General Summary: The Delivery Driver role connects our products with our customers in a safe, courteous manner and represents the company in a positive light. Individuals in this role will be responsible for the safe operation of a 24' or larger box truck, transporting product from a specified location (Greensboro, Charlotte, Raleigh, Greenville, Greer, Leesville or Myrtle Beach currently) to the end user, and offloading product via hand truck into the customer's facility. Daily routes consisting of 15-25 stops and delivery of 300-500 packages. Routes typically start in the early morning (3-6 am).
What we expect:
Safe Driving Behaviors alwaysBe on time, ready, and reliableTreat our people (teammates and customers) with courtesy and respectMaintain high safety and productivity levels Be a consistent bad a$
and get all of the things done that need to get done (i.e. paperwork in order, DVIRs, invoice and returns handling etc).Must be comfortable with technology as we use mobile aps and tabletsSome Saturdays Required Who You Are: You are self-motivated. You thoroughly enjoy creating world class customer experience, resolving problems, and finding ways to make people's days better. You love people, processes, and performance. You believe in the power of 'team' and are driven by a sincere desire to see others succeed. You are a change agent, live culture, and believe in community.
What You'll Do: Own and facilitate an amazing customer experience! You are Foster Caviness to your customers!Operate all equipment in a safe manner; obey all traffic laws and customer requirements. Utilize proper PPE when making deliveries (gloves/masks/etc.); utilize proper lifting techniques loading/unloading/delivering product.Follow your daily route; be timely to customers; address any customer concerns with product.Maintain accuracy of product ordered to product delivered. Perform a daily route 5 days per week, which may include Saturdays.Provide safe operation of equipment to include vehicle as well as loading/unloading equipment.Provide on-time delivery of fresh produce, exceed customer expectations, and provide high quality service.Assist in solving customer concerns and build relationships.Have fun and be a part of making Foster-Caviness amazing!!!
What You'll Bring to the Table: A sincere passion for positively impacting people and making work, fun (this is first on the list for a reason!)Insightful, meaningful, relevant customer service skills and experience.A minimum of 12 months experience operating a box truck and making deliveriesAbility to lift 50 pounds on a regular basis, and do so safely. A clean background and MVR record.Current DOT medical card or ability to obtain prior to start; ability to pass pre-employment drug testing.
Why Foster Caviness?
We are a different company. We work to live and promote a People First mentality through our values of Promoting Trust , being Purposefully Collaborative , being Positively Impactful and doing what we say through Progressive Action . We want to be a supply chain company that creates a legacy helping our people live their best lives and become the best versions of themselves. We champion the underdog, giving opportunities to those that embrace our culture and strive to help us on this journey to be better each day. We service our Military bases with fresh produce, we service our children with quality fruits and vegetables at their schools, and we provide food for a lot of the restaurants you may frequent. But we also believe in being more - being a supply chain solutions company, providing value-added services, and helping others find success through our partnership. We're your neighbors - we live in the communities we serve and believe in giving back. What We Offer: We offer over 120 years of stability, community involvement and innovation. We offer the opportunity to collaborate with some great people, all doing what they can to make us a better company. So as a company, we work to offer a competitive wage and a competitive benefits package. Most of our benefits, including Medical, Prescription, Dental, Vision, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, Supplemental Employee/Spouse/Child Life Insurance, 401k (with company matching funds) and Paid Time Off (PTO) program, are eligible for enrollment the first of the month following 30 days of employment! We also offer another special benefit, but eligibility for it takes 1 year - because you must embrace our values and our focus. Our People Helping People benefit allows employees to schedule off 8 hours per year to volunteer for a specific charitable non-profit, and we pay you to do it! We believe in giving back to our communities, and this is just one way we show it!Thinking about Leadership? We offer our LDP (Leadership Development Program) annually, open to ALL employees no matter their role in the company at no cost.And our Families Eat First program provides for a full box of produce for each employee, every week. Food brings people together, so why not enjoy some excellent quality produce, free of charge? Just another benefit that makes us different.
Joining the Family: If all these things sound like something you would like to be a part of, then we encourage you to continue reading to see if this role might be a fit for you. If so, utilize the process to apply and start your journey. And if not, we would encourage you to look at other opportunities we have open at jobs.fostercaviness.com. Best of luck and thank you for considering us!Equal Opportunity Employer, M/F/D/V