Class A Delivery Driver - Fairbanks

Quality Sales Food Service • Fairbanks, AK

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Quality Sales Food Service, an affiliate of Charlie’s Produce, is hiring a Class A Delivery Driver in Fairbanks. The driver operates a company truck to deliver produce to customers on an assigned route, using a box truck or tractor-trailer. The role also includes assisting with warehouse and produce-handling work, completing required paperwork, and maintaining the assigned vehicle’s dash cam in accordance with company policy and data-privacy requirements.

The schedule is Monday through Friday on the day shift, with varying start times. Applicants with limited experience are welcome; an internal Driver Finishing program may help qualified candidates drive independently, with participation evaluated case by case. This is a safety-sensitive position.

Requirements

• Valid Class A Alaskan driver’s license.
• Provide at least a five-year driving record from an Alaskan DMV.
• Valid medical card and endorsements.
• Pass a pre-employment drug test, background check, and reference check.
• Speak and read English.
• Able to repeatedly lift, push, and pull up to 75 pounds.
• Ability to work in a refrigerated environment.
• Ability to operate an electric and/or manual pallet jack.
• Must be comfortable operating a company vehicle equipped with an outward- and driver-facing dash cam.

Nice To Haves

• Bilingual language skills are preferred.
• Driving experience is not required; applicants with limited experience are welcome, and an internal Driver Finishing program may be available, evaluated case by case.

Responsibilities

• Meet with the dispatcher to receive the route and product manifest.
• Inspect the delivery vehicle and check that key equipment and components are operating properly, including oil and water levels, tires, blinkers, leaf springs, horn, headlights, and flashers.
• Load a hand truck and/or pallet jack into the truck and notify the dispatcher of departure and first-stop times.
• Drive to customer locations, check in, and follow instructions for product placement.
• Unload pallets and transport them with an electric pallet jack; down-stack product when requested and use a hand truck to move individual boxes at certain stops.
• Obtain customer signatures on invoices and load empty pallets, pallet jacks, and returns onto the truck as applicable.
• Complete deliveries at subsequent stops and return paperwork to the dispatcher at the end of the shift.
• Offload pallets and pallet jack, unhook the trailer at the dock, and park the tractor in the designated area.
• Install and remove tire chains as needed.
• Assist the warehouse with storing incoming produce, returning produce to coolers, fueling trucks and trailer refrigeration units, occasionally picking produce orders, hooking and unhooking the truck from the trailer, inspecting equipment, loading and unloading trailers, and breaking down produce pallets.
• Maintain the functionality of the assigned vehicle’s dash cam and follow company policy regarding its use and data privacy.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage beginning on the first of the month following hire.
• ESOP (profit sharing) and 401(k).
• Paid vacations and paid holidays.
• Coverage under State Sick Leave.
• 100% prepaid college tuition for employees and their dependents.
• Employee assistance program (EAP).
• Potential performance-based raise after 90 days.
• Yearly review with possibility of an increase based on performance and tenure.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed