CDL (A) or (B) Truck Driver

Yail Noa Group - יעיל נוע

Madison (WI)

On-site

USD 48,000 - 54,000

Full time

45 hours ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan with 5% match

Paid Time Off (23 days/year)

Job summary

Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin is seeking a CDL-A Driver to safely operate tractor trailers and smaller vehicles for food pickups and deliveries. You will be the first face of the organization to partner agencies and donors, maintaining strong relationships and accurate records.

The role requires 1 year of driving experience, CDL-A credentials, and willingness to obtain food safety certification within six months.

Qualifications

1 year of related driving experience
Class A CDL or CDL-A required
Must obtain food safety certification within six months of hire

Responsibilities

Drive trucks safely to pick up and deliver food.
Maintain accurate records for all donation pickups/deliveries.
Provide backup for deliveries with sprinter van/other vehicles.
Develop and maintain relationships with partner agencies and donors.
Ensure compliance with Second Harvest, state, and local regulations.

Skills

Trucking experience

CDL-A

Safety compliance

Record keeping

Customer service

Team collaboration

Job description

About Second Harvest

At Second Harvest, we believe that everyone in our community should have consistent and equitable access to enough nutritious, relevant, and culturally meaningful food to thrive. We work towards our mission of ending hunger through food acquisition & storage, root cause work, and collaboration with the communities we support.

Description

Vision

Everyone in our Community has enough nutritious food to thrive.

Mission

Second Harvest exists to end hunger in southwestern Wisconsin.

Values

Summary

The CDL A or B Driver’s primary responsibility is to safely drive the truck for picking up and delivering food. They will be the first face of Second Harvest Foodbank, representing our organization to our partner agencies and donors.

Position Responsibilities & Essential Functions

Drive trucks safely to pick up and deliver food.
Maintain accurate records for all donation pick-ups/deliveries.
Provide back up for deliveries utilizing the sprinter van and other vehicles that might otherwise be completed by volunteers.
Develop and maintain excellent relationships with all partner agencies, food donors, and other people involved in ending hunger.
Understand and participate in ongoing safety program.
Report equipment needing repairs to the Lead Driver
Ensure program operations comply Second Harvest, State, and Local regulations.
Work collaboratively with volunteers and operations team.
Attend Driver and All Staff Meetings.
Responsible for ensuring the general maintenance on all vehicles driven is performed on a regular basis.
Perform any other duties as needed to ensure smooth operation of the distribution center, as well as to fulfill our mission, drive our vision and abide by our values.

Competencies

Personal Effectiveness

Able to maintain regular work schedule.
Ability to stay focused on tasks; make the best use of available time and resources; balance quality of work with meeting deadlines.
Provides customer service in a timely manner.
Strives for process improvements and receptive to feedback.
Respects confidentiality, truthful, and transparent.
Adheres to all workplace safety standards and practices.
Manages own time, priorities, and resources to achieve goals.
Maintains composure in stressful or adverse situations.
Ability to cultivate and develop equitable and inclusive working relationships with staff, volunteers, community partners, vendors and applicants.

Language Ability

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business written communications.
Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups, managers, agencies, customers and the general public.

Math Ability

Possess the ability to calculate figures and amounts such as pounds of food

Reasoning Ability

Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.

Computer Skills

Employee must have the ability to utilize email.
Employee will be expected to learn and effectively use internal software programs.

Equipment

Cdl-a

Ability to operate tractor trailers ranging from 48' to 53'.
Straight Trucks (up to 26 feet) and non CDL required vehicles like Box truck and Sprinter vans.
Ability to operate forklift.
Ability to operate pallet jack.
Ability to operate warehouse equipment as necessary.

Cdl-b

Straight Trucks (up to 26 feet) and non CDL required vehicles like Box truck and Sprinter vans.
Ability to operate forklift.
Ability to operate pallet jack.
Ability to operate warehouse equipment as necessary.

Supervisory Responsibility

Volunteers as required.

Salary Range

$23.27 - $27.88 per hour

$2/hour differential for CDL-A License

Eligibility

This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

Availability

This position will remain open until filled.

Benefit Package Includes

Health Insurance (we pay 90% of the premium for full-time employees)
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Retirement Plan with 5% match
Short Term Disability Insurance
Long Term Disability Insurance
Life and AD&D Insurance
Paid Time Off starting at 23 Days per year
15 Paid Holidays per year
Paid Family Leave
Employment Transition Pay

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This job operates in a warehouse environment. This role routinely uses standard warehouse equipment such pallet jacks, hand trucks and forklift. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Employee must be able to work in cold environments, including cooler and freezer. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to working near moving mechanical parts.

In instances of a federal, state or locally declared emergency, Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin is typically considered an essential service and emergency responder; all of its employees may be called in to perform regular or emergent duties outside the scope of their usual responsibilities.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; stand; walk; crouch; crawl; use hands to finger, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk; and hear. The employee is frequently required to lift and/or move up to 50 lbs.

Requirements

Qualifications

Cdl-a

1 Year of related experience.
Class A CDL or CDL-A
CDL-A allows the driver to operate any vehicle with a semi-trailer or a trailer with two or more axles. A common Class A vehicle is a tractor trailer, also known as a semi.
This includes combination vehicles with a gross combination weight rating (GCWR) of 26,001 or more pounds, provided the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the vehicle being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds.
Must have the ability to complete food safety certification within six months of hire.

Cdl-b

Straight Trucks (up to 26 feet) and non CDL required vehicles like Box truck and Sprinter vans.
Ability to operate forklift.
Ability to operate pallet jack.
Ability to operate warehouse equipment as necessary.

Preferred Education/Experience