Driver Jobs in Downey, CA

Job Description

Job Description

• This Driver Position Requires Experience driving a box truck, or transit van to make multiple deliveries. A commercial drivers license is not required, but similar experience preferred.

Company Mission

The mission of Hope the Mission is to prevent, reduce, and eliminate poverty, hunger, and homelessness by offering

immediate assistance and long-term solutions. Our mission is to meet our participants' needs through an

individualized and non-judgmental approach.

Job Overview

The Driver is responsible for delivering food and supplies from our central kitchen in North Hills to our sites in the San Fernando Valley

and Los Angeles in a safe, courteous, and timely manner. The Driver will also be responsible for maintaining their vehicle and transportation

equipment during their shift. When not on route, the Driver is expected to assist with kitchen duties, organization, and maintenance

during working hours. This role requires coordination with each site to ensure smooth deliveries and communication.

While part of the Food Services team, this role does not involve cooking but plays a key role in the efficient daily operation of the kitchen.

This position reports to the Chef de Cuisine and works closely with fellow drivers and kitchen staff.

Benefits

This is a full-time position. All full-time Hope the Mission employees are eligible to receive benefits, including medical, dental, vision, and more.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities :

Additional Duties Include :

Other Responsibilities :

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities,

Preferred Qualifications and Experience :

Additional Information

Physical, Demands, Environmental Conditions, Equipment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully

perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with

disabilities to perform the essential functions. The employee is required to : Routinely required to sit; walk; climb stairs;

engage in verbal, written, and email communication; hear; use hands to keyboard, finger, handle, and feel; stoop,

kneel, crouch, twist, reach, and stretch. Occasionally required to move around the Administration office. Can

observe and respond to people and situations and interact with others encountered in the course of work.

Handle, fingers, grasp and feel objects and equipment; Reach with hands and arms; Communicate, receive and

exchange ideas, information by means of the spoken and written word; Be mobile by moving oneself from place to

place quickly and easily; Repeat various motions with the wrists, hands, and fingers; Be able to have visual activity

for (including, but not limited to) administrative and clerical tasks; Specific vision abilities required by this job

include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Drive vehicle in

and around Los Angeles County, as needed; be able to enter buildings that may require climbing stairs.

Be periodically subjected to outside environmental conditions. Use a desktop and / or laptop computer, copy,

postage, and fax machines. Complete all required forms in personal writing. Employees may work in proximity to

service animals and emotional support animals.

EEO : HOTV (Hope of the Valley) provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for

employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal

law requirements, HOTV complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in

every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment,

including recruiting, placement, promotion, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

HOTV will consider qualified applicants with a criminal history pursuant to the California Fair Chance Act. You do not

need to disclose your criminal history or participate in a background check until a conditional job offer is made to you.

After making a conditional of er and running a background check, if HOTV is concerned about the conviction that is directly

related to the job, you will be given the chance to explain the circumstances surrounding the conviction, provide

mitigating evidence, or challenge the accuracy of the background report. Find out more about the Fair Chance Act by

visiting the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing’s Fair Chance Act webpage.

Department of Human Resources ♦ Hope the Mission www.hopeofthevalley.org