POSITION SUMMARY
Feeding South Florida’s Class A Driver will perform various duties relating to the pick-up/loading, transport, and delivery/unloading of product. These duties will include assignments within the warehouse. The Class A Driver will play a key role in vehicle maintenance and maintaining Quality Control standards of the product being transported. The Class A Driver must enjoy meeting, interacting with, and showing appreciation to customers – both internal and external. This position requires enthusiastic interaction with the public and co-workers.
POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES
- Pick up food and grocery items from retail stores, manufacturers, ports, farms, and other food industry partners.
- Deliver food and grocery items to partner agencies, special event sites, distributions, and community partners.
- Inspect, operate, and maintain equipment in a clean, professional, safe, and secure manner in accordance with company, USDOT, FLDMV, FMCSA, and OSHA standards. “Equipment” includes, but is not limited to, tractors, trailers, box trucks, and other material handling equipment.
- Comply with all company safety policies and report on all conditions that require attention from Management.
- Ensure, through continuous monitoring and reporting procedures, that all applicable regulatory standards are met.
- Comply with all Feeding South Florida, Feeding America, and other applicable policies and procedures including safe food handling, salvage guidelines, inventory control, and distribution procedures.
- Proactively communicate with appropriate stakeholders (i.e., dispatch, donors, partner agencies) associated with each daily task.
- Always transport food items under sanitary conditions, complying with safe food handling regulations, and paying attention to the proper temperature.
- Establish positive relationships with donors and partner agencies.
- Assist with weighing, loading, and unloading of products.
- Inspect products for expiration dates, any signs of contamination, or other signs of unsafe handling and storage.
- Operate equipment under all legal driving rules and maintain safe driving.
- Assist with warehouse functions and operation of equipment as necessary.
- Assist the Leadership Team and Management as necessary.
