Class A Driver

Description

Are you motivated to make a difference in your community? Do you thrive in a fast-paced, hands-on environment where every action directly helps neighbors in need? United Food Bank is seeking a dedicated CDL Class A Driver to join our dynamic team, where every mile you drive contributes to achieving our mission to fight hunger in our community. 

Our Mission and Values:

We are passionate about our Mission of Uniting Communities to Alleviate Hunger. You are most likely to find success at United Food Bank if you are motivated to embrace our values:

• We are Uniters – working together as one united team.
• We are Cultivators – with a growth mindset and willing to try new things.
• We are Optimists – with a positive attitude and a commitment to move our mission forward.

Position Summary:

The CDL Class A Driver is a key part of our Transportation team, reporting to the Transportation Manager. The Class A Driver will be responsible for the completion of daily duties, safety procedures, assigned driving routes, and successful public relations with the use of our company vehicle. This position ensures that our food resources are delivered on time and in top condition to our partner agencies within our service areas around the state of Arizona in order to meet our goal of alleviating hunger in our community.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following: include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Experience driving and maneuvering a tractor with trailer (up to 53’ long) and/or 26’ Box (straight) truck
• Load trucks and deliver food to partner agencies in the United Food Bank service area
• Pick up grocery rescue on the assigned route and deliver to United Food Bank warehouse, unload, sort, and receipt
• Pick up assigned food drives at locations throughout the United Food Bank service area.
• Ability to maneuver pallets of product weighing up to 1200 lbs. within the confines of a box and/or trailer with the assistance of pallet jacks
• Ability to lift and stack boxes of food, lift and set up Gaylord storage units, and lift and stack wooden pallets (50 lbs.)
• Current forklift certification or ability to obtain
• Practice safe food handling procedures at all times 
• Practice safe driving procedures at all times
• Obey all traffic laws at all times
• Conduct vehicle safety checks as required
• Maintain good public relations with all contacts
• Maintain DOT logbooks for transportation
• Help coworkers of different job titles and departments whenever possible
• Take full responsibility of product during transportation
• Other duties may be assigned by the Transportation Manager and/or department leaders.

Requirements

Qualifications: (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities)

• Passion for alleviating hunger and serving the community.
• Experience in maneuvering tractor/trailer units and straight/box trucks.
• Pallet Jack and Forklift experience.
• Ability to acquire Arizona Food Handlers Card and Serve Safe Certification.
• Current ADOT long-form physical.
• Knowledge of vehicle inspection processes.
• Valid Arizona Class A Driver’s License with a clean driving record of 3 years.
• Excellent verbal communication skills and the ability to communicate effectively with people of diverse backgrounds and socio-economic levels. 
• Exhibits qualities of maturity, good judgment, and tact. 
• Ability to effectively analyze and resolve routine and complex problems.
• At least three years of Commercial Driving and familiarity with Arizona terrain.

Physical demands and work environment:

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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and talk or hear. The employee is required to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms on a daily basis.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

• The employee must lift and/or move up to 60 pounds regularly throughout the workday on a daily basis
• Must be physically capable of performing lifting, carrying, climbing, or other essential tasks to safely operate vehicles or equipment without posing risk to themselves or others, and
• Must not have medical conditions that could interfere with their ability to work safely

In instances of a federal, state, or locally declared emergency, United Food Bank is typically considered an essential service and emergency responder; all of its employees may be called in to perform regular or emergent duties.

The above job description is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions and perform any other related duties as assigned by their supervisor.