Class B Driver (34832)
Are you a skilled professional who believes in lending your skills to end hunger during these unprecedented times? If so, consider being the Class B Driver for the San Francisco-Marin Food Bank. Join our friendly, collaborative, and hardworking operations team, reporting to the Transportation Manager.
The Class B Driver will drive Food Bank trucks to make prompt deliveries and pick-ups of donations and complete the related paperwork in a timely fashion and perform daily warehouse duties as assigned.
Who We Are:
The San Francisco-Marin Food Bank’s mission is to end hunger in San Francisco and Marin counties. We envision a community free of the root causes of hunger, where everyone has access to nutritious food of their choosing and is uplifted by a network of support.
Together with more than 300 community partners, we work to address hunger head-on through a coordinated network of neighborhood food pantries, CalFresh enrollment, home-delivered groceries, and policy and advocacy efforts. We work with our community to provide food for people facing hunger today while working to end the hunger of tomorrow. This fiscal year, we are serving 36,000 households per week. Nearly 70% of what we distribute is fresh fruits and vegetables. Visit to learn more.
Who You Are:
To excel in this position, you will need to approach the work with the following habits and values:
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You are a professional driver in possession of a valid California Class B Drivers’ License with air brake endorsement
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You can work and interact well with individuals (staff and volunteers) from a variety of socioeconomic backgrounds in a culturally diverse environment
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You are a good communicator, responding and reporting with dispatch throughout the day
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You can lift up to 50 pounds
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You are passionate about our mission to end hunger
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Care for SF-Marin Food Bank equipment
What You Would Be Accountable for:
The Class B Driver will be responsible for the following key pieces of work:
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The Class B Driver is needed at our San Francisco facility to help provide additional support in food deliveries and pickups to our partners and pantries in San Francisco and Marin counties.
What You Would Be Doing Right Now:
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Use of issued electronic Tablet for routing and cell phones for communicating with Dispatch
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Drive commercial Food Bank vehicles (diesel and electric) to accomplish all donation pick-ups, product deliveries, Emergency Food Box delivery, and food drive barrel delivery/pick-up
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Perform count check of items and check customer invoices of products that have been loaded
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Drive to and deliver customer orders according to a predetermined route and delivery schedule
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Use material handling equipment (stand up forklifts, pallet jacks, etc.) in a safe manner to perform all daily warehouse duties: receiving, storage, agency order pulling, salvage, produce sorting, and receiving
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Maintain vehicle preventative maintenance logs
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Maintain an organized and sanitary facility
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Monitor equipment condition and maintain equipment logs
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Perform other duties and tasks as assigned
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Ability to maintain a clean driving record with a high level of safety awareness on the roadways
What Else You Should Know:
All internal candidates must apply using their Food Bank work email within 10 business days of posting to be considered. Applications submitted after 10 days are still welcome but may not be reviewed or afforded an interview, depending on the status of the selection process.
PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:
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1+ years driving experience in the San Francisco area preferred.
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Previous warehouse experience a plus.
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Must be fully aware and accountable to ALL Federal Motor Carrier and DOT Regulations.
KEY KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, & ABILITIES:
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Clean driving record. Maintenance of California Commercial Driver’s License.
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Employees must attend all company and company-sponsored training sessions and safety meetings, and must satisfactorily complete the Company’s Driver Road Test Evaluation
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:
Class B Driver’s License with air brake endorsement
PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT:
This position is set in a warehouse environment. The physical and environmental demands 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. This role is scheduled to work Monday, Tuesday Wednesday, and Friday from 6:30am-3:00pm, and Saturday from 6:00am-2:30pm
POSITION COVERD BY OPEIU LOCAL 29 BARGAINING UNIT.
SALARY The position is full-time. The starting salary for this position ranges from $31.24, with exact salary depending on experience.
BENEFITS All positions are offered generous holiday and sick time as well as retirement savings. This position also qualifies for medical, dental, life, long-term disability, and vacation time.
The San Francisco-Marin Food bank is an Equal Opportunity Employer and we value having staff who come from communities that we serve. We especially encourage people of color, folks from the LGBTQIA2+ community, and people with disabilities to apply. In accordance with and support of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we encourage formerly incarcerated individuals and those with arrest and conviction records to apply.