Class A Driver

Are you motivated to make a difference in your community? Do you thrive in a fast-paced, hands-on environment where every action directly helps neighbors in need? United Food Bank is seeking a dedicated CDL Class A Driver to join our dynamic team, where every mile you drive contributes to achieving our mission to fight hunger in our community.

In this job, you will be home daily and have weekends off. We have a full day-cab fleet, no overnights.

Our Mission and Values: We are passionate about our Mission of Uniting Communities to Alleviate Hunger. You are most likely to find success at United Food Bank if you are motivated to embrace our values:

• We are Uniters – working together as one united team.
• We are Cultivators – with a growth mindset and willing to try new things.
• We are Optimists – with a positive attitude and a commitment to move our mission forward.

Position Summary:

The CDL Class A Driver is a key part of our Transportation team, reporting to the Director of Transportation. The Class A Driver will be responsible for the completion of daily duties, safety procedures, assigned driving routes, and successful public relations with the use of our company vehicle. This position ensures that our food resources are delivered on time and in top condition to our partner agencies within our service areas around the state of Arizona in order to meet our goal of alleviating hunger in our community.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following: include, but are not limited to, the following. Other duties may be assigned by the Director of Transportation and/or President & CEO.

Experience driving and maneuvering a tractor with trailer (up to 53’ long) and/or 26’ Box (straight) truck

• Load trucks and deliver food to partner agencies in the United Food Bank service area
• Pick up grocery rescue on assigned route and deliver to United Food Bank warehouse, unload, sort, and receipt
• Pick up assigned food drives at locations throughout the United Food Bank service area.
• Ability to maneuver pallets of product weighing up to 1200 lbs. within the confines of a box and/or trailer with the assistance of pallet jacks
• Ability to lift and stack boxes of food, lift and set up Gaylord storage units, and lift and stack wooden pallets (50 lbs.)
• Current forklift certification or ability to obtain
• Practice safe food handling procedures at all times
• Practice safe driving procedures at all times
• Obey all traffic laws at all times
• Conduct vehicle safety checks as required
• Maintain good public relations with all contacts
• Maintain DOT logbooks for transportation
• Help coworkers of different job titles and departments whenever possible
• Take full responsibility of product during transportation