Canteen has an immediate full time opening for a career minded individual to join our team in Blountville, TN. Canteen is the nation’s largest vending company with a client list including the majority of the Fortune 500 companies as well as leading universities, hospitals and other businesses. Visit our website at www.canteen.com for more information.
The Route Driver is the face of the company and must project a professional and positive image of Canteen at all times while maintaining and building excellent customer relationships. This position has excellent advancement opportunities providing employees with the foundation needed for entry level management. The Route Driver is responsible for the safe operation of a motor vehicle in compliance with company policies/procedures and DOT regulations.
The position also includes the following responsibilities:
Loading of your vehicle with products from the warehouse
Keeping the vehicle clean and obeying all traffic laws
Delivering products to machines on an established route including restocking, product rotation, and merchandising
Ensuring machines are clean, filled and working
Making machine collections and placing those collections into the truck safe for transport back to the branch office where they are counted.
Maintaining accurate machine product and inventory data via a handheld computer
Conduct truck inventory on a weekly basis and machine inventories as assigned
Job requirements:
College degree preferred. High school diploma required. Or the equivalent combination of education and experience.
Five years driving experience
Be punctual, understanding the importance of meeting deadlines
Must pass background check (criminal history), drug testing, and physical capabilities test (if applicable)
Possess a clean driving record (CDL license not required)
Be able to read and write the English language and speak it clearly
Be able to operate a handheld computer
Able to work independently as work is unsupervised over 75% of a typical work day
Excellent customer service and organization skills
This position is labor intensive, requiring lifting, loading and pushing/pulling a significantly high volume of products per day ranging from 20-45 pounds repeatedly during working hours. It also requires reaching, squatting, and bending while delivering and merchandising products in the machines across a wide variety of weather conditions. At times (such as peak seasons) this position requires long hours.
Training provided
Excellent advancement opportunities
Compensation includes a base salary plus commissions
Full benefit package including paid holidays, paid vacation, medical benefits, 401(k) plan
Compass Group North America is a diversity growth-oriented organization. Our goal is to improve the quality of work life by using fair and consistent treatment and providing equal growth opportunities for ALL associates. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer that considers applicants without regard to race, sex, religion, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
Job ID: DDB11101441409