Driver

Driver

Queens - Hollis, NY 11413

Overview

Salary Range $21.00 - $21.00 Hourly Category Transportation

Description

The Role

Gotham Greens is seeking a passionate, driven, and hardworking individual to fill a position as a Driver. We are looking for a responsible delivery driver to distribute products promptly to our customers. You will represent our company in a professional and cost-effective manner aiming at increasing profitability and customer satisfaction. Prior experience in the natural and organic food industry is a plus but not required. This is an opportunity for an enthusiastic, self-motivated and organized individual to assume a position at a rapidly growing, innovative, disruptive company in the 21st century food system.

Areas of Responsibility

• Assist in the delivery of company product to different addresses and through different routes
• Load, unload, prepare, inspect, and ensure safe delivery of company product.
• Ask for feedback on provided services and resolve clients complaints
• Collect payments, invoices, and related goods
• Assist in the completion of logs and reports
• Follow DOT regulations and safety standards
• Responsible for the delivery of goods following Gotham Greens Shipping Protocol
• Responsible for completion of shipping/delivery tickets.
• Responsible for cleanliness of trucks.

Qualifications Requirements:

• Proven working experience as a delivery driver and comfortable driving in a variety of weather and traffic conditions.
• Valid professional drivers license
• 2-3 years of delivery driving experience
• Excellent organizational and time management skills
• Good driving record with no traffic violations
• Ability to operate forklifts a plus
• High school degree
• Capable of lifting 50lbs, Standing and Sitting for extended periods of time.
• Valid DOT Medical Card
• Must pass a drug test.

Who We Are

Gotham Greens is on a mission to transform how and where fresh produce is grown. We are a pioneer in urban indoor agriculture and a leading fresh produce and food company. Through our national network of local high-tech farms, Gotham Greens delivers fresh, long-lasting, and delicious leafy greens, herbs, salad dressings and pesto dip all year round to retail, restaurant, and foodservice customers.

Today, Gotham Greens has 9 locations with 600,000+ sq. ft. of hydroponic greenhouses across six U.S. states and over 400 team members. Since its launch in 2011, Gotham Greens has grown from a single urban rooftop greenhouse in Brooklyn, N.Y., to a multi-state greenhouse operator and one of the largest hydroponic leafy green producers in North America.

Gotham Greens recently raised $87 million in new equity and debt capital, bringing our total financing to $130 million and fueling our company's next phase of growth.