Route Sales Driver

Why you will love working at Maola:

• Owned by a cooperative of family farmers who are passionate about cultivating sustainable dairy goodness and bottling fresh Maola brand milk and dairy products.
• 100 years of dedicated stability and growth across 11 states.
• Competitive pay Medical Dental Vision 401(k) Life Insurance Time Off Provisions and more available no later than one month after hire.
• Our employees are an integral part of who we are what you do and what you think matters.

Summary: This fulltime position will be responsible for safely driving Maolas commercial motor vehicle over an established route to sell and deliver our dairy products to local customers. The Route Sales Driver will work an average of 40 to 50 hours a week providing excellent customer service to our clientele ensuring on time delivery of our products.

Maola Milk Route Sales Driver is responsible for safely driving a commercial motor vehicle over established routes to deliver and sell dairy products. Stocks and rotates all products providing excellent customer service.

Salary Range: $54000$58000

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Deliver dairy products safely and on time to customers.
• Provide excellent customer service to ensure customer retention and expand sales.
• Stock rotate and remove out of date damaged or unsellable product.
• Maintain a clean and fully stocked display area for each customer.
• Pick up all empty milk crates.
• Resolve discrepancies and minor customer issues alerting management when necessary.
• Use a handheld computer to order products calculate sales and track inventory daily.
• Comply with DOT regulations and company policy including required pre and post trip inspections completing required paperwork daily.
• Maintain assigned truck in a neat and clean condition including inside cab and refrigerated box.

BASIC REQUIREMENTS:

• Possess a Class A or B CDL or the ability to obtain
• High school diploma or general education degree (GED);
• Customer Service or Sales Experience a plus
• Direct Store Delivery experience a plus
• Excellent motor vehicle report
• Ability to read write add subtract multiply and divide in all units of measure
• Ability to pass DOT physical drug screen and physical abilities test
• Must be organized detailed oriented and possess excellent communication and customer service skills.

COMPETENCIES:

• Communication
  • Communicate clearly and effectively through multiple channels oral written
    visual and nonverbal ensuring our messages are understood and delivered
    appropriately whether inperson or digitally.
• Accountability
  • Take responsibility for actions and anticipate challenges before they arise.
  • Solve problems both within and outside of departments proactively addressing issues as they occur.
• Customer Focused
  • Prioritize understanding and meeting both internal and external customer needs.
  • Ensure high levels of satisfaction and loyalty by anticipating customer
    requirements and striving for exceptional service.
• Initiative
  • Proactive in identifying opportunities and addressing potential threats.
  • Act independently and decisively rather than waiting for situations to demand action.
• ProblemSolving
  • Possess the ability to identify and address complex issues with minimal guidance.
  • Skilled at analyzing challenges and finding practical effective solutions.
• Collaboration
  • Take responsibility for deliverables while also supporting others to ensure that
    collective goals are met.
  • Able to work harmoniously with others toward a common goal recognizing and
    valuing each persons contributions is fundamental to successful collaboration.

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 sit; use hands to finger handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand and walk. The employee must be able to reach bend extend and lift 5060 pounds.

• Must be able to frequently walk stand stoop bend reach climb and pull.
• Must be able to frequently lift milk case weighing up to 55 lbs. and push/pull stacks of milk weighing 250300 lbs. using provided equipment.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• The work environment may require working in the cooler room with varying degrees of temperature and may include contact with water or dairy liquids.
• Exposed to a noise level of 90 decibels. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate/high. Wet/slippery work conditions.
• Ability to tolerate frequent temperature changes hot and cold environments inside outside refrigerated areas and coolers.

Maola Local Dairies owned by the farmers of Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative Association (MDVA) sustainably produces a full suite of nutritious dairy products through our network of six dairy processing plants. With a keen eye on quality freshness and love for the environment Maola delivers dairy products that are both nutritious and sustainable to our local communities. For more information about Maola please visit .

Equal Employment Opportunity/M/F/disability/protected veteran status. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability or veteran status.