Driver - Class A CDL

Company: North Texas Food Bank
Location: Plano
Posted on: February 26, 2021

Job Description:

PRIMARY PURPOSE: Perform a variety of routine and complex transportation work in driving and coordinating transportation plans in support of the Food Bank.
PRINCIPLE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
--- Operate company owned and leased trucks over 4 tons to facilitate shipping and receiving operations
--- Perform required before-, during-, and after-operation user maintenance and provide required reports
--- Provide outstanding customer service during delivery and pickup operations
--- Maintain all required certifications required by DOT, FMCSA and OSHA and company safety programs
--- Maintain and protect all property entrusted to you in excellent condition
--- Must plan route to insure most economical use of time and equipment.
--- Operate manual and electric pallet jacks and forklift equipment to land and off-load freight/products up to 50+ pounds unassisted.
--- Maintains accurate records and logs.
--- Services equipment with fuel, oil and other needs; checks fluid levels, cleans equipment and vehicles externally and internally, replaces bulbs and filters, etc.
--- Ensures compliance with applicable federal and/or state laws, regulations, and/or agency rules, standards and guidelines, etc.
--- Detects and eliminates or minimizes safety hazards.
--- Perform any other tasks assigned to support and improve the overall team operations
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Education/Certification:
--- High school diploma or general education degree (GED) preferred
--- Must possess a valid Commercial Driver's License (CDL) - Class A
Special Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
--- Familiar with DOT and FMCSA safety regulations
--- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills required
--- Must be customer-centric for both internal and external customers
Experience:
--- One or more year(s) commercial driving experience.
--- Experience with Ceres/Navision (or other WMS) and routing software is preferred.

MENTAL DEMANDS:
--- The person in this position needs to adapt well in the face of workplace stressors such as customer complaints and maintaining the safety of people and property.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
--- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger; handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop; kneel, crouch or crawl; talk, hear.
--- Individual will be subjected to prolonged sitting and driving.
--- Ability to regularly lift up to 50 lbs. individually, and up to 100 lbs. with the assistance of appropriate equipment and/or co-worker(s).
--- Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth vision, and the ability to adjust focus.
--- Must be able to successfully operate all gas and electric-powered forklift trucks, as well as manual pallet jacks and other warehouse support equipment, following completion of required training.
--- Ability to lift up to 50 lbs. individually, and up to 100 lbs. with the assistance of appropriate equipment and/or co-worker(s).
--- Individual will be subjected to prolonged sitting and driving.
--- Reaching, bending, repetitive motion, etc. for extended periods without rest.

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS:
--- Travel required within our 13-county service area.
--- Work schedule is Monday-Friday with occasional weekend work; typically work the morning shift, but must be flexible with work schedule.
--- Must be able to work in severe weather conditions; both heat and cold.

The mental and physical demands and work environment 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 the essential functions.
This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all skills, duties, responsibilities, efforts, requirements or working conditions associated with the job. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, NTFB reserves the right to revise the job or to require other or different tasks be performed as assigned.

The North Texas Food Bank is an equal opportunity employer.PI129089328

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