Job Description
Fuel Delivery Driver
Job Description:
Drives tank truck/bobtail to deliver gasoline, fuel oil, lubricating oil, or liquefied petroleum gas to customers by performing the following duties.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Contact current and potential customers to inform them of petroleum marketing programs. Analyze current/potential customers to match program to their needs.
- Promote products and programs in a professional and business-like manner.
- Loads truck with product, observing required and reasonable safety measures.
- Maintains telephone or radio contact with supervisor to receive delivery instructions. Informs and assists locations with promotions and pricing information.
- Delivers product to customers’ tanks making sure correct products are loaded, tanks are not overfilled and safety is observed.
- Records amount delivered and issues ticket to customer.
- Collect for accounts that are past due or cash only. Delivers product to customers within the company credit policy and pricing structure.
- Turns in sales information and money on a routine basis to allow form timely processing.
- Monitor and record inventory at bulk plant, ordering product as needed.
- Performs routine maintenance on vehicle.
- Performs other petroleum related duties.
- Measures, cuts, threads, and connects pipe to feeder line and installed tank. Trenches line to proper depth where appropriate. Makes necessary repairs or installations and tests equipment to insure performance.
- Inspects truck equipment and supplies such as tires, lights, brakes, gas, oil, and water.
- A valid driver’s license is required. Having a CDL or the ability to obtain a CDL is also required with the applicable endorsements.
- Other duties may be assigned.
Education/Experience:
- High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Work Environment:
While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly exposed to outdoor weather conditions. The employee is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles. The employee is occasionally exposed to work near moving mechanical parts. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
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.
The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include Close vision, Distance vision, Depth perception and Ability to adjust focus. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and smell