TITLE: Food Hub Delivery Driver
LOCATION: Vermillion Township, Minnesota
TIME: Full-Time Seasonal (start immediately July through Dec. 2024)
32-40 hours a week
COMPENSATION: $19/ an hour – plus benefit package
Job Description:
The Food Hub Delivery Driver position is 32-40 hours per week, Monday – Friday. The Food Hub delivery driver will be responsible for delivering produce to wholesale customers and to CSA drop sites in the metro area Monday – Friday. HAFA leases a 16 ft. refrigerated box truck that will be used for deliveries. The Delivery Driver is expected to load the truck, deliver produce in an efficient manner, and maintain the cleanliness of the truck cab and box.
On non-delivery days, the Delivery Driver will be part of the Food Hub crew, assisting with receiving produce, cleaning, packing, and special projects as needed. The driver will be an integral part of a dynamic team that helps fulfill HAFA’s mission.
Responsibilities:
The Food Hub Delivery Driver is expected to:
- Work approximately 40 hours per week, with occasional long days and possibly weekend days during the peak of the growing season
- Applying and/or reapplying for the DOT medical exam
- Responsible for coordinating maintenance and services for the16ft HAFA box truck
- Loading and unloading onto and from loading docks
- Operating a pallet jack and lift gate
- Move and lift packages up to 50 pounds and maneuver packages of any weight above 50 pounds with appropriate equipment and/or assistance from another person
- Communicating effectively with customers, CSA site hosts, and HAFA team members
- Assist the Food Hub crew where it’s needed – packaging, cleaning, and other special projects.
- Complete their assignments efficiently, and act respectfully and professionally to fellow colleagues, farmers, and customers
- Perform physical labor and work outside, or in the fields in all weather conditions
Qualifications & Experience:
- MUST possess a valid driver’s license and have reliable transportation.
- Have a DOT medical certification or pass the exam
- Ability to drive a 16 ft box truck
- Have at least 1 year of warehouse experience
- Have a least 1 year of food safety and fresh produce handling experience
- Prospective candidate that is self-motivated, team oriented, responsible, and hardworking
- Have strong organizational, communication and customer service skills
- Ability to function in a fast-paced environment and meet deadlines
- Display competency in critical skill areas for the position, especially using a pallet jack, lift gate and backing into loading docks
If interested, please submit your cover letter, resume, and three references.
Job Types: Full-time, Seasonal
Pay: $19.00 per hour
Expected hours: 32 – 40 per week
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Mileage reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Day range:
Experience level:
Shift:
Application Question(s):
- Do you have a DOT certification? If not, are you willing to take the DOT Exam?
Experience:
- Warehouse: 1 year (Required)
- Food safety: 1 year (Required)
License/Certification:
- Driver's License (Required)
Ability to Commute:
- Vermillion, MN (Required)
Work Location: In person