Full Time Courier

Drive an American Red Cross vehicle to pick-up, deliver and properly store products and other lightweight materials following an assigned route or on an as-needed basis. Perform additional transport or loading duties to support ARC Blood Services, ensuring safe delivery and excellent customer service.

Responsibilities

• Operate vehicle for the delivery of blood products and materials safely and within traffic laws.
• Prepare for deliveries by verifying orders, loading vehicles, and maintaining route supply inventory to ensure prompt delivery of products to customers.
• Document temporary storage and transportation of blood, blood products, and materials as required by internal and external regulatory requirements.
• Provide customer service by giving basic information and interacting in a positive proactive manner with employees.
• Maintain excellent vehicle conditions by keeping vehicle clean and checking fluid and gas levels.
• Provide shipping and receiving support as directed.

Requirements

• High School or equivalent required.
• Valid driver’s license and clean DMV record required.
• Previous experience with a messenger service or trucking company preferred.
• Ability to drive for long periods of time.
• Physical requirements include regularly using hands to finger, handle or feel, reach with hands and arms and talk or hear.
• Frequently lift and/or move objects 10-50lbs unassisted.
• Frequently required to push carts weighing up to 100 pounds on flat flooring or ramps.
• Frequently required to stand for long periods, walk, stoop, kneel or crouch.
• Occasionally required to sit and climb or balance.
• Specific vision abilities required for this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust and focus.
• Able to withstand temperatures in a typical blood banking environment including refrigerators and freezers.
• Position may require climbing of step ladders.
• Operational flexibility is required to meet sudden and unpredictable needs.

Skills

• Valid Driver's License
• Vehicle Operation
• Route planning
• Load handling
• Physical Stamina
• Safety Compliance
• Customer Service
• Inventory transport
• Cold Chain Management
• Lifting and carrying
• Use of Hand Trucks
• Time Management
• Operational Flexibility

Languages

English