Retail Logistics Driver

Box Truck Driver/Material Handler

Join our team at Goodwill—where your work goes beyond a paycheck and directly supports our mission through life-changing programs like job training, digital skills, disability assistance programs, and high school diplomas for adults! Your efforts make a real difference in people's lives.

The Box Truck Driver/Material Handler is responsible for safe and efficient transportation, loading, unloading, and handling of donated goods to and from retail stores, donation centers, and warehouses. This role plays a key part in supporting daily logistics and inventory movement for a mission-driven retail operation.

Job Type: Full-time, Hourly

Hourly Rate: $22.00 per hour

Shift: 8-hour shift, scheduled for 40-hours per week

Flexible schedule; availability for mornings, evenings, and weekends

Key Responsibilities:

• Operate box truck to transport donated goods between donation centers, retail stores, warehouses, and recycling partners.
• Load and unload goods using pallet jacks, hand trucks, or by hand as required.
• Ensure proper securing of cargo and adherence to weight limits.
• Inspect vehicles before and after use to ensure safe operation and report any maintenance issues.
• Assist in organizing and maintaining cleanliness and safety in the warehouse and loading docks.
• Follow scheduled routes and maintain communication with dispatch and retail locations.
• Maintain accurate records of pickups, deliveries, and any incidents.
• Provide courteous and professional customer service when interacting with donors, store staff, and the public.
• Adhere to all company policies, safety regulations, and DOT standards.

What You'll Bring:

• Valid driver's license with a clean record and For Hire (or Chauffeur's) endorsement
• Experience driving box trucks (16–26 ft.) and handling materials
• Ability to lift 50–75 lbs. repeatedly and work in all weather conditions
• Strong leadership, organizational, and communication skills
• Knowledge of local area, equipment, and material handling techniques
• Professional, dependable, and safety-conscious work ethic
• Flexibility to work mornings, evenings, and weekends
• DOT physical clearance and ability to pass background, drug, and alcohol screenings
• Forklift certification (or willingness to obtain)
• Neat appearance with steel toe boots worn at all times

Preferred:

• Experience in retail, warehouse, or nonprofit operations.
• Forklift certification (or willingness to obtain).

Employee Benefits Full Time Employees: For Full-Time Employees, Goodwill offers a total rewards package of: competitive wages, bonus eligibility, annual merit increase eligibility, paid sick time, paid vacation days, 10 paid holidays annually, employee health clinics, dental, medical, HSA, vision, retirement plan, life insurance, student loan forgiveness eligible, employee discount, and mileage reimbursement.

We value a variety of backgrounds, including those who have had prior contact with the criminal legal system. Evansville Goodwill Industries is committed to providing formerly incarcerated individuals and individuals with arrest or conviction records a fair chance at employment. Evansville Goodwill Industries, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.