Nutrition Services Truck Driver

Job Description

Job Description

The Nutrition Services Truck Driver is a Part Time position, responsible for conducting mobile food distributions and collecting food donations from various food retailers throughout Nassau County. The driver is responsible for ensuring proper loading, unloading, preparation, inspection, and safe operation of delivery vehicles while adhering to all applicable safety, sanitation, and transportation regulations.

Essential Functions:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Operate a delivery truck to pick up, transport, and deliver food and other goods to mobile food distribution sites and the Barnabas Center pantry.
• Safely load, unload, handle, and transport food products, supplies, and other cargo, including heavy items.
• Plan and follow efficient delivery routes to ensure timely pickups and deliveries.
• Maintain vehicles in safe operating condition and accurately complete required logs, records, and documentation.
• Deliver goods in a professional manner while providing excellent customer service and promoting a positive image of Barnabas Center.
• Serve as a brand ambassador by representing Barnabas Center professionally in all interactions with clients, partners, donors, and the public.
• Direct customer questions, concerns, and inquiries to the Nutrition Services Manager as appropriate.
• Conduct pre-trip and post-trip vehicle inspections to identify mechanical issues, ensure safety compliance, and perform routine preventive maintenance checks.
• Comply with all applicable traffic laws, Department of Transportation regulations, and Barnabas Center policies and procedures.
• Promptly report vehicle defects, accidents, incidents, safety concerns, or regulatory violations to the Nutrition Services Manager.
• Maintain a safe, clean, and organized work environment and assist with warehouse and distribution operations as needed.

Competency (knowledge, skills, abilities): 

• Proven experience as a truck driver.
• Adaptability and foresight to handle unexpected situations (traffic, weather conditions, etc.).
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Excellent customer service and communication skills.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Work Environment:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts and outside weather conditions. The employee is occasionally exposed to high temperatures; wet and/or humid conditions; fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; risk of electrical shock; and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to sit. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 100 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Position Type and Expected Hours of Work:

This is a part-time position working early mornings Monday through Thursday with an occasional Saturday. Hour are 7:00 am – 12:00 pm for up to 20 hours per week. Evening and weekend work may be required as job duties demand.

Travel:

No travel is expected for this position.

Required Education and Experience:

High school graduate or equivalent is required. Five years driving experience required.

Preferred Education and Experience:

One year commercial driving experience preferred.

Additional Eligibility Qualifications (licensure, certification):

Valid Florida Driver’s License.

EEO Statement:

It always has been and continues to be Barnabas’s policy that employees should be able to enjoy a work environment free from all forms of unlawful employment discrimination. All decisions regarding recruiting, hiring, promotion, assignment, training, termination, and other terms and conditions of employment will be made without unlawful discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, age, pregnancy, disability, work-related injury, covered veteran status, political ideology, genetic information, marital status, or any other factor that the law protects from employment discrimination. Individuals will be selected for promotion based on skill and merit.

Additionally, Barnabas prohibits unlawful harassment of its employees, applicants, or independent contractors in any form. Complaints of unlawful employment discrimination or harassment should be reported as defined below. In cases where investigation confirms the allegations, appropriate corrective action will be taken, regardless of whether the inappropriate conduct rises to the level of any violation of law. No employee will suffer retaliation for reporting, in good faith, any violation of Company policy or unlawful discrimination, harassment, or retaliation.

Other Duties:

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.