School Nutrition Services (SNS) Delivery Driver/Utility

School Nutrition Services (SNS) Delivery Driver/Utility

The School Nutrition Services Delivery Driver/Utility role is responsible for the safe and efficient transport of department property, including prepared meals, supplies, small equipment, and frozen or dry goods. Operating primarily on a predetermined route, this position requires a reliable individual who can seamlessly adapt to ad-hoc requests, schedule changes and unforeseen delivery needs.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Performs all duties, assignments, transfers, courier service and routes as assigned by the School Nutrition Services Central Office team.
• Operate a division vehicle to various locations to pick up and deliver School Nutrition Services food, supplies, and property.
• Loads insulated food transport containers or carts, cases of food and supplies, small equipment, and heavy equipment into a van and delivers it to schools within the time allowed for that route.
• Places food deliveries into cooler, freezer, dry storage, or warmer at the school cafeteria as requested by the Cafeteria Manager or designees.
• Occasionally assists with the organizing, rotation, and storage of perishable and non-perishable food and supplies to stock items in the event of equipment failures or warehousing for storage.
• Upholds sanitation standards to guarantee that all food deliveries arrive safely, on time, and at peak quality.
• Operates delivery van in a safe, courteous, and professional manner, Ensures compliance with traffic laws and vehicle safety guidelines.
• Ability to use a hydraulic lift-gate, hand dolly, and other aids to transport property.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete and abstract variables.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education and Experience:

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• 5 years of custodial, bus driving, warehouse driver, or delivery experience preferred.
• Strong interpersonal and teamwork skills; ability to work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong organizational skills and ease at managing competing demands and determining priorities independently.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Basic digital literacy, including the ability to regularly check, read, and respond to email communications.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Skilled in relational data management systems, including ODBC connections, Data Connection Wizards, Analysis Services, and Microsoft Office tools.
• Capable of leveraging SQL querying mechanisms to generate clear data reporting and presentation solutions.
• Aptitude for evaluating, diagnosing, and enhancing complex automated operational systems and workflows.
• Demonstrated skill in planning, creating, coordinating, and delivering comprehensive professional development and instructional presentations.
• Talent for translating complex technical parameters into accessible terms for non-technical stakeholders.
• Excellent active listening skills to precisely evaluate user requirements and data inquiries.
• Output-oriented approach with proven ability to perform effectively within team-focused, cooperative settings.
• Exceptional analytical, written, oral, and presentation capabilities, alongside a proactive work ethic and team-oriented mindset.

Additional Requirements:

• Possession of a valid Virginia driver's license required.
• Satisfactory driving history required.
• Bilingual/proficiency in Spanish preferred.

Physical Demands:

Employees must possess sufficient strength, agility, and dexterity to successfully perform all assigned duties. This role requires the ability to regularly lift, carry, push, pull, load, and unload cargo up to 20 pounds independently, periodically moving up to 50 pounds, and occasionally lifting up to 75 pounds with assistance. High stamina is essential for frequent standing, walking, and climbing in and out of the delivery van 100 to 200 times per shift, alongside frequent bending, stooping, crouching, twisting, and reaching overhead. Required sensory capabilities include close, distance, peripheral, and depth-perception vision for safe driving, as well as the auditory and vocal skills necessary to hear safety warnings and clearly communicate with team members, distributors, and division stakeholders. Additionally, the position demands the cognitive clarity to read, follow, and interpret written, oral, schedule, and diagrammatic instructions.

Work Environment:

Duties are performed in a dynamic setting that shifts daily across multiple school locations, encompassing both indoor institutional kitchens and outdoor transit conditions. Employees are regularly exposed to a variety of environmental factors, including extreme outdoor weather during transit, kitchen heat, and extreme cold within walk-in coolers and freezer units. The workplace involves consistent exposure to water, steam, slippery surfaces, machinery vibrations, and the elevated noise levels of a bustling, student-centered school cafeteria. Tasks are executed under minimal direct supervision, requiring sustained physical effort over extended periods and a flexible ability to remain highly responsive to changing logistical and operational demands.

How to Apply: All applicants (including RPS employees) must submit an on-line application. Please access website at Please upload the following information with your application: a current resume, transcript and license if applicable. Three reference names and contact information will be required if you progress to the interview step of the selection process. Richmond Public Schools will conduct a background investigation, fingerprinting and tuberculosis screening as a condition of employment. EOE.

Start Date: Based on School Board approval