SWITCHER (CDL Required) Relay Transportation Center - Fredericksburg, VA

Harris Teeter; Fredericksburg (VA); Hybrid; USD 31,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Group benefit plans

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Harris Teeter is seeking a Warehouse Associate to safely operate a switcher, unload trailers, and move goods within the dock area in Fredericksburg, VA. The role requires maintaining a current CDL-A license and ability to handle milk crates and pallets while meeting attendance and safety guidelines.

Successful candidates will monitor trailer temperatures hourly, coordinate with shop staff for maintenance or replacement trailers, and adapt to shifting priorities throughout the shift.

Qualifications

• Requires CDL-A license and basic warehouse skills.
• Ability to read and follow instructions, operate equipment safely.
• Commitment to safety, quality, and regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities

• Unload crates or pallets from trailers and move them to the dock.
• Check trailer availability and scheduling requirements.
• Monitor milk trailer temperatures hourly and switch trailers as needed.
• Relieve caseroom associates for breaks and adapt to changing priorities.
• Relieve caseroom associates for breaks and adapt to priorities.
• Follow GMP guidelines and company safety policies.

Skills

Customer Service

Interpersonal

Oral Communication

Team Work

Written Communication

Quality Management

Business Acumen

Cost Consciousness

Diversity

Ethics

Organizational Support

Adaptability

Attendance/Punctuality

Dependability

Initiative

Planning/Organizing

Professionalism

Quality

Quantity

Safety and Security

Education

CDL-A license

CDL-A license

Tools

CDL-A license

Job description

Summary: The primary purpose of this position is to safely operate switcher, and to unload and move trailers as needed.

• Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following:
• Checks trailer availability and scheduling requirements.
• Starts trailers for cooling.
• Maintains a current CDL-A license.
• Carries jugs to the dock.
• Unloads cases of milk crates or pallets of corrugated material from trailers and keeps empty trailers available at dock for loading.
• Switches trailers out for corrugated and milk shipping as need.
• Checks temperature of loaded milk trailers hourly.
• Responsible for taking trailers to shop, calling for maintenance, or calling for replacement trailers as needed.
• Takes switcher and trailers to refueling station.
• Relieves caseroom associates for breaks.
• Adapts to various situations and adjusts to shifting priorities.
• Meets company established attendance policy, and performs essential job functions throughout the established scheduled and extended work hours, as well as during inclement weather conditions, when demand requires.
• Abides by all company mandated safety/health rules and regulations.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Follows all Good Manufacturing Practice requirements and complies with all local, state, and federal regulatory requirements.
• Follow company policy Follow company's safety policies and procedure Other duties as may be assigned or required.

Competency: To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

• Customer Service - Responds promptly to customer needs; Responds to requests for service and assistance; Meets commitments.
• Interpersonal - Maintains confidentiality; Keeps emotions under control; Remains open to others' ideas and tries new things.
• Oral Communication - Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; listens and gets clarification; Responds well to questions; Participates in meetings.
• Team Work - Balances team and individual responsibilities; Exhibits objectivity and openness to others' views; Gives and welcomes feedback; Contributes to building a positive team spirit; Puts success of team above own interests.
• Written Communication - Writes clearly and informatively; Presents numerical data effectively; Able to read and interpret written information.
• Quality Management - Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness.
• Business Acumen - Understands business implications of decisions; Displays orientation to profitability.
• Cost Consciousness - Works within approved budget; Conserves organizational resources.
• Diversity - Shows respect and sensitivity for cultural differences; promotes a harassment-free environment.
• Ethics - Treats people with respect; Keeps commitments; inspires the trust of others; Works with integrity and ethically; Upholds organizational values.
• Organizational Support - Follows policies and procedures; Completes administrative tasks correctly and on time; supports organization's goals and values.
• Adaptability - Adapts to changes in the work environment; Manages competing demands; Changes approach or method to best fit the situation; Able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events.
• Attendance/Punctuality - Is consistently at work and on time; Ensures work responsibilities are covered when absent; Arrives at meetings and appointments on time.
• Dependability - Follows instructions, responds to management direction; Takes responsibility for own actions; Keeps commitments.
• Initiative - Volunteers readily; Asks for and offers help when needed.
• Planning/Organizing - Prioritizes and plans work activities.
• Professionalism - Approaches others in a tactful manner; Reacts well under pressure; Treats others with respect and consideration regardless of their status or position; Accepts responsibility for own actions; Follows through on commitments.
• Quality - Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; Looks for ways to improve and promote quality; Applies feedback to improve performance; Monitors own work to ensure quality.
• Quantity - Completes work in timely manner; Works quickly.
• Safety and Security - Observes safety and security procedures; Reports potentially unsafe conditions ; Uses equipment and materials properly

Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education/Experience:

High school diploma or general education degree (GED) preferred; Requires common intelligence, such as the ability to use simple gauges or instruments that require no interpretation. Must follow oral instructions and occasionally use simple writing or arithmetic skills. Equivalent to a high school education and/or dairy or food processing experience. Applicant must be 18 years of age and maintain a current CDL-A license.

Language Ability:

Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one situations to other associates of the organization.

Math Ability:

Ability to add, subtracts, multiply, and divide in units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

Reasoning Ability:

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

Computer Skills:

To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of VLM time system.

Other requirements:

Must be at least 18 years of age.

Must comply with Company dress code.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an associate encounters while performing 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 associate is regularly exposed to wet or humid conditions work near moving mechanical parts; extreme cold (non-weather related) and extreme warmth (weather related).

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud.

Physical Demands:

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

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The associate must regularly lift and /or move up to 80 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include Close vision and Distance vision. While performing the duties of this Job, the associate is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear. The associate is occasionally required to sit.

Additional Information

• Posting Date: Sep 22, 2026

Compensation

• Pay Transparency: Harris Teeter reasonably expects to pay between $22.65/hour and $28.15/hour for this role as a newly hired associate. Pay may depend on previous experience and skill sets of the applicant.

You will be eligible for Harris Teeter’s group benefit plans that pertain to your position upon the completion of applicable waiting periods. Your eligibility for these benefits is subject to the terms of the applicable plan and Harris Teeter policy.

All warehouse associates must be 18 years of age or older.

Equal access to employment, services and programs is available to all persons. It is the policy of Harris Teeter to provide equal opportunity for all applicants and candidates for employment and to administer all human resource practices such as recruiting, hiring, promoting, and all other terms, conditions, and privileges of employment in a manner which does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, disability, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Those applicants requiring reasonable accommodation to the application and/or interview process should notify a representative of the organization.