Driver Helper (OAKLAND)

Ride Along with a Driver as a Seasonal Driver Helper

Looking for a physically active seasonal opportunity in your community? As a Driver Helper, you'll team up with a UPS package delivery driver to help deliver packages to homes and businesses. You'll spend your day outdoors, interacting with customers, and helping ensure packages are delivered safely and on time.

This is a seasonal position that requires your flexibility. Work opportunities are offered each morning based on operational needs and your availability. Schedules vary and can include Monday through Saturday, holidays, and peak delivery periods.

When assigned work, you'll meet your driver at a designated pick-up location (meet point), often near your home or within your community. Helpers do not drive the brown truck.

Please Note: This is a seasonal position; schedules vary from day to day.

What you’ll need:

• Ability to lift, lower, and carry packages weighing up to 70 lbs.

• Sturdy work boots or slip-resistant shoes suitable for outdoor work

• Weather-appropriate attire for outdoor work

• Flexibility with day-to-day scheduling, based on business needs and your availability

• Saturdays and holiday work required – depending on business needs

• Authorized to work in the U.S.

Additional Benefits:

• Excellent weekly pay

• Work in your community

• Stay active throughout your shift

• No prior experience necessary

• Opportunity to gain experience with an industry-leading company

• Potential future career opportunities with UPS*

*This is a seasonal role. A seasonal job is a great place to start at UPS. Although continued employment is not guaranteed beyond the seasonal period, many team members begin in seasonal roles and later pursue additional opportunities with UPS. Shifts vary between Monday - Saturday, depending on business needs. Work assignments are communicated via calls/text to your phone.

This job posting includes information about the minimum qualifications, including the UPS Uniform and Personal Appearance Guidelines, locations, shifts, and operations within the locations that may consider your application. An applicant or employee may request an exception, change, or accommodation for any condition of employment, including the UPS Uniform and Personal Appearance Guidelines.

Fair Chance Act Disclosure:  Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. UPS does consider job applicants with prior criminal convictions. |

List of material job duties in which UPS believes a criminal history may have a direct, adverse, or negative relationship potentially resulting in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment:

• Employees must conduct themselves with honesty and integrity in all their duties, including the ability to safeguard customer and business materials, packages, property, and information with which they are entrusted.

• Ability to work safely and efficiently without endangering yourself or others.

• Ability to perform your job free from the influence of drugs or alcohol. UPS maintains a drug-free and alcohol-free workplace.

• Ability to work cooperatively in high paced and sometimes stressful environment.

• Ability to manage conflict in a reasonable, nonconfrontational, and cooperative manner. Employees must treat each other with courtesy, consideration, and professionalism.

• Ability to follow directions and seek assistance when necessary to resolve customer and business disputes.

• Employees must meet and maintain the minimum qualifications required for driver certification with the Department of Transportation. UPS will comply with all U.S. Department of Transportation rules and regulations concerning driver certifications.

• Demonstrate ability to consistently drive a commercial vehicle in a safe and responsible manner.

The base pay for this position is $17.75/hour

UPS is committed to providing a workplace free of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation. UPS is an equal opportunity employer. UPS does not discriminate on the basis of race/color/religion/sex/national origin/veteran/disability/age/sexual orientation/gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law.