FedEx Courier Driver Job - Pembroke NC On-Site — Columbus
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This is a field-based, in-person courier/driver role at FedEx Express. It requires physical presence at a specific station location (Pembroke, NC) and involves daily route driving, package handling, and customer interaction. There is absolutely no remote or location-independent component to this job.
For digital nomads or location-independent professionals, this role is not compatible with a nomadic lifestyle. Key constraints include:
- Must report to a fixed station daily for package sorting and dispatch.
- Variable shift requirements mean schedule flexibility is limited and employer-driven.
- Physical presence is required to operate a company-assigned vehicle and handle packages up to 150 lbs.
- No async work is possible — deliveries must happen in real time within assigned routes.
If you are a traveler seeking logistics or supply-chain adjacent work that can be done remotely, consider exploring roles such as remote freight coordinator, logistics analyst, or supply chain operations specialist at companies like FedEx, UPS, or Amazon that do offer hybrid or fully remote desk-based positions. Those roles can often be performed from abroad with a digital nomad visa in countries like Portugal, Spain, or Costa Rica.
To provide courteous and efficient delivery, sorting, and pick-up of packages and ensure shipment of packages by completing all necessary paperwork and checking shipments for conformance to FedEx Express features of service.
Key Responsibilities:
- Accomplishes accurate and timely pick-up, selection, inspection, and delivery of assigned packages.
- Seeks additional business from current customers; passes leads to Station Ops manager or Sales person. Informs Sales person and direct manager of changes in customer use/competitor actions.
- Checks packages to ensure proper labeling, legality of content including weight and size, proper wrapping, insurance values, special requirements for hazardous material shipment, and compliance with Customs documentation required at destination.
- Provides necessary paperwork relating to the pick-up and delivery of packages, such as airway bills, delivery records, vehicle conditions, and Duties/Taxes invoices with neatness and accuracy.
- Ensures proper security of FedEx Express and customer property such as cash, packages, equipment, and hazardous materials.
- Ensures personal safety and security at all times by following FedEx Safety policies and procedures.
- Operates vehicle safely and efficiently, complying with specific country regulations and corporate policies.
- Strives for improved productivity through constructive suggestions for better methods and procedures.
- Collects D/T invoices from delivered shipments that must be processed by Customs Authorities (when necessary).
- Ensures customers have adequate supply of FedEx Express material for shipping.
- Maintains neat and clean appearance of self, uniform, and company assigned vehicle.
Requirements:
- High School degree or equivalent.
- Must possess appropriate license for vehicle assigned in accordance with specific country regulations.
- Good driving record.
- Good verbal and written communication skills, human relations, and team player attitude.
- Must be 21 years old or over.
- Must be able to successfully complete Reading, Map Reading, Sorting, and Math sections of the Basic Skills Test.
- Ability to lift 70 lbs. (32 kg) and to maneuver a single package weighing up to 150 lbs. (68 kg) with appropriate equipment.
- Customer-oriented with good organizational skills.
- Must be able to work variable shifts.
- Basic English skills preferred.
FedEx is widely acknowledged as a world-class company. We are honored and proud to be consistently recognized as a great place to work, a technology innovator, and one of the world's most admired and respected companies.
Recent Awards Include:
- 2020 Fortune's World Most Admired Companies (14th)
- 2019 Fortune's Best Places to Work (15th)
- 2019 Forbes's One of the "Best Employers for Diversity"
- 2020 FedEx LAC included in the GPTW's Best Workplaces in Latin America Ranking (24th)
- 2021 FedEx Mexico was included in the GPTW Ranking for 18th consecutive years
- 2020 FedEx Mexico received the CEMEFI Certification for 13th consecutive years endorsing FedEx as a company socially responsible
- 2021 FedEx Chile was re-certified with Giro Limpio, a seal from the Agency of Sustainable Energy that seeks to improve the energy efficiency of the ground transportation sector, by reducing fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions.
- 2019 FedEx Uruguay selected by GPTW among the 5 best companies to work for.
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