What are the responsibilities and job description for the Driver Helper position at Flying Food Group?
Classification: Nonexempt
Salary Range: $21.46/hr
Reports to: Transportation Manager
Date: May 2025
Flying Food Group is seeking a reliable driver helper.
Essential Functions
- Load Catering Vehicle according to loading specifications
- Ensure airline is correctly catered and all equipment is in place
- Load and unload from and to aircraft in a safe and efficient manner
- Off load vehicles at facility to ensure efficient processing of airline equipment
- Verify meal carts based on Flight configuration
- Verify flight for completeness to ensure your carts are complete
- Monitor temperatures of carts to ensure HACCP compliance, and complete any forms necessary
- Work with dispatcher for airline times and flight schedules
- Drive safely (NON CDL vehicles) to ensure no accidents occur
- Follow Airport transportation driving rules for speed limits and safety
- Conduct vehicle checks to ensure proper maintenance of vehicle
- Report all vehicle repairs on transportation log and to management
- Ensure proper operation of vehicle when loading and unloading aircraft
- Assist with loading and off loading line up of carts, moving carts to and from departs for loading and off loading purposes.
- In-house and on Aircraft flight verification
- Other duties may be assigned
- Ability to work flexible hours, any day of the week
Skills and Qualifications
- Good understanding of aircraft galleys and In-Flight Catering
- Must possess commercial driver license
- Airport security badge, and background clearance
- Customs seal requirement and TSA.
- Ability to work as a team member in cold and hot surroundings
- Able to lift, push and pull at least 50 lbs.
- Ability to read, write and understand some English, Bilingual is a plus
- Minimum 2 years’ experience in the aircraft field operations experience but not required)
Supervisory Responsibility
This position has non-supervisory responsibilities.
Work Environment
This job operates in an outdoor environment assisting with the loading and unloading of products. The job can be physically demanding and may require working in various weather conditions.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and/or listen. This employee frequently is required to sit and stand for long periods; and reach with hands and arms.
Position Type/Expected Hours of Work
This is a full-time exempt position in a 24/7/365 work environment.Flexibility with weekdays, evenings and weekend required.
Travel
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Other Duties
Please note that this job description is not designed to cover a comprehensive list of activities, duties, or responsibilities. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Benefits
Flying Food Group, LLC offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, prescription drug coverage, dental, vision, life insurance, disability insurance, accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity plans, flexible spending accounts, employee assistance program, commuter benefit, retirement program 401(k), tuition reimbursement, and pet insurance.
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