Transportation Class A 2 Driver

Northgate Market; Anaheim, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Northgate Markets in Anaheim, CA is seeking a Class A Delivery Driver to ensure timely, accurate product delivery and safe operation of the Northgate fleet. You must carry a valid Class A license, pass a DOT physical, and maintain a safe driving record while handling pallets and equipment in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities include loading/unloading, auditing loads for accuracy, coordinating with dispatch, and following traffic laws.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma required.
• Class A License required.
• DOT compliance and MVR must be acceptable.
• Ability to read and write.

Responsibilities

• Deliveries must be accurate and loads audited.
• Load and unload pallets safely.
• Obey all traffic laws and drive safely at all times.
• Communicate with transportation dispatchers and coordinate routes.
• Maintain a clean, safe work area and comply with company policies.

Skills

Read and write

2+ years experience

Education

High School Diploma

CDL Class A required

Tools

Forklift

Pallet jacks

Job description

About Us:

Northgate Gonzalez Market has grown from one store in Anaheim in 1980 to over 40 locations across Southern California, and we're looking for passionate, customer-focused team members to join our family. We offer flexible schedules, opportunities for growth, and an associate discount of up to 20% for you and your household - all in a positive and fun work environment where you'll feel valued and appreciated. If you're enthusiastic, team-oriented, and ready to build a career with us, we'd love to meet you.To learn more, please visitwww.northgatemarkets.com .

JOB SUMMARY:

The Class A delivery driver will ensure Northgate Markets are provided timely, accurately selected food products. The delivery driver will carry a valid Class 'A' license. This position requires the safe operation of Northgate fleet equipment. This position requires DOT compliance. Delivery drivers may be certified and should be capable to safely operate material handling equipment. This position requires the ability to safely perform work of physical nature. This position may require lifting cases, bags, boxes and pallets of varying weight from floor level to chest level. This position works in a fast-paced environment. The delivery driver will be detail oriented, urgently seeking to provide Northgate associates and customers with excellent service. They are a constant representative of the Company while on the road or when delivering product. As a result, we expect drivers to be safe, courteous and professional at all times.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Class A License
• Warehouse Knowledge
• Loading and unloading pallets
• Delivery accuracy & auditing loads
• A safe driving record with a continuous effort to uphold the highest safety standards
• Safety inspection of vehicle, equipment, and cargo to ensure all safety and legal requirements are secured
• Report any issues with vehicle or equipment immediately to Supervisors
• Obeying and following applicable traffics laws
• Communicating and coordinating with transportation dispatchers
• Positive daily associate and customer interaction and maintaining good relations within the stores
• No preventable accidents resulting in a fatality or catastrophic injury in driving history
• No more than one (1) moving violations while operating a personal or commercial motor vehicle
• Must pass a road test and be able to back into different spaced docks with accuracy, including but not limited to, wide, narrow, and high volume
• Must be able to drive in a wide range of environmental conditions, including but not limited to, rain, wind, cold weather, hot weather, etc
• Ability to operate a forklift and pallet jacks
• Must be able to use handheld technology and smart phone applications
• Must be able to operate all safety and operational functions of equipment
• Must pass a DOT physical and pre-employment drug screen
• Maintaining a clean, sanitary and safe work area
• Must be able to work independently, and in a team setting
• Must be able to comply with all company policies, rules, procedures, and Code of conduct
• Must be flexible with work schedule (Day/Evening/Weekends/Holidays)
• Must ensure the use of wheel chocks when loading/unloading trailers
• Must use safety gate when parked at a dock to avoid entry to trailer
• Performs other related duties as assigned

POSITION REQUIREMENTS AND CONDITIONS :

• Must have an acceptable MVR (Motor Vehicle Record)
• DOT (Department of Transportation) Compliance

Education/Experience/Skills

• High School Diploma Required
• Class A License
• Ability to read and write
• 2+ years' experience

Physical Demands and Conditions

• Must be capable to safely bend, stand, and climb into and out of the truck
• Must be able to lift approximately 90 lbs, or more if required by the essential function of the job
• Specific vision abilities required; close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus
• Sitting for a long period of time
• Required to stand, sit, walk, bend, kneel, squat, lift, push, pull, etc.
• Required to use hands to touch, handle, feel, and to reach with hands and arms
• Required to load and unload trailers
• Required to have excellent hearing
• Ability to operate a forklift and electric pallet jacks

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER NOTICE

The job duties, elements, responsibilities, skills, functions, experience, educational factors, and the requirements and conditions listed in this job description are representative only and not exhaustive of the tasks that an employee may be required to perform. The Employer reserves the right to revise this job description at any time and to require employees to perform other tasks as circumstances or conditions of its business or the work environment change.

Truck drivers must be able to pass a standard drug test and qualify as being "drug-free" under the legal and medical guidelines permitted by the Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988. All other employees not subject to the U.S. Department of Transportation drug and alcohol rules and comparable state laws, must be able to pass a pre-employment drug test, which will not screen for non-psychoactive cannabis metabolites.

Northgate Markets is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Your Right to Work

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification document form upon hire.

Northgate Markets will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (Ban the Box Law).

Hourly Pay:

$26.99 USD - $33.06 USD

Equal Opportunity Employer
This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws.For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.