Description
PURPOSE OF THE JOB
At Hydro-Chem Systems, you can own your career. We are a 100% employee-owned company that believes in transparency, accountability, and giving every employee the opportunity to grow and flourish. We’ve been WOW’ing our customers for over fifty years, and we think the same values that make us a great business partner make us a great place to work.
Hydro-Chem Systems manufactures best-in-class cleaning products for fleet vehicles. Our delivery drivers transport our products to local clients, unload containers, or pump product directedly into customer tanks. Our drivers operate box trucks and have routes throughout the lower peninsula of Michigan with occasional deliveries in northern Ohio, Indiana, and Chicago. Most trips are "out-and-back" in a single day; Occasional overnight trips are required (approx.. 3/month). This position is also responsible for assisting in the daily operations of the Chemical Department when not out on deliveries. Delivery Drivers are at times “the face of the company” and are required to act in a courteous, professional manner, treating our customers as an extension of the HCS family.
This position requires an active CDL-B with X endorsement (Tanker & Hazmat), a clean driving records, and the ability to maintain insurable status under our fleet policy.
Benefits include two medical plans, dental, vision, employer-paid life & std/ltd, 401(K) with match, and participation in the Employer Stock Ownership Program (ESOP) as well as a generous PTO policy.
QUARTERLY ROCKS
Each quarter the Delivery Driver will establish, with the Director of Chemical, the specific results, improvements, or accomplishments required to support HCS and departmental objectives. We call these goals "ROCKS".
Essential Job Responsibilities
- Following processes and procedures according to the “HCS Way”
- Planning loads, routes, and complete all required paperwork with accuracy.
- Proper loading of the delivery truck to meet all DOT requirements as well as orders required to be delivered.
- Utilize and maintain an electronic logbook and all other DOT documentation
- Maintain good driving record, active CDL with "X" endorsement, DOT certification.
- Coordinate with chemical and sales department to assure loading and unloading schedules are properly arranged
- Deliver all products to customer in the manner required by HCS, including close attention to details as instructed on the orders
- Ensure proper maintenance and care of the delivery truck as per the Lease Company and HCS requirements
- When required, perform inspections or minor repairs or installation of detergent application systems
- Properly maintain all special tools and pumps that are an essential part of the delivery truck routine
- Properly maintain parts inventory on the delivery truck
- This position will assist in the operation of the chemical department. Duties required might include, but not limited to, washing drums, helping blend soap products, package products, and basic organization and cleaning in the chemical warehouse.
- Performs other duties as necessary in support of business objectives. The intent of this position description is to guide the activities of the Delivery Driver. It is not intended to limit the thinking and creativity of the person to the work of this function. Nor is it intended that this describe all the work that may be required of the person in this position.
CULTURAL EXPECTATIONS - Core Values – Common to all HCS Positions
WE ACT LIKE OWNERS
As employee-owners, we pay attention to the details of our daily work and we have the entrepreneurial spirit for the long-term success of each employee, each department, and the company as a whole
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ON THIS TEAM WE FIGHT FOR THE INCH
We are determined to grow inch by inch. The inches we need are everywhere around us, and when we add up all those inches, that’s going to make the difference between WINNING and LOSING.
WE DO THE RIGHT THING
We choose courage over comfort. We do not just do what is easy, fast, or fun. We do what is right, no matter how hard it may be, and we do it even if it opens us up to scrutiny.
WE ARE COMPASSIONATE
We are always mindful of others, we show sympathy and concern for their misfortune. We don't need to walk in someone else's shoes to understand that they need support.
EXCELLENCE IS AN ATTITUDE
We will chase perfection, and we will chase it relentlessly, knowing all the while we can never attain it. But along the way, we shall catch excellence. ~ Vince Lombardi
Requirements
Educational Requirements
Minimum GED required. Must be able to pass basic math and mechanical aptitude test.
Experience Requirements
Technical Experience: Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) with Class X Endorsement (Tanker & Hazmat), forklift experience.
Industry Experience
Previous delivery experience.
Physical Requirements
- Driving for extended periods of time.
- Extended hours away from main location of business
- Heavy, but infrequent lifting up to 75 pounds.
- Lifting- raising, lowing, or moving objects.
- Push and pulling up to 600 lbs., using 2-wheel drum cart.
- Climb in and out of delivery truck, frequently
- DOT Medical Certification
Technical Requirements – specifically related to this position
Attention to Detail: Achieves thoroughness and accuracy when accomplishing a task.
Interpersonal Skills: Socially capable, interacts confidently, reads the situation. Empathetic and can evaluate likely reactions, both verbal and non-verbal.
HCS Operating systems principles and objectives (this competency appears in all job descriptions): Knows all HCS established operating systems (e.g., quality, safety, environmental). Understands the responsibility to maintain familiarity of the systems and this position’s role in support of these systems - including a consideration of the impact of individual actions on the systems and the responsibility to communicate concerns and improvement ideas.
