Delivery Driver / Warehouse Associate (Class A or B CDL)

Job Description

Job Description

Description :

Mission : MANNA’s mission is to involve, educate, and unite people in the work of ending hunger in Western North Carolina

Vision : A hunger-free Western North Carolina Are you passionate about helping others? Do you enjoy interacting and meeting new people while

working independently in a hands-on, physical and fast paced position? We currently have an opening for a full-time Delivery Driver / Warehouse Associate!

The MANNA Driver / Associate is a unique position which is responsible for local, intrastate and interstate transporting and handling of product as well as performing warehousing duties, product ordering, inventory, loading and offloading of product for distribution. Enjoy the beauty of western North Carolina while making a meaningful difference in the lives of your community!

MANNA embraces a philosophy that recognizes and values diversity by creating an environment of mutual respect, transparency, and sharing of different opinions and ideas. MANNA’s goal is to attract, develop, retain, and promote a talented and diverse workforce in a culture where all employees will contribute to their fullest potential. The celebration of inclusivity and diversity is essential to helping MANNA achieve its mission to involve, educate, and unite all people in the work of ending hunger in Western North Carolina.

Position Summary : The Delivery Driver / Warehouse Associate is responsible for local, intrastate and interstate transporting and handling of MANNA FoodBank product as well as performing warehousing

Essential Duties and Responsibilities :

• Makes local pickups and deliveries of donated product.
• Assist in general warehouse duties including (but not limited to) : order picking; product repack / restack; restocking / replenishment ; inventory control.
• Makes pickups and deliveries to other food banks, MANNA Community Markets, partner agencies and donors within North Carolina and surrounding states.
• Build and maintain positive working relationships with MANNA market site leads, partners, and volunteers. Provides services at the distribution as needed.
• Verifies counts of product being picked up or delivered with corresponding documents (bills of lading, invoices, transfer sheets, receipts, etc.)
• Receives donated products from daily pickups via MANNA’s computerized inventory system.
• Submits such documents to appropriate staff; oversees proper loading of vehicle with regard to weight distribution / capacity and securing of load.
• Maintains accurate mileage, maintenance and vehicle inspection logs to ensure that vehicles are in safe, dependable operating condition.
• Performs routine preventative maintenance on all MANNA vehicles. Communicates any vehicle problems or concerns with the Facilities & Safety Manager as soon as possible so that appropriate repairs may be made.
• Perform duties associated with assigned Mobile Delivery routes including : overseeing proper loading of vehicle with regard to weight distribution, securing load, and delivery sequence, overseeing temperature control of product, confirming all scheduled orders are on board, physically offloading all product on board, verifying delivery of product on order sheets and submitting completed order sheets for invoicing to appropriate staff. In the case of MANNA Community Markets, it receives guidance from site coordinators to offload and position all products at market sites.
• Assist in unloading incoming products, completion of related paperwork and storing products in designated locations under direction of Warehouse Manager. Assist in loading outgoing product for mobile deliveries, MANNA Community Markets. shipment to other food banks and transfers to other MANNA storage / distribution sites, along with completion of related paperwork (order sheets, invoices and transfer sheets).
• Assist in general warehouse maintenance including (but not limited to) : sweeping, mopping, pest control duties, equipment safety checks, daily temperature logs.
• Assists in daily implementation and practice of AIB standards in order to ensure food safety and good sanitation practices throughout MANNA FoodBank.

Requirements : Qualifications :

Working Conditions : This position will be performed primarily in a vehicle and in a warehouse. This position will be subject to environmental conditions with activities that occur inside and outside. The employee will occasionally be exposed to wet and / or humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals and vibrations. The Driver position will also have frequent warehouse exposure. This setting can be at times, hot or cold depending on the season. This is a fast-paced hands-on physical work environment. The noise level in the work environment is moderate to moderately loud within the Warehouse.

Physical Demands : The physical demands required are representative of those that must be met by the employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. The physical demands of this position are very heavy work. This position requires exerting in excess of 100 pounds of force occasionally, and in excess of 50 pounds of force frequently, and in excess of 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects. This includes lifting / carrying weights in excess of 50lbs frequently and lifting up to 100lbs occasionally. Additionally, this position requires the operation of manual pallet jacks with the ability to manage loads in excess of 2000lbs frequently. This includes pushing and pulling of product throughout the warehouse and loading and unloading vehicles utilizing lift gates. While performing duties the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, bend, twist, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to sit and climb or balance. Specific vision abilities require the visual acuity to operate motor vehicles and heavy equipment, close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Travel : Driver will make local pickups and deliveries of product; delivers product to MANNA FoodBank partner agencies and MANNA Community Markets; makes pickups from and deliveries to other food banks and donors within North Carolina and surrounding states.

Schedule : Flexible schedule Monday-Friday for 40 hours a week between the hours of 6am-4pm.

Compensation and Benefits : The starting pay for the Delivery Driver / Warehouse Associate is $22.63 - $27.78 per hour. MANNA is also thrilled to offer a competitive and comprehensive benefits package :