Position Summary:
Variety FoodServices is Michigan's largest family owned and operated food service business
that has been in business for almost 100 years. We are looking for great people to join our
family to help us prepare food for many local school children and businesses.
Employee perks:
Daily onsite free lunch, employee recognition, career development, mileage
reimbursement and more! Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, PTO, tuition
reimbursement, and 401K match offered!
Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Route Driver & Kitchen Production Float
Position Overview:
The Vending Route Driver is responsible for driving a company vehicle over an established
route to multiple locations in the tri-county area. The driver is responsible for filling and
cleaning the machines, administering refunds, giving excellent customer service, and
maintaining their vehicle.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Merchandising: Merchandise products according to planogram. Gather and report customer
feedback. Maintain established inventory levels for all products sold in the vending machine.
Follow protocols for inventory tracking and rotating of product. Collect and record out-ofdate, rejected or unsold merchandise.
Product Delivery: Review inventory requirements to identify what products are needed for
each point of sale. Works closely with the warehouse to ensure all products are ready for
delivery. Load and unload products using proper safety protocols to prevent injury. Drive
vehicle to points of sale to deliver merchandise. Maintain open lines of communication with
management regarding account product changes and recommended scheduling changes.
Cash Handling: Administer refunds to customers who lose product or money in a machine.
Basic addition and subtraction will be necessary as well as great customer service.
Inventory: Full inventory counts must be completed regularly on a hand-held computer.
Cleanliness and Maintenance: Maintain vending machine cleanliness, inventory and
functioning. Light mechanical aptitude will be necessary to fix small jams in vending
machines. Vehicle maintenance will include checking for adequate gas, oil, antifreeze, etc.
Skills and Abilities:
Must obey all traffic laws
Results oriented and flexible; takes action as soon as need arises and can demonstrate positive
results; steadily follows through on tasks; able to find a balance between the business
requirements and meeting client requests; absorbs new information quickly and translates key
points into positive outcomes.
High energy level; has demonstrated endurance and persistence throughout career.
Can-do attitude; stays positive; sets right tone when working with customers.
Places high importance on relationship development; believes in and routinely practices direct
and honest communication; actively shares information openly with those who need to know;
seeks collaborative resolution of issues.
Personal values align with the company’s values and culture; treats people with respect and
consistency; trustworthy; highly ethical; appreciates and engages in creativity and forward
thinking; takes long-range view.
Has a passion for providing great customer service and is skilled at communicating with
customers in person; ability to read, speak and understand English; good at visualizing how to
merchandise products and present a clean, organized and welcoming storefront.
Detailed oriented, diplomatic, and comfortable working in structured environments that will
require repetitive and routine tasks. Demonstrated willingness and ability to follow instruction
that is provided in writing and/or in conversation.
