Delivery Trainee - Local Delivery

Have you ever thought about becoming a Delivery Representative, but you didn’t have the time or money to obtain a Commercial Drivers License? Budweiser of Memphis has a unique opportunity for a small group of select individuals to receive on-the-job training designed to lead to attainment of a Commercial Drivers License and a career as a Delivery Representative. This is a local delivery position with no overnight travel.

The candidates selected to fill this position will spend a couple of weeks on a delivery truck becoming familiar with the duties of delivering beverages and experiencing the work involved. Those who succeed in those first weeks will then be coached and tested on information from the Commercial Drivers Manual to get ready for the test for a CDL permit. Those who pass may stay on with us to become trained further in both driving skills and beverage delivery skills. Those who do not pass will not be retained. Those who are retained will continue to hone their driving skills until they are deemed ready to pass the CDL test—that should take two months. At that time, the Company will schedule a CDL test for the candidates to seek their Commercial Driver License.

When the training is complete and the license is obtained, a successful Delivery Representative is expected to safely execute on-time delivery of products while maximizing sales and minimizing returns. The Representative is expected to conduct a daily Pre-Trip Inspection of his assigned vehicle and will ensure all required tools and equipment are available on the truck, and is expected to maintain a driving record that is acceptable to the Company and must comply with all DOT regulations. The Delivery Rep is responsible for maintaining product freshness by moving products as necessary, and will maintain a high level of neatness and cleanliness in each store’s displays and coolers. The Rep is responsible for maintaining strong, productive relationships with all customers. The Delivery Representative is expected to unload each account’s order, place it in the designated area inside the account’s facility, fill all coolers and shelves, merchandise/face and straighten all products in the retail space, and rotate stock appropriately according to expiration date. Again, and this cannot be overemphasized, this is very physically demanding work due to the weight of beverage products and the volume of product that goes out for delivery each day.

The ideal candidate will be a true “people person,” someone who never meets a stranger, and must possess a strong commitment to excellent customer service. We’re seeking individuals who have a history of hard physical work, ideally outside work—landscaping, concrete, masonry, farm work, roofing, construction—who are able to put in up to a12-hour shift delivering heavy beverage products in all types of weather. You must be capable to presenting a neat appearance and a pleasant demeanor to customers even while working very hard in varying conditions of heat, cold, rain, etc.

In order to be considered for this position, you must be capable of hard physical work, you must have a valid drivers license, you must be able to provide a Motor Vehicle Record showing an excellent driving history, you must have personal automobile insurance in your own name, and you must have no criminal history. A background check will be conducted plus a pre-employment drug test.

This is a full-time regular position, Monday through Friday, starting at 5 a.m. and ending when all deliveries are completed.