What are the responsibilities and job description for the VMI Driver position at Alamo Iron Works?
Overview
At Triple-S Steel we live and work by our core values. Since our inception over 50 years ago, we have followed three basic principles that are the foundation of our success:
Stability: All decisions made are measured in years, not quarters.
Flexibility: Employees are encouraged to seek creative steel solutions and services that help the company thrive.
Chemistry: We foster and nurture an entrepreneurial spirit throughout the Triple-S family. That spirit permeates our DNA.
From a small family retail operation in Houston, our business has expanded across the US and S. America to sell over 1 Million tons per year . We supply steel for bridges, stadiums, barges and large buildings but one thing will always remain the same: We treat our customers and employees like family.
Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:
· Drive company commercial vehicles to transport and deliver goods to designated locations in a safe manner and in compliance with all State and Federal DOT standards and regulations.
· Works to ensure the accuracy of shipments to the customer.
· Assist with the VMI customer space/placement, sets up the appropriate area to receive shipment of material and stocks product in the customer’s designated area.
· Follows the customer order through from pick-up at Alamo’s warehouse/DC to delivery and set up at customer site.
· Takes customer spot buy orders when needed and relays the information to the CSR or AR.
· Recommends changes to the customer inventory levels based on usage.
· Ensures that bar code labels are up to date and legible for scanners to read and advised management when new barcode labels are needed.
· Scans barcodes at customer site to generate customer orders.
· Maintains awareness of min/max, reorder point/quantity and reports observations back to managements.
· Assist in the annual inventory (cycle) counts on consigned
· Presents information and respond to questions from clients, customers, and managers.
· 5S all VMI Point of Use areas.
· Performs other duties as requested.
Job Qualifications:
Education requirement: High School diploma (GED) and a minimum of 1 year of relevant warehouse, inventory counting or delivery, experience.
Relevant experience should include:
· Valid driver’s license that complies with AIW’s standards.
· Willingness to learn and work on assignments that are semi-routine in nature.
· Must be a self-starter with the willingness to work with supervision.
· Ability to understand and carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
· Demonstrated ability to get the job done correctly and in a timely manner.
· Possess a proactive and positive team approach to problem resolution.
· Must have the ability to establish strong working relationships with customers, co-workers and management.
· Willing to gain knowledge of company products.
· Ability to represent Vallen in a professional manner projecting a Winning Team approach to customer service.
Work Environment & Physical Demands:
Reasonable accommodations will be evaluated and may be implemented to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions of this position.
· May be required to handle hazardous materials and wear various forms of protective equipment (shoes, gloves, protective eyewear, etc.).
· Required to properly operate and control a motor vehicle; specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
· Occasional evening and weekend work may be required as job duties demand and may include little to no advanced notice.
· Sitting, standing, walking, squatting/kneeling, reaching, grasping, pushing/pulling, twisting/bending, lifting/carrying multiple times per shift, fingering, talking, hearing, and seeing.
· May be required to lift and carry up to 75 pounds; must have the ability to handle physical inventory that requires hand dexterity.
· May work in extreme hot or cold environments; various facilities may have dusty conditions.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $16.00 - $19.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Profit sharing
- Referral program
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
Trucking Driver Type:
- Company driver
Trucking Route:
- Regional
Education:
- High school or equivalent (Preferred)
License/Certification:
- Driver's License (Required)
Work Location: On the road