Mover, Transportation

Please note that this position is subject to pre-employment drug testing and criminal background checks, which include 4-year employment verifications.

SUMMARY
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Reporting to the Operations Manager/Transportation Manager, the Mover I physically lifts, carries and/or pushes furniture, equipment and cartons on wheels to and from trucks, offices and warehouses as requested by the customer. May assist in loading and offloading trucks from docks and/or on a lift-gate and setting & offsetting goods on equipment. Responsible to produce a quality move for the customer.

Assists the move process by communicating with Driver, Lead Foreman, Driver Foreman, Supervisors or Project Managers, the end users/customer, and other crew members. Uses extreme care not to damage goods or facilities during the move.

This position is also responsible for reporting and escalating any related issues about the job to the Driver, Lead Foreman, Driver Foreman, Supervisor or Project Manager. Typically obtains daily site work role assignments from the Driver, Lead Foreman, Driver Foreman, Supervisor, or Project Manager, however, has a dotted line to the Dispatcher, Operations Supervisor and directly reports to the Operations Manager/Transportation Manager.

Account Assignments:

• Checks for start time (for next day’s work schedule) with dispatch daily.
• Arrives at Corovan dispatch office (or on-site), in complete uniform every day.
• Obtains daily work assignments from dispatch or operations manager.
• Pushes, pulls, lifts, carries, and moves furniture, equipment and boxes as required on various floors and sometimes up and down stairs.
• Assists Drivers loading and unloading trucks using a ramp, dock, or lift-gate.
• Properly loads and unloads trucks from loading dock, using ramps or on lift-gates to protect goods being moved.
• Handles and stages product, performs detail work and trash-out functions on install projects.

Customer Relations:

• Maintain excellent customer service with the customers, transportation, and operation teams to establish solid relationships.
• Must be punctual at all times. If an emergency arises, inform the Operations Supervisor or Operation Manager immediately, so that appropriate coverage can be arranged.
• Must work cooperatively with members of the crew.
• Must be courteous, helpful, and professional to all existing and potential customers.
• Must be respectful of rules at each customer site as to where to work and adhere to meal and rest period locations.
• Must follow all confidentiality rules regarding any processes, products or services that are visible at a customer’s move site.
• Must follow all security rules for the company and assigned customers.

Safety:

• Perform work with quality, efficiency, and safety at all times.
• Abide by all safety rules; include proper safety gear (back braces, safety glasses, safety shoes, hard hats, masks and/or gloves, etc. as required by the customer or by law), drive forklifts safely (seatbelt, slow speeds, ensuring trucks are chalked and using proper plates, etc.).
• Report any unsafe dangerous requests from customers to senior management.

Other duties:

• Sign timesheets daily signifying your start, meal periods and end time daily, and other documentation is completed accurately and turned in by the time requirement.
• All other duties as assigned based on business needs.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

• ORGANIZATION SKILLS - Organization and project planning skills with ability to juggle multiple assignments and tasks.
• LANGUAGE SKILLS - Ability to read and interpret documents written in English such as procedures, work instructions, and timesheets. Ability to effectively communicate with customers and coworkers.
• MATHEMATICAL SKILLS - Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• REASONING ABILITY - Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram…