Job Description
Premium Waters Inc. is a privately owned, highly automated water bottling company, with line speeds ranging from 600 to 1400 bottles per minute. We strive to maintain a culture of trust, honesty, humility, integrity, and candor in our dealings with others and ourselves. We strive to protect our people as our most valuable resource. And we strive to deliver an excellent return to all of our stakeholders.Greeneville Tennessee's plant philosophy is that Quality is our Passion, Safety is our Commitment, People are our Foundation.
Job Title: CDL Driver – Class A
Reports to: Warehouse Manager
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Shift: 2-2-3 4:30AM - 4:30PM
Department: Warehouse
Prepared by: Human Resources
Approved By: Plant Manager
Date: 02/26/2024
Qualifications:
- High School diploma or equivalent
- Must have a valid Class “A” CDL Required
- Tanker endorsement preferred
- Must have a clean three (3) year DMV print out
- Minimum of two (2) years driving experience
- Previous Yard Driver experience preferred
- Ability to work a flexible schedule as needed
- Basic reading, writing, and math skills
- Basic computer knowledge
- Some manufacturing experience with a beverage, food, or liquid consumer products manufacturer preferred but not required
- Prior knowledge of GMP's, sanitation standards and FDA requirements is helpful
Responsibilities:
The truck driver will be responsible for receiving incoming goods and preparing product for shipment, as well as loading and unloading trucks, and shuttling trailers on property based on customer order. Overtime may be required at times.
Essential Job Duties:
- Inspects truck before and after a trip, takes corrective action when needed.
- Maintain truck log, according to state and federal regulations.
- Unloads trucks, examines and signs incoming goods and notes any discrepancies.
- Reviews bills of lading to determine what is to be shipped.
- Stages products and supplies before trucks arrive, including restacking damaged or partial pallets as needed.
- Load trailers with forklift and by hand if needed.
- Cleans and organizes the warehouse in an efficient manner.
- Communicates with shipping personnel, shift supervisors, regarding problems, product information, etc.
- Understands and performs proper pallet tag, lot number recording procedures.
- Transports goods as assigned between PWI plant and customer when needed.
- Follows standard operating procedures including quality checks and procedures for all operations.
GMP & PPE Required
While on the production floor in the plant you will be required to follow and help to enforce all GMP regulations in the plant. Anyone entering the production floor must follow the GMP rules in their employee handbook, which includes the required hairnets, beard nets, and earplugs. It is also required that all personnel wear safety glasses. Follows standard operating procedures including quality checks and procedures for all operations. Meets food safety and quality objectives and the requirements of the SQF System.
Non-Essential Job Duties:
Will perform other related work as assigned by the Manager.
In the absence of this employee, the direct manager or appointee will cover responsibilities.
Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Sitting - Approximately 50% of the time
Standing - Approximately 45% of the time
Walking - Approximately 45% of the time
Bending/Stooping - Frequently
Push/Pull - Frequently
Carrying/Lifting up to 50 lbs. - Frequently
Verbal communication - Constantly