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Job Description

Job Description

Manna Food Center Job Description – Logistics Driver

Reports to

Senior Manager of Logistics

Direct Reports

None

Full-Time/Part-Time

Full-time. M-F (Core Hours 6:30 am-2:30 pm), Up to 40 hours a week.  Non-Exempt. 

Must be available to work occasional evenings until 7 pm and weekends

Incumbent

TBD

Salary/Hourly wage           $23.00hr - $24.00hr  

Job Summary

The Logistics Driver is a key member of Manna’s Logistics within the Operations team, responsible for the safe, timely, and efficient transportation of food and related goods. This position supports both pickups and distribution , ensuring that food donations are collected from partners and distributed to participants and partners according to established schedules and priorities. In addition to driving responsibilities, the Logistics Driver will assist with warehouse duties.

Key Responsibilities

• Follow the driving schedule assigned by the Senior Manager of Logistics.
• Perform other driving or warehousing-related duties as assigned to support the overall operations of the Logistics Team. 

Summary of essential job functions

• Safely operate the assigned Manna’s vehicle to complete any scheduled  pickups of food as assigned, including loading and unloading vehicles by using pallet jacks.
• Safely operate assigned Manna’s vehicle to complete any scheduled food distribution, including home deliveries, ensuring proper loading and unloading vehicles by using pallet jacks.
• Act as the on-site lead during food distributions, providing direction to volunteers and staff, ensuring proper setup and flow of operations, and maintaining safety and food handling standards.
• Perform pre- and post-trip inspection of van or truck, including routine checks and report any maintenance issues to the Senior Manager of Logistics.  
• Perform daily maintenance of truck, such as refueling and cleaning. 
• Support the Logistics Team with daily warehousing tasks as assigned. 
• Collaborate with team members to ensure smooth operations during events and distributions.
• Follow all safety guidelines and standard operating procedures while driving and handling food products.
• Work collaboratively with team members and volunteers to ensure a safety-first approach when driving and/or participating in warehousing duties. 
• Other duties as assigned

Minimum requirements

• Valid driver’s license and Department of Transportation (DOT) medical card with the proven ability to drive any Manna vehicle (box truck, van, etc.). 
• Clean driving record with no moving violations in the past two years and no major violations in the past ten years.  No DUI citations.
• Ability to pass and maintain the Maryland (MD) Medical Examiner’s Certificate (DOT card).
• Successful completion of a pre-employment drug screening.
• Ability to lift objects of 50 pounds continually and up to 100 pounds waist high occasionally, and load them into vehicles.
• Excellent customer service skills, including the ability to treat all participants with dignity and respectfully manage difficult and/or challenging situations.
• Experience in a fast-paced, high-energy environment such as the restaurant or food service industry, social service, or retail.
• Strong ability to multitask and effectively manage diverse, concurrent responsibilities.
• Excellent logistical and organizational skills.
• Eligible to be insured under Manna’s vehicle insurance policy.
• Fluency in Spanish and English is preferred.

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 job duties, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and communicate verbally and audibly. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee frequently stands, walks, stoops, kneels, crouches, or crawls. Occasionally, the employee is required to sit, climb, or balance. The employee must regularly lift and/or move objects up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move objects up to 50 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move objects weighing more than 100 pounds. Specific vision requirements for this role include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

Why Choose Manna?

It takes all types of people to make Manna great. We seek a diverse and committed group of individuals who are eager to engage in service to the community while enabling their own personal growth and professional development. One of our core priorities is to enable our employees to live a well-balanced life and career, and our benefits are an important extension of that philosophy. As such, we offer a competitive suite of benefits, including:

• Participation in Manna’s comprehensive Health Benefits Plan.
• Eleven paid holidays + your birthday! Two weeks paid vacation, which increases with tenure, 10 paid sick days to start, and 3 personal days per fiscal year.
• Free Short-Term Disability Insurance.
• Generous retirement benefits.
• New parents leave.
• Support for work-related transportation in accordance with Manna’s practices and procedures.

Our Culture

• At Manna, our core values are passion and determination, relationships built on respect, resourcefulness, community involvement, and adaptability and ingenuity.  Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion is a top priority that enables us to find excellent teammates and creates an environment where all types of people can belong and thrive.
• Manna is participant-centered and data-driven. Our people do meaningful work in an environment where they feel a genuine sense of community and connectedness to Manna’s mission.
• Manna relies on problem-solving and solution creation from all levels.
• Working at Manna is a dynamic experience with the opportunity to take ownership and make a difference.
• Our work is strengthened by the voices of people with lived experience of food insecurity.

Racial Equity Statement

Manna Food Center is committed to serving as an ally for racial justice and is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. We are fully committed to equity and believe deeply in diversity of race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, political opinion, and national origin. Applicants with lived experience of our service area are encouraged to apply.

Disclaimer

This job description is not a contract and confers no contractual rights, privileges, or benefits on any applicant or potential applicant. Manna has the right to change any and all terms of this job description, including, but not limited to, job responsibilities, qualifications, and benefits. Nothing in this job description constitutes an offer or guarantee of employment. Manna reserves the right to change its current benefits program at any time, in a manner that is consistent with applicable federal and state regulations.

Manna is an Equal Opportunity Employer .