Truck Driver

Position Summary/Objective

Delivery grain and agronomy product to intercompany locations in a manner that will optimize the cooperative's market share and savings, improve the cooperative's efficiency, help achieve the cooperative's mission and goals, and result in outstanding customer service.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

Transportation & Delivery

• Deliver grain and agronomy product orders to locations safely, following regulations.
• Operate equipment in a safe manner and manage vehicle maintenance.
• Deliver, connect, and maintain equipment.
• Respond to after-hour calls from team members when appropriate.
• Works extended hours as requested by supervisor to ensure good customer service in busy season.
• Communicate safe storage and handling procedures to fellow team members.

Documentation & Procedures

• Complete all driving logs and other documentation in an accurate, neat, and timely manner.
• Maintain electronic delivery records & tickets.
• Comply with all DOT, OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration), and NEW Cooperative safety programs, polices, and procedures.

Maintenance

• Ensures that work area, equipment, and vehicles are all neat, clean, and well maintained.
• Maintain cleanliness of equipment to promote a positive company image.
• Performs or schedules repairs and preventative maintenance on equipment and vehicles.
• Visually inspect tanks, pumps, and other location equipment during filling. Alert location manager or supervisor.

Other

• Uses all tools, equipment, and vehicles carefully and for their intended use.
• Assist in other areas of the location as needed.

Basic Employment Expectations: Safety

• Performs work in a safe manner at all times and uses the appropriate PPE.
• Checks the work area for hazards and corrects/reports unsafe conditions.
• Considers the safety of oneself, and other employees, and customers.
• Follows all safety protocols and seeks advice from supervisor when uncertain.

Communication

• Maintains open communication and cooperates with supervisor, departments, and fellow employees.
• Communicates with supervisor and others immediately when unexpected problems cause absence, lateness, or the need to leave early.

Accountability & Professionalism

• Abides by policies set forth in the employee policy manual.
• Carries a fair share of the workload.
• Promotes NEW Cooperative through positive, friendly, and professional interactions.
• Is punctual, follows directives, and works in an efficient and timely manner; accepts personal responsibility for the quality and timeliness of the work.
• Understands that satisfactory attendance is essential to the efficient operation of the work environment.

Customer Service

• Continually works to satisfy customers to address questions/concerns through effective communication, solving problems, responding to questions, and managing their expectations.

Personal/Professional Development

• Establishes personal performance goals and works toward these goals.
• Continually upgrades and demonstrates knowledge of the job.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Must be licensed and insurable to drive.
• Must have or the ability to obtain a Class A CDL (Commercial Driver s License) with tanker and HazMat endorsement.
• Must be able to pass a D.O.T. physical every 2 years at a minimum as required by law.
• Understand the importance of providing very high levels of customer service.
• High school diploma or GED with 1-3 months of related experience.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Understand the seasonality of the farm supply business and the in-season time commitment.
• Must be able to interact and effectively communicate with customers and individuals at all levels of organization.
• Possesses problem solving capability and understands the operational processes.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee is rarely required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Position will rarely work in high, precarious places, fumes or airborne particles, risk of electrical shock, and vibration.
• Position will occasionally work near moving mechanical parts or in explosive atmosphere.
• Position will frequently work in outdoor weather conditions.