Warehouse Driver
AerotekJob Title: Warehouse Driver
Job Description
This role combines overnight route delivery driving with bakery packaging and warehouse support in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment. You will load bakery products into a company Sprinter van, complete assigned delivery routes to restaurants, hotels, grocery stores, and retail locations, and assist with packaging and organizing products in the wa
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rehouse. The position is ideal for dependable, self-motivated individuals who enjoy working independently, providing excellent customer service, and contributing to a close-knit team for the long term.
Responsibilities
• Report to the warehouse at the scheduled start time and prepare for the shift.
• Review daily work orders and delivery paperwork to understand route requirements and product needs.
• Load bakery products into a company Sprinter van using prepared racks of baked goods.
• Ensure all products are accurately loaded and secured for safe transport.
• Complete assigned overnight delivery routes efficiently and safely within scheduled timeframes.
• Deliver bakery products to restaurants, hotels, grocery stores, retail locations, and other assigned customers.
• Perform deliveries to a variety of high-volume and premium accounts, maintaining professionalism at all times.
• Obtain customer signatures when required and ensure accurate documentation of deliveries.
• Perform blind deliveries where products are dropped off without direct customer interaction, following specific instructions.
• Provide excellent customer service and maintain a courteous, professional demeanor with all clients and site personnel.
• Unload products at each stop, ensuring items are placed in the correct location as directed by customer requirements.
• Package and prepare bakery products for distribution according to established standards and procedures.
• Organize products in the warehouse based on work orders and delivery schedules.
• Assist with inventory organization, including staging products for upcoming routes.
• Support general warehouse operations and production activities as needed, including general labor tasks.
• Follow all safety procedures while driving, loading, unloading, and working in the warehouse.
• Maintain a clean and orderly work area in the warehouse, vehicle, and packaging spaces.
• Collaborate with team members and supervisors to ensure routes, packaging, and production tasks are completed on time.
• Adapt to varying delivery routes, including areas such as Walnut Creek, St. Helena, Yountville, Sonoma, and additional surrounding locations as assigned.
Essential Skills
• Experience driving delivery routes, preferably in a commercial or route-based environment.
• Ability to safely operate a Sprinter van for overnight deliveries.
• Clean DMV record and strong commitment to safe driving practices.
• Capability to load and unload products, including lifting up to 50 lbs repeatedly during a shift.
• Experience with loading and unloading vehicles in a warehouse or delivery setting.
• Ability to perform general labor tasks in a warehouse and production environment.
• Experience with packaging and packing products accurately and efficiently.
• Strong customer service skills and a professional, courteous attitude.
• Comfort working independently during overnight and graveyard shifts.
• Ability to follow work orders, delivery paperwork, and route instructions accurately.
• Strong organizational skills to manage products, routes, and schedules.
• Reliability, punctuality, and consistency in attendance and performance.
Additional Skills & Qualifications
• Previous experience in bakery production, food distribution, or similar environments is beneficial.
• Experience working in fast-paced warehouse or production settings.
• Familiarity with inventory organization and staging products for delivery.
• Comfort working with changing routes and adapting to different delivery areas.
• Willingness to perform both driving and non-driving tasks, i