Route Driver

Location:

We are looking for you!

• Pay $25.50 per hour

• Monday through Friday

Recruiter: Cady Rowland-Szabad / cady.rowland@airliquide.com / +1 (539) 549-3424 CALL/TEXT

Drives up to a 20-ton truck loaded with compressed gas cylinders, liquid cylinders and hardgoods to deliver to customers on a scheduled route. Loads/unloads trucks and sets up cylinders for customer use. Picks up empty cylinders from customer sites. Records deliveries and pick-ups on a load manifest and obtains signatures from customers for receipt purposes. Listens to and resolves service inquiries and complaints. Performs pre and post trip vehicle inspections, documenting deficiencies and ensures all safety items are in good working order. Maintains neat, clean and professional personal appearance, and maintains vehicle appearance in a professional manner.

• Upload, deliver and download safely to customers hardgood orders as well as cylinders containing compressed gases; return empty cylinders to plant for refilling.

• Maintain load manifests and all other vehicle documents, ensuring they are properly completed and balanced with truck counts and shipping documents before and after deliveries.

• Establish and maintain good customer relations, by communicating in person with customers, providing information on cost, ordering and delivery times, etc.

• Identify and monitor customers' needs and work with them to maintain proper hardgood and cylinder levels to minimize or eliminate emergency deliveries.

• Operate a forklift, pallet jack and other warehouse equipment.

• Ensure all safety rules are strictly observed.

• Comply with all DOT and OSHA regulations.

• Maintain appropriate drivers' license and endorsements.

• High school diploma or equivalent (GED).

• 1 year driving experience and driving school training; and/or 3 years of verifiable driving experience.

• Class A or B CDL with HazMat endorsement & airbrakes.

• Industry and related product knowledge, as well as experience handling compressed gases, preferred.

• Customer service or sales experience, preferred.

• Computer experience or basic knowledge in computer order entry system.

• Must be at least 21 years old.

• Must meet all physical qualification standards imposed by regulation for drivers.

• Can read and speak the English language sufficiently to converse with the general public, tounderstand highway traffic signs and signals in the English language, to respond to official inquiries, and to make entries on reports and records.

• Strong verbal communication skills, self-starter, self-motivated, sense of urgency, well organized, ability to achieve goals, and ability to focus and pay attention to detail.

• Ability to analyze a customer's situation and help resolve customer problems. Team player with a positive attitude.

• Willing to improve skills and techniques by attending classes on employee's own time.

• Must be able to work with a wide variety of people with different personalities and backgrounds.

• No at-fault accidents or moving violations in the previous 3 years.

• Ability to read and comprehend Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS).

• Ability to work independently and under some pressure to meet deadlines. Must be able to work overtime when necessary.

• Must be able to operate in a drug-free workplace.

• Ability to routinely lift 25 - 75 lbs., and occasionally lift 76 to greater than 100 lbs.

• Must be able to drive hazardous cargo for up to 8 hours; Frequent bending also required.

• Must be able to work outdoors in varying temperatures.

• Ability to perform functions during occasional climbing, balancing, kneeling, crawling, pushing, pulling and finger activities.

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Benefits

We care about and support all Airgas associates. This is evident not only through our competitive compensation but also through a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision plans, vacation, sick time, floating holidays, and paid holidays for full-time employees.

We provide a progressive parental leave package for our eligible Airgas parents, offering generous paid time off for the birth or placement of children.

Additionally, we offer our employees a 401k plan with company matching funds, tuition reimbursement, discounted college tuition for employees' dependents, and an Airgas Scholarship Program.

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Your DIFFERENCES enhance our PERFORMANCE

At Airgas, we are committed to building a workplace that embraces the diversity of our employees, our customers, patients, community stakeholders and cultures across the world.

We welcome and consider applications from all qualified applicants, regardless of their race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, disability or any other protected characteristic. We strongly believe a diverse organization opens up opportunities for people to express their talent, both individually and collectively and it helps foster our ability to innovate by living our fundamentals, acting for our success and creating an engaging environment in a changing world.

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About Airgas

Airgas, an Air Liquide company, is a leading U.S. supplier of industrial, medical and specialty gases, as well as hardgoods and related products; one of the largest U.S. suppliers of safety products; and a leading U.S. supplier of ammonia products and process chemicals. Through the passion and diversity of its 18,000 associates, Airgas fosters a culture of safety, customer success, sustainability and innovation. Airgas associates are empowered to share ideas, take initiative and make decisions.

Airgas is a subsidiary of Air Liquide, a world leader in gases, technologies and services for industry and healthcare. Present in 60 countries with approximately 66,500 employees, Air Liquide serves more than 4 million customers and patients.

Join us for a stimulating experience: At Airgas, you matter and so does the work you do. As a member of our team, you play an important role in the success of your team, making sure our products are created sustainably and delivered safely and efficiently. In turn, you'll find a welcoming workplace where you're valued for who you are and where you can fill your potential while growing a fulfilling career " whatever path you choose.

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Equal Employment Opportunity Information

We are an equal opportunity employer. We welcome all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.

Airgas, an Air Liquide Company is a Government contractor subject to the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.

Airgas does not discriminate against qualified applicants with disabilities, and is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to the known disabilities of such individuals so as to ensure equal access to benefits and privileges of employment. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation as part of the employment selection process, please contact us by email at us-accommodationrequest@airgas.com.

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