Class A Driver

Company:  EPE Industries USA, Inc.
Location: Riverside
Closing Date: 06/11/2024
Hours: Full Time
Type: Permanent
Job Requirements / Description
SAVING OUR WORLD ONE PACKAGE AT A TIME
EPE is a Total Packaging Solutions Company and the industry leader in providing environmentally advanced packaging designs and JIT manufacturing support to companies worldwide. With more than 70 manufacturing and design centers located around the world, and over 2400 employees worldwide, EPE can provide real-time packaging solutions and value-added services for every product's requirements. We are committed to providing innovative and sustainable packaging solutions to our customers at the lowest possible cost and least environmental impact.
What we are looking for:
We are looking to add a Class A Driver to our team. This individual will be responsible for consistently ensuring safe and accurate deliveries from the plant and customer locations. Are you detail-oriented, efficient, and have a clean driving record? Bring your A-game to help us save the world one package at a time!
What you will do:
  • Fully understand how to operate and safely drive your assigned delivery vehicle
  • Drive trucks with a Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW) over 26,000 lbs.
  • Ensure the trailer hitch is properly and securely attached to the tractor unit
  • Transport goods and company products from the place of origin to the assigned destination
  • Ensure contents are properly secured inside the truck to prevent damage
  • Safely and efficiently handle and unload goods at selected destinations
  • Obtain signatures or warehouse scans to confirm and complete deliveries with clients
  • Stay on a predetermined route and ensure timely deliveries
  • Communicate with dispatch as needed
  • Confirm contents of each shipment load matches the manifest document
  • Perform inspections of your vehicle prior to and following each trip
  • Check weather conditions and road reports before departure
  • Always ensure your vehicle is kept clean
  • Maintain and service vehicle as needed (refuel, change oil, tire pressure, repairs, etc.)
  • Notify managers of any major maintenance or delivery issues encountered
  • Follow the delivery schedule and rest at appropriate times
  • Maintain detailed driving and delivery logs
  • Contribute to company data by honestly recording times of delivery and hours worked
  • Adhere to company rules and regulations
  • Always adhere to traffic safety regulations, exercise caution in treacherous circumstances and report unsafe vehicle or road conditions to supervisors and highway authorities
  • Comply with DOT regulations
  • Make safety a priority at all times
  • Responsible for loading and unloading materials (boxes, pallets, foam, etc.)
  • Assist with Production Worker duties such as assembling packaging products, shrink-wrapping pallets, inspecting products, etc.
  • Must be able to drive/use a forklift, pallet jack and hand truck
  • Performs other duties as assigned
What you need to succeed:
  • 1-3 years of delivery driving experience
  • 1-2 years of assembly or production work experience in a manufacturing environment
  • Valid Class A driver's license required/Clean DMV record
  • Forklift experience and prior certification
  • Valid Class A driver's license required
  • Skilled at driving large vehicles
  • Comfortable maneuvering and parking a tractor-trailer
  • An innate sense of direction
Benefits we offer:
  • Health insurance (medical, dental, vision)
  • Paid sick and paid vacation time off
  • Company-paid life insurance
  • Additional life/accidental death and dismemberment insurance
  • Short and long-term disability
  • 401k with company match

EPE USA is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We intend to maintain a work environment that is free of harassment, discrimination, or retaliation because of age, race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and/or related medical conditions), gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local laws.
If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at 800.315.0336.
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