Delivery Driver - San Diego - Evening: Sundays & Wednesdays, 6pm-10pm (63094)

Delivery Driver - San Diego - Evening

Salary Range $20.00 - $20.00 Hourly Job Shift Afternoon/Evening

Title: Delivery Driver

Department: Logistics

Reports To: Logistics Supervisor

Founded in 2013, Thistle is a food-tech startup empowering our customers to get and stay healthy while improving the sustainability of our food system. We make delicious, ready-to-eat plant-forward meals, snacks, and juices delivered right to our customers' doorsteps. Our convenient subscription service empowers customers to improve their personal and planetary health by incorporating more plants into their diet.

Thistle Delivery Drivers are the final step in getting our plant-forward meals to customers. You represent our quality, reliability, and care at the door.

Earnings at a Glance

• Base pay: $20.00 per hour to start
• Base wage escalator: Up to $2.00 more per hour based on delivery volume and hours worked
• Tips: Typically $1.00 to $3.00 per hour
• Cell phone reimbursement: $0.25 per hour
• Mileage reimbursement: $0.70 to $0.72.5 per mile
• Typical pace and distance: About 4.5 deliveries per hour at 4.0 miles per delivery on average

Fully baked equivalent per hour using these averages

• Start rate before tips: $33.03 per hour (This combines base pay, the cell phone reimbursement, and mileage reimbursement at $0.70 per mile.)

• Start rate with typical tips: $34.03 to $36.03 per hour

• With max escalator: $35.03 per hour before tips, $36.03 to $38.03 with typical tips

Our payroll is processed biweekly. However, you may enroll in Tapcheck to access earned wages as early as the next day. Once registered, your earnings will be sent to your debit card within 24 hours after each shift.

What You Will Do

• Arrive at the assigned Thistle location at your scheduled shift start with a fully charged smartphone and sufficient fuel
• Verify that all items are accounted for before leaving for deliveries
• Use our delivery app to complete assigned stops and follow customer instructions
• Collect return bags and ice packs and return them to your pickup location at the beginning of your next shift
• Communicate clearly and consistently with our dispatch team to keep routes moving

Qualifications

What You Bring

• High school diploma or equivalent
• A valid driver's license and a clean driving record
• Proof of insurance that includes liability and bodily injury
• A reliable, clean, well-maintained vehicle with capacity for multiple medium-sized bags of meals, snacks, and beverages
• A reliable smartphone and comfort with using mobile technology for routing and instructions
• This position requires the ability to understand and follow safety instructions, standard operating procedures, and work directions as provided in English to ensure a safe and efficient work environment.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule, including some evenings, early mornings, weekends, and holidays
• Ability to manually lift, carry, pull, or push objects up to 50 pounds

Our Culture

Diversity, equity, and inclusion are core values at Thistle. We do our best and most impactful work when everyone feels represented and that they belong. We are proud to recruit and hire talented people from a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences. We do not discriminate against employees or applicants for employment on any legally recognized basis, including but not limited to race, ethnicity, citizenship, national origin, color, hairstyles, hair texture, religion or religious creed, age, sex including pregnancy, gender identity, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, veteran or active military status, marital status, criminal record, genetics, retaliation, sexual harassment, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.