R10052807 Driver Trainee (Open)

Location:

Salt Lake City, UT - Filling industrial

How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW?

As the "face of Airgas," the Driver Trainee is responsible for safely and efficiently delivering compressed gas cylinders to local and regional business customers from an Airgas branch or plant location using a company-provided straight or box truck. The Driver Trainee loads, unloads, delivers, and returns compressed gas cylinders while frequently interacting with Airgas customers.

As a Driver Trainee at Airgas, you will be a part of a professional team that encourages internal mobility while offering our employees a work/life balance. In addition, Airgas operates a modern and efficient fleet. Most vehicles are under 6 years old and equipped with driver-friendly technology, such as On Board Computers, collision avoidance technology, latest camera technology and GPS navigation.

Position Title: DRIVER TRAINEE
Location: Salt Lake City, UT
Monday - Friday, local deliveries. Home most nights!

The Driver trainee will need to have a clean driving record and experience driving delivery vehicles. They must be able to attend and pass the driver training classes that Airgas makes available and they must sign a reimbursement agreement for the costs of the training.

In particular, you will: 

Drives truck over established route to deliver and sell products while performing the following duties:

• Drives truck to deliver gasses and hard goods to customer's places of business.

• Performs any non-route delivery(s) necessary to provide customers with product.

• Writes customer orders and instructions.

• Records sales or deliveries information on daily sales or delivery records.

• Listens to and resolves service complaints. 

• Issues sales promotion materials to customers.

• Collects or picks up empty containers or rejected or unsold merchandise.  Loads truck.

• Issues or obtains customer signature on receipt for pickup or delivery.

• Perform pre and post trip vehicle inspections, documenting deficiencies utilizing Airgas forms and ensure all safety items are in good working order.

• Complies with all company policies and meets DOT requirements.

• Assists inside the retail branch, servicing customers at dock, front counter and over the phone.

• Attend safety meetings as scheduled before, during or after daily shifts.

• Assists with other driver’s scheduled duties as needed.

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Are you a MATCH?

• Ability to attend and successfully complete CDL training classes. 

• Obtain learner's permit for CDL training.

• Clean Motor Vehicle Record (MVR). 

• Current Medical Examiner’s Card.

• Obtain Hazmat endorsement.

• At least one year of experience driving commercial vehicles (with or without CDL licensing) preferred.

• Ability to routinely lift 25 – 75 lbs., and occasionally lift 76 to greater than 125 pounds with the aid of material handling equipment.

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

• Ability to read and comprehend material safety data sheets.

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

• Ability to work independently and under some pressure to meet deadlines.

• Must be able to work occasional overtime if necessary.

Safety is Our Passion

Airgas helps its drivers and the public share the roads safely so people and our product all arrive safe and sound. Airgas follows the FMSCA requirement for all motor carrier employers to run full queries of the Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse database for any violations during the pre-employment process for all new CDL Driver Hires to ensure they are not prohibited from performing safety-sensitive functions. All new CDL Driver Hires must register for the Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse and allow Airgas consent to review their Clearinghouse record.

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We care about and support our Airgas Families. 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,  including 14 weeks of paid child birth benefit for birth mothers on leave, as well as paid parental leave benefits for other associates. 

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 for dependent children.

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Your differences enhance our performance

At Airgas, we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive 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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Equal Employment Opportunity Information
 

We are an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. 

Please click here to view the EEO Know Your Rights poster and here to view the Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination poster. Airgas, an Air Liquide Company invites any applicant and/or employee to review the Company’s written Affirmative Action Plan or Policy Statement. This plan or policy statement is available for inspection upon request.

Airgas, an Air Liquide Company and its group of companies 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 [email protected].

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