Driver (Full-Time)

Service Corporation International - San Diego, CA

- Entry Level

San Diego, CA

Personal and Laundry Services

About the position

Our associates celebrate lives. We celebrate our associates. Consider the possibilities of joining a Great Place to Work! Safely and courteously, drives bereaved family members to funeral services, visitations, and receptions. Maintains company vehicles.

Responsibilities

• Drive company-owned professional vehicles safely to transport bereaved family members to funeral services, visitations, and receptions as well as during funeral processions.
• Consistently punctual and arrives on or before appointments.
• Courteously and professionally interacts with bereaved family members; exhibits sensitivity to environment; minimizes conversation; assists passengers with exiting and entering vehicles and may hold passenger's hand, arm, or umbrella, providing care to elderly or special needs.
• May load and unload family mementos or flowers and assist with bringing into family's residence.
• Transports and delivers caskets to airports, care centers, or cemeteries; may assist with moving caskets.
• Couriers documents, family mementos, or flowers to and from Funeral Home and family's residence.
• May assist Removal Technician with driving or lifting and transporting.
• Washes, vacuums, and cleans vehicles ensuring vehicle is presentable.
• Fuels vehicles as necessary. Follows safety guidelines. Follows expenditure processes.
• Maintains passenger comfort supplies, such as tissues, water, or umbrellas.
• Identifies vehicle engine or operating issues to management; drives vehicles for repair or inspection.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Current state/province issued driver's license with an acceptable driving record
• Chauffer's license as required by state/province law
• At least one (1) year work experience as a courier, driver, or with direct customer interaction strongly preferred
• Physical effort requiring attention to driving hazards, traffic, and weather conditions
• Ability to lift up to 75 pounds; push/pull up to 200 pounds
• Frequent continuous period of standing or sitting up to two hours
• Ability to work both indoors and outdoors regardless of weather conditions
• Ability to work weekends and evenings to accommodate business needs
• Ability to effectively self-manage time and resources ensuring work is efficiently completed
• Basic computer skills helpful
• Significant amount of local travel required

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Flexible Spending Accounts (health care and dependent care)
• Health Savings Account with Company Contribution
• Sick Leave
• Short-Term Disability
• Long-Term Disability
• Life Insurance
• Voluntary Accidental Death or Dismemberment Insurance
• Dependent Life Insurance
• SCI 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with Company match
• Employee Assistance Program