Class A Driver

About the Role

Drive company-owned, leased, or rental tractors, straight trucks, and/or other vehicles to move products between intercompany buildings and customer or vendor sites. This hands-on role collaborates with other departments and operations to improve accuracy, timeliness, and uptime.

Responsibilities

• Moves material between buildings using tractor-trailers.
• Maintains all company equipment to ensure safe, efficient, and trouble-free condition.
• Performs safe loading/unloading, movement, and storage of raw, work-in-progress (WIP), and finished materials.
• Operates dock handling equipment (stand-up lifts, sit-down lifts, pallet jacks, etc.).
• Ensures maintenance of vehicles, trailers, and associated equipment is performed and kept in safe operating condition.
• Complies with all company-wide standard operating procedures (SOPs) and any job or department-specific SOPs, including:
  • Employee Health and Safety
  • SQF (Safe Quality Food packager) and GMP (Good Manufacturing Procedures) focused on eliminating contaminants in packaging.
  • SGP (Sustainable Green Printer) environmental regulatory procedures.
• Works within productivity standards and completes tasks in a timely manner.
• Participates in special projects and other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• High school diploma required.
• Valid Class A CDL.
• Prior forklift experience required.
• Knowledge and compliance with all Pennsylvania driving laws and DOT regulations.
• Knowledge of warehousing and bar-coding systems is a plus.
• Intermediate to advanced computer skills, including proficiency in Microsoft Office, is a plus.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong time management and attention to detail.

Skills

• Ability to work effectively in a team environment.
• Supports manufacturing operations and promotes 5S/Lean manufacturing initiatives.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to maintain confidentiality per company and federal standards.
• Adaptability to changes in the work environment, competing demands, and unexpected events.
• Dependability, punctuality, and responsiveness to management direction.

Physical Demands

• Ability to sit for extended periods.
• Ability to move and lift up to 40 lbs. intermittently.
• Willingness to work outside in inclement weather (rain, heat, cold, snow, etc.).
• Willingness to load/unload material into and out of trailers, trucks, or other vehicles.

Working Conditions

• Must wear required personal protective equipment (PPE) in production areas, including:
  • Eye protection
  • Steel-toe shoes
  • Hair net
  • Hearing protection