DONATION PICKUP DRIVER

Paycom; Lowell (AR); On-site; USD 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Goodwill in Arkansas is seeking a dedicated driver to safely transport donated goods to retail stores and donation centers. You will pick up donations from homes and businesses and coordinate daily truck routes with the Donations Manager and Scheduling Coordinator.

The role requires maintaining transportation logs, ensuring vehicle safety, and helping train material handlers as needed. Occasional travel across Arkansas and a strong focus on customer service are essential.

Qualifications

• Must have a valid state driver’s license and be insurable by the company’s insurance carrier.
• Must be able to pass a DOT physical and drug screen.
• Strong customer service and communication skills.
• Experience coordinating daily routing and transportation of donations.

Responsibilities

• Safely transport materials to and from retail stores and donation centers.
• Coordinate daily scheduling and routing of trucks with Donations Manager and Scheduling Coordinator.
• Ensure transportation logs are properly maintained and submitted.
• Supervise and train material handlers when needed; support outside-plant assignments.
• Assist in keeping vehicles safe, stocked, and the plant clean.
• Travel throughout the State of Arkansas and drive various company vehicles.

Skills

Valid driver's license

DOT medical exam

Drug screening

Customer service

Route coordination

Job description

GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF POSITIONResponsible for safe transport of materials to and from the retail stores. To ensure the daily transportation of used goods, new goods, salvage, and trash. Picks up donations from donor homes and businesses for transport to retail locations. Helps coordinate the storage of donations, when necessary. May occasionally supervise and train new material handlers. Drivers supervise material handlers when on assignment outside the plant.Uphold a positive work environment that follows Goodwill's Amazing Customer Experience (ACE) culture, Values, and Mission in everything you do and every interaction you have with co-workers, clients, customers and management.ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIESEnsures proper customer service to donors, customers, employees, and supervisors. Projects a positive company image through pleasant customer service and proper clean appearance.Maintains transportation logs as instructed.Ensures that all appropriate transportation logs are properly utilized and submitted to management.Works with the Donations Manager and Scheduling Coordinator to coordinate the daily scheduling and routing of trucks.Ensures that trucks are safe and adequately stocked daily. Involved in the daily collection and transportation of donations from donor homes and businesses to retail locations.Monitors and advises Donations Manager of the need to order supplies as needed.Helps keep the plant clean and hazard-free.Drives a truck in a safe and efficient manner, complying with all state, federal, and local driving laws, as necessary.Picks up and delivers donations and trash from donation centers, donation boxes and stores, as instructed.Works as a material handler in the plant as needed.General preventative maintenance on vehicles and equipment.Perform any other related duties as required or assigned.REQUIRED CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONSMust have a valid state driver's license and be insurable by the company's insurance carrier. Must be able to pass a DOT physical and drug screen.PUBLIC CONTACTFrequent contacts with general public, patrons, or other outside representatives, wherein the manner of handling these contacts has a bearing on the organization's position and operation.ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONSThe following work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the functions of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to work near moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, outdoor weather conditions, wet or humid conditions; occasionally exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.PHYSICAL ACTIVITIESThe following physical activities 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 and expectations. Highly repetitive, highly physical. Highly repetitive type work which requires the concentrated and non-diversified physical demands of the employee. While performing the functions of this job, the employee is frequently required to walk, sit, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and occasionally required to stand, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, talk or hear.ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONAbility to lift 50 pounds, up to 100 pounds with assistance. Must be able to drive all types of company vehicles safely. Travel throughout the State of Arkansas. Exposure to truck and forklift fumes, noises and unfit donated goods. Exposure to trash and donations from stores/ADCs/donors.