CDL Local Interplant Driver

Job Description

Job Title : CDL Driver

Purpose of the Position :

Prepare documentation, maintain records, coordinate logistics for product shipment interplant, and drive company vehicle to and from designated locations carrying out courier functions.

Essential job functions :

• Maintain shipping records, including providing tracking or shipping history information to customers on request with established forms and procedures.
• Collect Transfer Log and Shipping paperwork as well as provide documents to Materials Supervisors to complete shipping transactions in appropriate systems.
• Provide guidance to others within the Shipping / Receiving area, as well as communications of requirements and their changes.
• Communicate status of Shipping / Receiving activities to appropriate personnel and customers.
• Verify shipping output documents as required.
• Formally document new or changed procedures. Identify who requires training and execute training if needed, through Materials Supervisors.
• Effectively provide cross-functional root cause and corrective action information, inputs, and findings, to resolve internal customer-related shipping issues.
• Review manuals for small equipment, trucks, and trailers for interplant use.
• Train new employees on processing, loading, and shipment of materials and equipment according to DOT and ACSI requirements.
• Drive company vehicle to carry out intra-company courier functions including hot shot deliveries to and from other designated locations
• Keep assigned vehicle and shop trailer free from damage, in acceptable condition, and consistently clean utilizing Daily Operator check sheets that include Operator PMCS
• Ensure that the vehicle and trailer are in proper and safe condition prior to use, and accept responsibility to report any damage or mechanical malfunctions that exist
• Manage various products and merchandise responsibly while in the act of loading, unloading, or transporting items, ensuring that cargo is properly secured to avoid damage
• Use approved instructions on loading, strapping, securing, tie downs and locks for all materials transported in company trucks, trailers, pickups and forklifts

Marginal job functions :

Perform other duties as assigned, including but not limited to provide back-up support for Forklift Driver and Material Handling functions, training new employees on various job-related functions and answer other internal customer service related calls.

Knowledge, skills and abilities :

High school diploma, general education degree or equivalent

Possess and maintain an active Class A (CDL) driver's license

Knowledge of shipping, commercial driving and customer service principles and practices

Knowledge of relevant computer applications

Ability to type

Knowledge of administrative procedures

Numeric, oral and written language applications

Product knowledge

Key Competencies

High Safety conciseness

Communication skills - verbal and written

Problem analysis and problem-solving

Attention to detail and accuracy

Initiative

Stress tolerance

Physical Demands :

Hours : 8 per day 7 : 00 a.m. to 3 : 30 p.m.

Week : 40 hrs minimum

Overtime hours worked must be pre-approved by management.

Lunch : 30 minutes

Sitting : 50 % of time Standing & Walking : 50 % of time

Environment :

Office, Plant, Vehicle Operator environment.

Physical tasks :

Varies

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