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Healdsburg, California | Retail
An Ace Hardware Delivery Driver safely transports merchandise, such as tools, grills, and building materials, to residential and commercial customers. This role involves loading/unloading vehicles, providing helpful customer service, performing vehicle safety inspections, and maintaining a clean driving record. Drivers may also operate forklifts, assist in the lumber yard, and process orders.
Key Responsibilities
- Deliveries: Safely operate company vehicles (box vans, flatbeds, or pickup trucks) to deliver products efficiently.
- Loading/Unloading: Load and unload products, including heavy items (sometimes up to 100 lbs) using forklifts or hand tools.
- Customer Service: Act as a brand representative, providing the "Ace Helpful Promise" to customers at their home or job site.
- Vehicle Maintenance: Perform pre- and post-trip safety inspections, keep vehicles clean, and report any maintenance needs.
- Documentation: Maintain accurate delivery logs, invoices, and handle customer signatures.
- Support Roles: Assist in the warehouse or lumberyard, including stocking shelves or assembling furniture, during non-delivery times.
Required Qualifications
- Valid state driver's license with a clean driving record.
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Ability to lift heavy objects (50–100 lbs) and work in various weather conditions.
- Strong communication skills and a positive, customer-focused attitude.
Preferred Skills
- Previous delivery or commercial driving experience.
- Forklift certification.
- Knowledge of local roads and navigation.
- General knowledge of hardware products.
Common Working Conditions
- Significant time spent driving and operating in all weather conditions.
- Frequent lifting, bending, twisting, and climbing in/out of vehicles.
- Position requires availability to work weekends.
Company Introduction
We are your local hardware store and we are a part of your community. Ace Hardware has over 5,000 stores around the world with the majority of those stores independently owned and operated by local entrepreneurs. These hard working men and women are part of the fabric of your community. They are small business owners who are local and loyal...just like it ought to be. While others have become large and impersonal, at Ace, we've remained small and very personal. That's why we say a visit to Ace, is like a visit to your neighbor.
Life at Ace
Find out how we’ve created a one-of-a-kind, passionate and helpful workplace that puts our people first.
Notice to Applicant about this Employer: You are applying for a job with an independently owned and operated cooperative member of Ace Hardware Corporation, who owns and operates this Ace Hardware retail store location. Ace Hardware Corporation is not the employer for this position. The independent store owner alone is responsible for and independently makes all decisions concerning employment related matters, including hiring, firing, discipline, supervision, staffing and scheduling. Ace Hardware Corporation will not receive a copy of any applications submitted for this position, does not control interviews and/or hiring decisions, and has no control over or responsibility for the employment policies and practices of the independent store owner. If hired, the independent store owner will be your only employer. The Ace Hardware trademarks, logos and designs are owned by Ace Hardware Corporation and used by independent store owners under a license from Ace Hardware Corporation.