Responsibilities
- Deliver Amazon packages in and around Sioux Falls.
- Drive a company vehicle (a cargo van like a Ford Transit or a RAM ProMaster).
- Use a company mobile device.
- Wear a company-provided branded uniform.
- Consistently exceed customer expectations by making sure all orders are delivered with a smile, on time, safely, and to the right location.
- Deliver small packages (< 50 lbs), door-to-door, from our warehouse in Sioux Falls, SD.
- Residential deliveries, with some commercial.
- Lots of walking. A typical route involves making 200-225 stops, and delivering 275-325 packages.
- Physically capable of lifting and carrying 50 pounds, and of entering and exiting a delivery vehicle 200+ times in a day.
Requirements
- Be at least 21 years old.
- Be able to speak, read, and understand English for safety.
- Have proof of identity and authorization to work in the United States.
- Have a valid driver’s license (a commercial driver’s license (CDL) is NOT required).
- Pass a 5-panel pre-employment drug test (marijuana, cocaine, amphetamines, opiates, PCP). This is a safety-sensitive job in accordance with South Dakota law.
- Pass pre-employment screening.
- Be able to safely operate and navigate a delivery vehicle (cargo van), weighing 10,000 lbs. or less.
- Be able to safely lift and carry parcels up to 50 lbs.
- Be able to safely enter and exit a delivery vehicle 200+ times per day.
- Be able to successfully use delivery devices and apps to complete daily tasks.
- Be reliable, and report to work when scheduled (schedules are published well in advance, and employees usually work the same days every week).
Work Arrangement
On-site — Sioux Falls
Additional Information
- Approximate working hours are 9am to 7pm (up to 10 hours per day).
- Full time is typically 4 days per week, on weekdays and weekends. Part time is 1 or 2 days per week.
- Employees usually work the same days every week, with a consistent and predictable schedule.
- Extra time (5th and 6th day) opportunities are available for high-performers.
- This is a very physically demanding / athletic job.
- Our routes are dense, and require lots of walking (and relatively little driving). A typical route involves making 200-225 stops, and delivering 300-325 packages, at a pace of 25-30 deliveries per hour (10 deliveries every 20 minutes).
- You must also be physically capable of lifting and carrying 50 pounds, and of entering and exiting a delivery vehicle 125+ times in a day.
- If you’re not into athleticism, physical fitness, healthy eating, and getting adequate sleep, then this job is not for you.
- This is not a job with Amazon. Amazon is a global mega-corporation with tons of bureaucracy. Falls Delivery is a local business where positive attitude, teamwork, and commitment to getting the job done matters most.
- The owner’s name is Zack. You will have his cell phone number and see him often.
- Delivery Associates are full or part-time employees driving clean and modern company vehicles.
- Branded company uniform.
- 4 day work week. The same days every week.
- Shifts available 7 days per week. Generally, employees are expected to work at least one weekend day each week.
- Part of the Falls Delivery team, a high-performing and collaborative group of great people who are delivering the world to Sioux Falls.
- We provide paid training so that all of our employees feel confident on the road and the doorsteps of customers, and health and safety are always a top priority.
- We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment, regardless of age, national origin, race, color, disability, religious beliefs, or sexual orientation.
- All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.