Transfer Driver -Regional Kitchen

Times Supermarkets; Waipahu (HI); On-site; USD 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Times Supermarkets is seeking a Transfer Driver for their Regional Kitchen in Waipahu, Hawaii. In this role, you will be responsible for verifying, loading, and delivering prepared foods to various stores while ensuring high ethical standards and safe truck operation.

A successful candidate will have at least 2-3 years of driving experience and a type 3 driver's license. You will work in a fast-paced environment that may require lifting and delivering loads on schedule.

Qualifications

• 2-3 years of driving and delivery experience.
• Possess a type 3 driver's license with a clean abstract.
• Strong work ethic and positive attitude.

Responsibilities

• Verify, load, deliver, and check in prepared foods to stores.
• Safely operate a 17,950 GVW 16-foot box truck.
• Communicate with store management about deliveries.

Skills

Driving experience

Communication skills

Organizing and planning

Problem-solving

Education

High school education preferred

Job description

Transfer Driver – Regional Kitchen

The Regional Kitchen Transfer Driver is responsible for verifying, loading, delivering, and checking in the Regional Kitchen prepared foods to stores within the required time frame. This includes verifying each store’s outbound loads against delivery invoices, loading products in route order to minimize drive times, securing loads at proper temperature, and offloading them to the store’s delicatessen walk‑in refrigerator. Unused totes are returned to the store and rerouted to the Regional Kitchen for reuse.

Responsibilities

• Possess a type 3 driver’s license with a clean abstract.
• Complete company driver safety classes.
• Pass medical physical examination required by the Department of Transportation.
• Safely operate a 17,950 GVW 16‑foot box truck.
• Follow all Hawaii traffic laws and regulations.
• Learn product recognition for verification and receiving.
• Distinguish each store’s load and deliver the correct load to the appropriate location.
• Physically load, offload, and deliver loads to the appropriate store.
• Meet shift demands required to meet delivery windows.
• Maintain the truck, ensuring upkeep of basic maintenance (replenishment of DEF, fuel, checking oil and fluids, keeping truck cab and cargo hold immaculate); report any maintenance issues, damages, or required repairs to Logistics Management.
• Maintain high ethical standards in the workplace.
• Communicate well with Regional Kitchen staff, Logistics Management, and store management.
• Abide by all Company policies and procedures.
• Perform other tasks as assigned by Logistics Management.

Personal Requirements

• Planning/Organizing – Works alone, prioritizes and plans work activities efficiently, meets deadlines.
• Oral Communication – Speaks clearly, listens, asks and answers questions.
• Written Communication – Writes clearly, reads and interprets written instructions.
• Good Numeric Skills – Performs basic arithmetic with whole numbers, fractions, decimals, and percent.
• Adaptability – Handles frequent change, delays, or unexpected events.
• Quality – Accurate, thorough, detail‑oriented, and monitors own work for quality.
• Quantity – Completes work in a timely manner and seeks productivity improvement.
• Attendance/Punctuality – Consistently punctual and reliable.
• Interpersonal – Maintains strict confidentiality, listens without interrupting, and has a good disposition.
• Professionalism – Demonstrates high work ethics, manages setbacks positively, treats others with respect, accepts responsibility, and follows through on commitments.
• Initiative – Seeks solutions independently, offers useful suggestions, and requests or offers help when needed.
• Problem Solving – Identifies and resolves problems within scope; escalates others to supervisor.
• Organizational Support – Follows policies and procedures and supports Company goals and values.
• Safety and Security – Observes safety and security procedures and reports unsafe conditions.
• Willingness to learn and improve.

Skills and Abilities

• Education & Experience – 2‑3 years of driving and delivery experience; high school education preferred; strong work ethic and positive attitude.
• Language Ability – Speak, read, and write in English.

Work Environment

• Fast‑paced and sometimes stressful environment.
• Assigned truck parked at a base store; report to the store when scheduled to work.
• Warehouse may be unair‑conditioned, reaching temperatures over 100 °F in summer.
• Truck storage & walk‑in chillers: 30‑40 °F.
• Truck storage & walk‑in freezer: below 0 °F.
• Moderate noise level.
• Susceptible to road traffic, weather elements while driving and during loading/offloading.

Physical Demands

• Lift / Carry
  • Stand – Occasionally, 10 lbs or less.
  • Walk – Occasionally, 11‑20 lbs.
  • Sit – Frequently, 21‑50 lbs.
  • Handling/Fingering – Frequently, 51‑100 lbs.
  • Reach Outward – Frequently.
  • Reach Above Shoulder – Occasionally.
  • Over 100 lbs – Not applicable.
• Push/Pull
  • Climb – Occasionally, 12 lbs or less.
  • Crawl – Not applicable.
  • Squat or Kneel – Frequently, 26‑40 lbs.
  • Bend – Frequently, 41‑100 lbs and over.
• Other Physical Requirements
  • Vision – Near, distance, color, peripheral, depth perception.
  • Sense of sound – Hear oral communication and alarms/horns/sirens.