Driver​/Yard Associate

Landscapers Supply, Inc.

Department: Yard

Job Title: Driver

Reports To: Store Manager

Full/Part Time: Full or Part

Direct Reports: No

Salary/Wage: Based on experience

About Landscapers Supply and Hardware (affiliated with ACE Hardware and Do It Best Hardware)

Are you an outdoor enthusiast? Do you love gardening, landscaping, or DIY home projects?

At Landscapers Supply, we take pride in revolutionizing the traditional shopping experience for landscaping professionals, weekend warriors, and outdoor enthusiasts. Our stores offer a unique spin on traditional mom-and-pop hardware stores by providing a full line of commercial-grade power equipment, bulk landscaping materials, and a full-service power equipment shop. With multiple locations in the Upstate of South Carolina, we cater to homeowners and professionals alike who seek better quality, service, and selection.

Think you’d be a good fit?

Join the Landscapers Supply Team!

As part of our team, you share our values geared toward the on-going success of our customers and fellow associates:
ICARE
Integrity – Integrity First
Committed – Committed to People
Accountability – Accountability Mindset
Results – Results
Exceeds – Exceeds Expectations
Landscapers Supply strives to have the ICARE attitude Everyday!

Benefits (some benefits may vary based on FT / PT availability)

• Health/Dental Insurance
• Paid time off
• Paid holidays
• 401(k) matching
• No Sunday hours
• Employee discount
• Professional development
• Opportunities for advancement

Job Description

As our Driver
, you will play a critical role in supporting Landscapers Supply’s ability to serve our customers with high efficiency.

Your role is to deliver landscape materials and power equipment to our customers and our stores. You are assisted with loading of our trucks by our Yard Equipment Operators. The key to your success is your safe operation of the trucks and ability to leave the load in the customer’s desired location.

You also need good communication skills and customer service skills. Generally, you are the last person that our customer has contact with, so your friendly interaction and respect for their property will be remembered.

Responsibilities

• Complete pre-trip inspections of your truck
• Verify that the load matches the order before leaving the store
• Call customer to confirm delivery and give an estimated arrival time
• Drive a truck to deliver landscape materials such as mulch, or sod
• Listen to the customer, and drop deliver orders in a timely manner
• Record all driving in the driver log
• Wash and maintain the delivery trucks
• Deliver transfers between our stores
• When not driving, Assist in the yard and Warehouse
• Assist with special requests from management

Required Qualifications

• Clean Motor Vehicle Record for at least 7 years
• Ability to have positive and friendly interactions with customers
• Ability to have clear communication with colleagues in person and over radio
• Ability to work steady and safely around people and vehicles

Desired Qualifications

• Experience working with a wheel loader, Forklift, or other heavy equipment

Physical Requirements

• Ability to lift and handle up to 70 lbs.
• Ability to work outside in all weather conditions