Route Truck Driver

Description

Sunshine Quality Solutions is looking for a Route Truck Driver. This individual operates vehicles to transport parts, small equipment, supplies, and paperwork between dealer facilities. If you strive for numerous career growth opportunities and serving those linked to the land, Sunshine is the place for you.

What You’ll Do

The route truck driver runs a regular itinerary among selected Sunshine branches, maintains records of pickup and deliveries, and obtains necessary signatures and receipts. This individual is responsible for maintaining assigned trucks and related equipment in good condition and maintaining all required certifications in line with DOT, OSHA, and company policies. In addition, the route truck driver accounts for all time and distance traveled in performing assigned duties.

Company Benefits and Perks

We offer a robust benefit package including flexible work hours and family-friendly benefits to all our full-time employees.

• Our comprehensive benefits package includes:
  
  
  
  • Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance, including AD&D
  
  
  • 401(k) with an employer match
  
  
  • Company paid Short Term Disability
  
  
  • Company funded Health Savings Account
  
  
  
  


• Paid Time Off:
  
  
  
  • Vacation time
  
  
  • Sick time
  
  
  • Company paid holidays
  
  
  • Bereavement
  
  
  • Jury Duty
  
  
  
  


• Incentive pay


• Deere Employees Credit Union


• Training through John Deere University


• Career growth


• Great team to work with

About the Company

With over 85 years of combined experience and knowledge in supporting the Agricultural and Turf Care industry in southern Louisiana and southern Mississippi, Sunshine Quality Solutions provides optimized parts and service support, volume pricing on equipment, and a robust equipment inventory. Now with 17 locations across southern Louisiana, Sunshine offers numerous career growth opportunities from entry level positions all the way up to senior management positions. Come and join Sunshine’s welcoming company culture, where our mission is to improve the quality of life for our employees and customers who take pride in being linked to the land.

Qualifications

What’s Required

• Hold a valid driver’s license, with a clean driving record


• Chauffeurs Class D


• Ability to work independently


• Must pass a DOT medical exam

What’s Preferred

• Experience driving a route


• Forklift certification

Physical Requirements

The physical requirements described below are those necessary to successfully perform the respected position. Reasonable accommodations will be made to ensure individuals with disabilities can successfully perform the position requirements.

• While performing the essential job functions, the employee may be required to sit/ stand for a duration of time while using their hands and fingers to operate a computer and/ or telephone.


• Operate different types of equipment in order to load, unload, properly strap, and bind equipment to a trailer in accordance with DOT regulations and guidelines.


• This position requires specific vision abilities, such as having the visual acuity to read words or numbers on the computer screen and paper.


• Occasionally, the individual may lift items weighing up to 75 lbs.