Truck Driver

About the role

City Harvest is New York’s first and largest food rescue organization, collecting perfectly good food that would otherwise go to waste to help feed the millions of New Yorkers who struggle to put meals on their tables. This year, we will rescue and distribute more than 86 million pounds of nutritious food to our neighbors in need.

Responsibilities

• Pick up and deliver food across the five boroughs to and from our Food Rescue Facility in Long Island City.
• Visit donors to accept food and deliver food to designated agencies in a safe, courteous, and timely manner.
• Operate a City Harvest truck safely and in compliance with motor vehicle laws.
• Drive with confidence in skills and knowledge of different routes.
• Complete all assignments on the route, accept overtime assignments and special assignments when required; comply with attendance policy.
• Communicate information about the route to the Manager – Food Transport and Food Transport management; ensure that all communications with dispatch are constructive and professional.
• Collect signatures on invoices, complete trip reports, logbooks, and other required paperwork.
• Ensure that all paperwork is neat, legible, accurate, and timely.
• Communicate customer needs, opportunities, and problems to Food Transport Team.
• Maintain the personal cleanliness needed to interact with the general public by ensuring that the uniform is clean and that appearance is neat.
• Maintain and ensure the cleanliness of assigned equipment; Ensure that vehicle is clean and neat after use, and fully gassed up for the next driver; immediately report mechanical problems and obvious damage to Food Transport management.
• Complete Pre / Post Trip inspection in compliance with company policy.
• Maintain required licenses needed to perform your job in a legal manner.
• Gains an understanding of all basic functions of Transportation.

Requirements

• No serious moving violations within the last 36 months.
• No preventable DOT accidents within the last 12 months.
• Must be able to regularly lift a minimum of 25 lbs. of weight.
• Must be flexible to work over normal business hours.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Some college preferred.
• CDL Class B or higher.
• A valid driver’s license with, a good driving record and an updated DOT card is required.
• Two or more years of commercial driving experience incomparable equipment.
• Experience in handling food and beverages.

Skills

• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong customer service and conflict avoidance/resolution skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills; Excellent communication and problem-solving skills.
• Superior judgment.
• Working knowledge of roadways within and between the five boroughs; occasionally roads in the tri-state area.

Benefits

There are many fantastic reasons to choose a career with City Harvest. In addition to fighting food insecurity in New York, City Harvest offers a competitive salary, full benefits (including medical, dental, and vision) with employer contributions towards premiums, employer-provided life insurance and a 403(b) retirement savings plan with matching employer contributions. We also offer discounted staff perks (movie tickets, gym memberships, cellular plans, etc.), generous time off, and professional development opportunities.

Pay

Competitive salary.

Schedule

Regularly required to work over normal business hours.