Duties

For over 117 years, Utah Food Bank has stayed true to our objective of serving those in need throughout our state. We work tirelessly with community partners and volunteers to continue making an impact and fulfilling our mission of Fighting Hunger Statewide.

If you are looking for meaningful work in a rewarding company culture environment, we’d love to talk with you! We offer 10 paid holidays, personal days, medical and dental insurance for full-time employees, a 403b retirement plan & tuition reimbursement.

The Full-Time CDL Driver assists with the collection and distribution of donated food and other items. Duties may include Grocery Rescue, senior food box delivery, agency deliveries, commercial and food drive pick-ups. Drivers must also maintain company vehicles.

Duties:

Pick up and deliver food donations, food boxes and agency orders in Utah Food Bank vehicles

Operate UFB vehicles in a safe and professional manner, obeying all traffic laws and appropriately representing UFB to the public on the road

Interact in appropriate professional manner with donors, agency personnel, volunteers, clients, general public and other staff to enhance UFB reputation and increase donations

Responsible for Utah Food Bank driver paperwork

Safely operate forklift and other warehouse equipment (pallet jacks, carts, etc)

Frequent hand unloading and loading of truck/trailer as needed

Responsible for proper routine maintenance of UFB machinery, equipment and vehicles

Regular cleaning of vehicle and prompt reporting of maintenance/repair needs

Perform daily pre-and post-trip safety inspections and turn in documents to Dispatch/Branch Director

Inspect and ensure product quality

Work with volunteers

Help with food drives on and off site (requires some Saturday hours)

Assist in warehouse as needed, build orders, load/unload trucks & trailers, clean up, etc.

Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Able to prioritize and complete work in a timely manner

Must have valid Utah Drivers’ License, good driving record (MVR required) and DOT medical card. UFB drivers may operate a variety of vehicles.

Forklift certified or ability to become certified; (in-house training and certification)

Good communication skills and ability to relate to many kinds of people in a professional manner

Must be able to establish and maintain effective working relationships with donors, clients, community members and UFB and agency staff

Flexible and available to work different routes/schedules as required; willing to work overtime if needed

Good organization skills

Pre-employment drug testing and periodic random testing is required, as is a criminal background check

Physical Requirements:

The work requires considerable strenuous physical exertion such as lifting heavy objects up to 50 lbs. on a regular basis and to 75 pounds some of the time, continuous bending and stooping, lifting donated food onto and off of scale and in and out of vehicle, lifting overhead to 50 lbs. to down stack pallets; pushing and pulling loaded pallet jacks up to 2,000 lbs. and prolonged periods of sitting and operating a large vehicle.