Order Packing Coordinator / Delivery Driver

forbes near mlk, Plant City FL

Description

Aquatic plant nursery is looking for an energetic team member to assist with packing orders and making local deliveries and pickups (Hillsborough county.) This is a full-time position working 5 days per week: Sunday (3-4 hours making deliveries in the morning) and Monday through Thursday (off on Friday & Saturday.) Time spent delivering is about 15-20 hours per week. We DO NOT require a CDL license. The company delivery vehicles are small and large vans. General Requirements: *** Clean/valid Florida driver’s license Responsible, dependable, able to work quickly & independently Ability to prioritize and flow from assignment to assignment to meet deadlines Must be a hard worker, physically fit, free of any back injuries or restrictions, and able to lift 40 lbs. Responsibilities when driving: • Loading boxes into company vehicles for delivery (making sure that all boxes are accounted for correctly) • Delivering packages to the airport and to local customers meeting drop-off deadlines as necessary • Picking up incoming shipments from airport and local freight companies • Using navigation applications to determine the best route (plan for traffic, construction and weather delays) • Always interacting with customers and vendors professionally • Ensuring that the vehicle is fueled and ready for use • Communicating any vehicle maintenance issues to supervisors Responsibilities in between driving assignments: • Pulling and packing dry goods for daily orders • Boxing packaged plants to fill customer orders • Checking orders to make sure customer is receiving correct items so billing department can generate correct customer invoice • Facilitating order pack-out to meet FedEx Express, Ground, and airport order deadlines • Receiving and unpacking incoming plant orders We are a smoke-free workplace. Immediate paid holidays and ability to earn up to 2 weeks of vacation time for full-time employees. We will do a pre-employment background check and drug test. Please email or fax your brief work history, skills, pay and phone number; you will be contacted for an interview. Fax: 813-982-2242