CDL-A DRIVER - Local Route

Second Harvest of South Georga • Valdosta, GA

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Second Harvest of South Georgia, Inc. is the region’s largest hunger fighting, non-profit agency, annually working with over four hundred partner agencies throughout a 26-county region. This covers a nearly 12,000 square mile region. We are looking for dedicated and compassionate individuals to fill the CDL Class A Driver’s position to work from our Valdosta facility.

Requirements

• CDL-A license must not have any transmission restriction
• Driving: 3 years as a CDL-A Driver
• CDL-A
• Cleared to operate manual transmission
• Phone use must meet the SHSG protocol and Georgia handsfree law.

Nice To Haves

• Initiative
• handles pressure well
• ServSafe certification
• Food industry experience is a major plus

Responsibilities

• Operate 10-speed, manual transmission tractor and mobile pantry unit
• Conducts daily pre-trip and post-trip inspections as required by government agencies
• Conducts weekly inspection in accordance with prescribed vehicle maintenance schedule
• Ensures proper pick-up and receipt or delivery of product
• Loads truck with orders, pallets and other materials as needed for the assigned route
• Adheres to special pick-up requirements established by specific donors
• Adheres to requirements established for partner agency deliveries
• Ensures accurate product inventory by counting cases, pallets, etc. and verifying the count with donor at time of pick-up or with recipient agency at time of delivery
• Prepares initial donor receipt at time of pick-up or have delivery receipt properly signed at time of delivery
• Ensures return of pallets, racks, containers, etc. in a timely manner
• Unloads donated product at food bank, including recounting items and the weighing-in process, then places in proper storage area of the warehouse
• Develops and maintains good relations with donors and partner agency personnel
• Ensures product is maintained at proper temperatures during transport
• Maintains food bank vehicles in good running condition
• Conducts daily inspection of vehicles for proper fuel and fluid levels and makes routine safety checks
• Operates vehicles in a safe and responsible manner
• Reports promptly any problems with vehicles, equipment, donors and vendors, products, and supervised personnel to: Branch Manager, Director of Inventory, Safety Department
• Assists with special projects as directed by the COO, DIS and Branch Ops Manager
• Maintains appropriate conduct in a manner that is safe and courteous and upholds the professional operating standards of the food bank
• Other duties as assigned

Benefits

• Fourteen paid holidays for Calendar Year 2026 (Eligibility begins upon successful completion of sixty days past date of hire)
• Sixteen hours awarded in PTO at the sixty-day mark
• Forty hours awarded in PTO at the one-year mark
• In-house Direct Primary Care twice a month for enrolled employees
• Medical, Dental, Vision, STD, LTD, Life and Cancer policies available
• 401k eligibility following the first year of employment (open enrollment available twice per year)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED