Job Description
Overview CORT Tradeshow and Events is
hiring immediately for full-time, Class C drivers in Woodridge, IL!
The Delivery Driver works collaboratively as part of the Operations team. You will be responsible for loading, delivering, and installing furniture at Tradeshow and Event venues. Help us create memorable celebrations by delivering furniture to festivals, weddings, corporate events, or even the Superbowl!
Pay: $24 / hour.
Schedule: This CORT Events location covers 12 states. Our drivers will have the opportunity to travel regionally and will help with the set-up of events throughout the area. Travel expectations for this position are 30-40% with hotel and meal per diem covered during the out-of-town deliveries.
What We Offer - Hourly pay rate; weekly pay; paid training; 40 hours/week with overtime opportunities
- Meal per diem for work-related travel
- Promote from within culture
- Comprehensive health insurance (medical, dental, vision) available within on the first of the month after your hire date
- 401(k) retirement plan with company match
- Paid vacation, sick days, and holidays
- Company-paid disability and life insurance
- Tuition reimbursement
- Employee discounts and perks
Responsibilities - Drive a 26-foot box truck with a lift-gate or sprinter van from our warehouse to event venues
- Unload and install furniture at venues according to floorplans or instructions
- Interact face to face with our clients and provide a positive customer experience
- Repair, clean, or replace damaged furniture onsite as needed
- Participate in pre-delivery meetings to ensure a successful event delivery
- Assist with loading/unloading furniture in the warehouse pre or post event as needed
Qualifications - A valid Class C state driver's license and safe driving record.
- At least one year of professional experience driving a 26-foot box truck or larger commercial vehicle
- Physically able and willing to move furniture indoors, outdoors, up or down stairs and in all weather conditions; ability to lift 100+ pounds with a partner
- Must be at least 21 years of age
- Willing to work flexible hours including nights and weekends
- Must pass drug screening, background checks and MVR checks (if applicable) as a condition of employment. CORT also participates in the E-Verify program.
- Per FMSCA Regulations: Drivers must read and speak the English language sufficiently to converse with the general public, to understand highway traffic signs and signals in the English language, to respond to official inquiries, and to make entries on reports and records.
About CORT Events CORT, a part of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, is the nation's leading provider of transition services, including furniture rental for home and office, event furnishings, destination services, apartment locating, touring and other services. With more than 100 offices, showrooms and clearance centers across the United States, operations in the United Kingdom and partners in more than 80 countries around the world, no other furniture rental company can match CORT's breadth of services.
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CORT Conducts background checks as a condition of employment and participates in the E-Verify program.
EEO/AA Employer/Vets/Disability
Pursuant to the Fair Chance Hiring Ordinance for participating locations, CORT will consider all qualified applicants to include those who may have criminal history records. Check your city government website for specific fair chance hiring information
Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis; there is no set deadline to apply to this position. When it is determined that new applications will no longer be accepted, due to the positions being filled or a high volume of applicants has been received, this job advertisement will be removed.
Job Tags
Hourly pay, Weekly pay, Holiday work, Full time, Immediate start, Home office, Outdoor, Flexible hours, Night shift,