Job Opportunity Available:
The Seasonal Shipping Delivery Driver Non-CDL is responsible for the safe, efficient and accurate delivery of plants to their destination while also providing excellent customer service and offloading services to Millcreek Gardens LLC customers.
- Complies with Company Requirements.
Has a valid driver’s license and current USDOT medical card. Dresses in a professional manner at all times. Wears Company-issued attire or approved clothing that meets the Dress Code Policy at Millcreek Gardens LLC. Refrains from smoking, chewing or using other tobacco products while on duty. Does not drink alcoholic beverages within 12 hours of driving a company truck and refrains from the use of any drug (illegal or prescription) that could impact driving and overall work performance. Submits to random non-DOT drug testing program as required and follows USDOT rules for working and logging Hours of Service.
- Safe and Compliant Driving.
Prior to departure, ensures all required documentation, directions, and safety requirements are in place for the assigned truck. Safely operates the vehicle while adhering to all speed limits, traffic laws, bridge weight limits, and overhead clearance restrictions. Does not permit passengers in the truck other than Millcreek employees.
Promptly reports any mechanical issues with the truck or unloading equipment and coordinates necessary roadside assistance when required. Notifies the Office before departure with an estimated return time to Millcreek Gardens.
Before returning, fills the fuel tank and parks the truck in the designated area. Records arrival time and mileage, disarms and re-arms the security system, and secures the property gates. Removes keys, cleans the truck cab, locks all doors, and returns keys to the Shipping Office. Submits all completed paperwork, including fuel receipts and customer checks, to the Shipping List mailbox and reviews the schedule for the next delivery.
- Proper Delivery, Effective Unloading of Product & Handling Customer Returns & Payments.
Upon arrival at destination, sets the parking brake before exiting seat, notes arrival time/mileage and checks in with the Customer Representative. Secures permission to unload and requests a specific unloading location. If the customer provides assistance in unloading, ensures that the unloading process maintains the quality of plants. When unloading, counts the number of flats and pots and compares with the Shipping List to ensure accuracy of delivery. If there is any discrepancy of product, notes on the Shipping List and Driver Log. Obtains signature of Customer Representative to acknowledge receipt of products listed. Departs in truck only after straps and load bar are checked to ensure that the load is secure and doors are closed and latched. Ensures overages of product are returned to Millcreek or sold to customers on the truckload. If a customer returns plants upon delivery, fills out appropriate paperwork. If a delivery is a COD (cash on delivery) shipment, obtains a valid and accurate check post-delivery.
- Maintains Trays, Pots & Shipping Racks.
Properly leaves, documents and retrieves Shipping Racks. If the customer returns empty trays and pots to recycle, checks that they are the same trays/pots used at Millcreek Gardens. Takes note of Rack Drop-Off/Pick-Up Forms in paperwork and picks-up/drops-off Shipping Racks at the destination as directed.
- Provides Exemplary Customer Service.
Maintains a professional, helpful and pleasant attitude when dealing with both internal and external customers. When loading or unloading product, removes plants from the shelves carefully and serves as last point of inspection before delivery to the customer. Directs customer questions about plant care to the Office Staff and provides contact information as needed.
Required Skills
- Ability to lift/carry up to 25 lbs frequently.
- Ability to sit and/or drive continuously.
- Drivers must have a valid driver’s license and current USDOT medical card.
- Knowledge of Federal and State regulations governing safe driving, hours of service, inspection and maintenance, etc.
Minimum Qualifications
- Education: High school diploma or equivalent.
- Equipment: Ability to drive.
- 19 years of age or older.
- Able to meet or exceed medical standards and successfully pass Non-DOT drug test.
- Maintains a good driving record
Preferred Qualifications
- Prior non-CDL driving and delivery experience
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Entry Level Seasonal Nursery Worker – which includes the following responsibilities:
- Growing Support: Carry out the cultural and growing requirements of specific growing department at the direction of the Section Grower. Tasks may include cutting, sticking, dividing, seeding, transplanting, watering, pruning, carrying, moving/spacing plants, weeding, labeling, dumping plants, covering/uncovering plants, and other growing and maintenance tasks for plants in the greenhouses and nursery, selected poly-hut/shade-hut areas and other assigned areas. Ensures work processes are followed and are current and accurate. Handles day-to-day work challenges and allocates time effectively, properly prioritizing job demands. Performs job duties in a thorough and dependable manner.
- Order Pulling: Supports order handling process throughout the shipping season by selecting plants from greenhouses, nursery areas, selected poly-hut/shade-hut areas and other assigned areas, to stock the Supermarket. Tasks include working on pulling crew, reading a Master Pull report to determine which plants to pull from designated locations, selecting, carrying, and loading plants appropriately onto nursery racks, dropping racks off to the Supermarket, and passing on Master Pull reports to the Shipping Department. Prioritizes workload to maximize productivity.
- Operational Assistance: Ensures the cleanliness and organization of the growing area, including daily cleaning within areas worked, maintenance and storage of tools and equipment, stocking necessary supplies, returning plants to proper locations and maintaining a neat and orderly appearance of the area.
Our company, customer base, and our convenient location:
Millcreek is a wholesale grower committed to supplying high-quality container-grown perennials, herbs, ornamental grasses, annuals, succulents, and shrubs. We have a wonderful team of people who work hard every day to supply a top notch product to our customers, who include independent retail garden centers, farm markets, landscapers, municipalities, and public horticulture entities. We are located in Ostrander, Ohio, just 10 minutes north of Dublin and 30 minutes north of the O.S.U. campus. We are within a brief commute from many of the Columbus suburbs including Powell, Marysville, and Delaware.
What we produce and how we do it:
Each year, we produce more than one million finished plants in facilities that include over 95 greenhouses covering 192,000 square feet. In addition, our Propagation Department produces over 700,000 starter plants per year. We are equipped with a 3,200 square foot automated Production Facility with two transplanting lines to maximize efficiency in our plant production. We began using our newly built Shipping Facility in the Spring 2020.
