Delivery Driver - Orange County - Morning: Mondays & Thursdays, 2am-6am

Thistle makes it easy to eat well – without overthinking it. Founded in 2013, we deliver fully prepared, healthy-by-default meals, snacks, desserts, and organic cold-pressed juices. Our mission is to help people get and stay healthy while improving the sustainability of our food system. We believe the health of people starts with eating real, whole foods, in the right balance, without friction.

About the Role

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.

Pay

• 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: $0.725 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 (includes base pay, 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

Responsibilities

• 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