manager. The successful candidate will play a fundamental role in achieving our customer satisfaction and revenue growth objectives.

    Responsibilities:

    Pleasantly deal with customers to ensure satisfaction.

    Handling customer phone orders or custom requests with courtesy and professionalism.

    Resolve customer complaints, guide them and provide relevant information to the best of your ability or involve the assistant manager or manager when necessary.

    Greet customers when entering or leaving department and provide answers to customer inquiries regarding Lumber/Warehouse materials.

    Engages and maintains a professional working relationship with vendors.

    Fulfills orders based on customer requests, which includes, cutting items based on size request of customer and will assist customer to load purchased materials into their vehicle.

    Maintains the Lumber/Warehouse area by ensuring exposed materials are covered, when necessary, to prevent weather damage, moves materials and supplies from the receiving area to the display area, monitors area to ensure it is safe for operation at all times. Cleans the warehouse restroom.

    Assists in maintaining truck fleet and forklifts. Ensuring both are in good, clean and safe working order. This may also require restocking of supplies in delivery trucks,

    (Visqueen, folders, straps, etc). In addition, ensuring to fuel vehicles toward the end of the work day.

    Assists receiving department when materials need to be unloaded

    Assists loading outgoing materials on delivery trucks

    Delivers lumber and materials to job sites or residential project sites.

    Receives incoming calls to Lumber Department/Warehouse

    Report mechanical problems with any equipment through the use of Work Order Forms.

    Physical Demands:

    The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

    While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, talk or hear. The employee is required to use their hands/arms to finger, handle or reach. They are required to climb, balance, stoop, kneel crouch or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to sit, taste or smell. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 to 100 pounds.Specific vision abilities required by this job include peripheral vision.

    Other Requirements:

    Valid Chauffeur’s License required within the first 30 days of employment

    Clear Motor Vehicle Record

    TWIC card (Preferred but not required)

    Top skills & proficiencies:

    Basic Math

    Interpersonal Communication/Written and Verbal Communication

    Time Management

    Product Knowledge

    Telephone Etiquette

    Customer Service

    Dispute resolution

    Dependability

    Efficiency

    Flexibility

    Friendliness

    Basic (PC) Computer Knowledge

    Attention to Detail

    Sales

    Positive Attitude

    Punctuality

    Ability to Multi-Task