CDL Delivery Driver - Durango Coca-Cola (47629)

## Description

**Overview**

Drivers are essential to ensuring our products reach customers safely, efficiently, and on time. This role directly impacts customer satisfaction, store operations, and brand reputation.

Being a Driver for Durango Coca-Cola is more than transporting goods — it’s about representing our company and the Coca-Cola brand with professionalism, maintaining strong customer relationships, and supporting sales growth through reliable service.

**Teamwork**

Durango Coca-Cola Bottling Company thrives in a dynamic, ever-changing environment that requires flexibility and a team-based attitude.

• Communicate clearly and professionally, demonstrating a proactive, process oriented and solution-focused mindset.
• Use interpersonal skills including but not limited to empathy, emotional regulation, cultural sensitivity, and collaboration.
• Support and encourage teamwork across all departments, fostering a positive and inclusive work environment.
• Provide excellent customer service in all areas of the business by supporting retail partners, delivery customers, and internal teams in a positive, efficient, professional manner.
• **Teamwork & Collaboration:**
• Work closely with warehouse staff, sales representatives, and account managers to ensure accurate deliveries and product rotation.
• Communicate with the admin team regarding customer concerns, payment issues, and invoice discrepancies.
• **Customer Service:** Interact with store personnel and customers professionally, upholding our company image.
• **Adaptability:** Thrive in fast-paced environments with changing routes, schedules, and customer needs.
• **Safety Awareness:** Follow company safety guidelines and all federal/state DOT regulations to maintain a safe work environment.

• **Major Responsibilities**
• **Delivery & Product Handling**

• Drive from warehouse to customer locations on daily routes, delivering to all stores safely and efficiently.
• Verify orders and invoices with customers.
• Unload merchandise, rotate products, and build displays according to company standards.
• Maintain back rooms by organizing and consolidating stock in a safe, accessible manner.

**Customer Service & Communication**

• Provide excellent customer service and maintain strong customer relationships with store receivers.
• Build rapport and trust with backroom personnel in each store by actively listening, responding, and addressing customer needs.
• Communicate with supervisors regarding any daily route support needed.
• Communicate and partner with our Sales team in small store format accounts to secure our company Look of Success (LOS), proper rotation, with organized backstock.

**Vehicle Use**

• Operate company vehicles in compliance with DOT standards.
• Maintain valid Class A CDL license and DOT medical card.
• Ensure safe operation of manual/powered pallet jacks and hand trucks.

**Safety / Physical Requirements – this position is considered Safety-Sensitive**

• Follow all safety procedures throughout the day.
• Comply with federal and state DOT regulations.
• Highly active role requiring constant standing, walking, pushing, and pulling.
• Lift and carry up to 60 lbs. repetitively; reach and lift above shoulders and below waist.
• Operate electric pallet jacks and maneuver pallets weighing up to 1,200 lbs.
• Push/pull fully loaded carts weighing up to 1,000 lbs. on slopes up to 20%.
• Perform frequent twisting, grasping, reaching, bending, and kneeling.
• Pre-pare to Drive in varied weather environments (sun, rain, snow, heat, cold).

**Additional**

• Work hours: 4 days a week, 10 hours per day, average 45 hour work week, start times may vary based on delivery route.
• Bulk loads: 4:00am until route completion
• Side loads: 7:00am until route completion
• Weekend and holiday work as directed by business needs.

## Qualifications
**Experience & Qualifications**

• Must be at least 21 years of age.
• High school diploma/GED preferred.
• Current Class A CDL license and DOT medical card.
• No FMCSA positive drug/alcohol test results in the last 3 years.
• No major traffic violations and no more than 2 minor violations in the past 3 years.
• Recent tractor/trailer experience preferred.
• Reliable team player with consistent attendance.
• Self-motivated with the ability to manage a field-based schedule with minimal supervision.
• Must maintain professional appearance to uphold Durango Coca-Cola’s dress code policy