Position Overview

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 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.

Your 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 all conditions that require attention to 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, paying attention to proper temperature.
• Establish positive relationships with donors and partner agencies.
• Assist with weighing, loading and unloading of product.
• 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.

Your Qualifications:

• Possession of a valid and clean CDL-A license.
• Minimum of 2 years CDL driving experience A
• Ability to work all shifts, nights or weekends.
• Current registration in the FMCSA clearinghouse is preferred
• Ability to communicate effectively in English, both orally and in writing.
• Ability to communicate and interact with a wide variety of people.
• Ability to lift and carry weight in accordance with OSHA standards.
• Basic Math Skills.
• Basic Reading and Writing Skills in the English language.
• Ability to successfully complete trainings related to the safe operation of truck equipment and DOT Safety inspections.
• Ability to successfully complete trainings related to the safe handling of food products.
  Ability to prepare written reports accurately.
• Ability to successfully complete training related to the safe operation of warehouse equipment and machinery.
• Capable of following directions.
• Capable of working under pressure, completing various assignments responsibly and in a timely manner.

Working Conditions

• Hours of Operation: Although organization hours are Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., this position may work closer to 45-50 hours per week, especially during peak times such as holiday seasons, growing seasons and disaster response. After hours business work is required occasionally throughout the year.
• Travel: FSF serves four counties so there is often same-day travel between the counties, using a personal vehicle, and occasional out of town travel for meetings, conferences or special events.
• OSHA Standards Lifting requirements are 50 pounds and when lifting loads heavier than 50 pounds, use two or more people to lift the load.