DONATION PICKUP DRIVER

Donation Pickup Driver

Responsible for safe transport of materials to and from donation locations. Ensures the daily transportation of donated goods, new goods, salvage, and trash. Picks up donations from bins, homes, and businesses and transports them to designated drop-off locations. Assists with coordinating the storage of donations when necessary. May occasionally train new material handlers and supervise material handlers during assignments outside the facility. Works independently and maintains confidentiality throughout the region.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

1. Ensures proper customer service to donors, customers, employees, and supervisors.
2. Projects a positive company image through pleasant customer service and proper, clean appearance.
3. Maintains transportation logs as instructed. Ensures that all appropriate transportation logs are properly utilized and submitted to management.
4. Coordinates with the Donations Manager and Scheduling Coordinator on daily truck scheduling and routing, ensuring trucks are safe and adequately stocked.
5. Involved in the daily collection and transportation of donations from donation bins, homes, and businesses to drop-off locations.
6. Monitors and advises the Donations Manager of the need to order supplies as needed.
7. Helps keep the facility clean and hazard-free.
8. Drives a truck in a safe and efficient manner, complying with all state, federal, and local driving laws, as necessary.
9. Works as a material handler in the facility as needed.
10. Performs routine preventive maintenance inspections on vehicles and equipment and reports maintenance needs.
11. Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty mentioned satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

Education High School

Experience 2 years related experience and/or training.

Management Experience Not Applicable

Skills

• Communication Skills
• Critical Thinking Skills
• Contact Management
• Spreadsheet
• Software Databases
• Decision Making
• Planning, organizing, and project management skills.
• Ability to multitask, shift priorities, and handle high-pressure, time-sensitive situations.
• Strong interpersonal skills

Required Certificates, Licenses, Registrations Must have held a valid driver's license for at least five years, with at least one year of experience operating the type of vehicle to be driven.

Preferred Certificates, Licenses, Registrations CDL

Mental Demands CLOSE MENTAL DEMAND. Operations requiring CLOSE AND CONTINUOUS ATTENTION for control of operations. OPERATIONS REQUIRING INTERMITTENT DIRECT THINKING to determine or select the most applicable way of HANDLING SITUATIONS regarding the organization's administration and operations; also, to determine or select material and equipment where highly variable sequences are involved.

Analytical Ability / Problem Solving REPETITIVE. Activities or duties using a pre-determined set of processes or directions coupled with nearby supervision. Learned things in situations where choice is simple or patterned.

Responsibility for Work of Others Depending on the role, this position may include responsibility for leading or supervising the work of others in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. When applicable, responsibilities may include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; and addressing complaints and resolving problems. Working Conditions Outside working environment, wherein there are extremely disagreeable working conditions most of the time. (e.g. hot mix paving in constant sun).

Physical Demand HIGHLY REPETITIVE, HIGHLY PHYSICAL. HIGHLY REPETITIVE type work which requires the CONCENTRATED AND NON-DIVERSIFIED physical demands of the employee.

Additional Information Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds independently and up to 100 pounds with assistance. Must be able to safely operate all company vehicles. Requires travel throughout the State of Arkansas. Regular exposure to truck and forklift fumes, noise, trash, and donated goods.

Goodwill Industries of Arkansas