Delivery Operations Coordinator
About The Position
The Delivery Operations Coordinator supports daily transportation and delivery operations for the Atlanta Community Food Bank’s Community Food Centers across the Atlanta area. The role safely operates a non-CDL box truck to transport food, equipment, and materials between retail partners and assigned Community Food Center locations, ensuring timely and accurate deliveries. The position involves completing vehicle inspections, coordinating pickup and delivery schedules, communicating with retail partners and Community Food Center management, and following food safety and transportation requirements. The coordinator also supports Community Food Center operations by working with management, volunteers, and team members to organize loading, unloading, and delivery activities. This is an in-person position Monday–Friday, 7:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m., across multiple Community Food Center and retail partner locations throughout the Atlanta area. It requires daily local travel, routine truck stops, and physical work including lifting and transporting items up to 75 pounds. The work environment includes outdoor weather conditions and transitions between ambient and refrigerator/freezer temperatures.
Requirements
- Valid driver’s license with a safe driving record.
- Experience operating non-CDL vehicles.
- Ability to safely load, unload, and handle cargo.
- Basic knowledge of safe driving and transportation safety practices.
- Ability to complete vehicle inspections and report maintenance or safety issues.
- Strong time management skills and ability to meet delivery schedules.
- Strong communication and customer service skills.
- Ability to follow food safety and workplace safety procedures.
- Ability to work independently and adapt to changing priorities.
- Ability to safely lift, move, load, and unload materials as required.
- Ability to routinely lift and transport heavy items at waist level, up to 75 pounds.
- Ability to perform frequent bending, stooping, reaching, climbing, and walking.
- Ability to operate required equipment.
- Ability to work in outdoor weather conditions and transition between ambient and refrigerator/freezer temperatures.
- Ability to travel locally each day and make routine stops requiring truck loading and unloading.
Nice To Haves
- Box truck experience.
- Ability to operate, or learn to operate, an electric pallet jack.
- Experience in a fast-paced logistics, warehouse, retail, or food service environment.
Responsibilities
- Safely operate a company box truck to transport food, equipment, and materials between retail partners and assigned Community Food Center locations.
- Complete pickups and deliveries on schedule and according to assigned routes.
- Plan and adjust routes in response to traffic, weather, construction, and other conditions.
- Load, unload, secure, and handle food and other materials safely and efficiently.
- Complete pre-trip and post-trip vehicle inspections and promptly report maintenance, safety, or repair needs.
- Maintain accurate transportation, inspection, and delivery records.
- Provide professional, respectful, and responsive service to retail partners during scheduled pickups.
- Communicate arrival times, delays, and delivery updates to retail partners and Community Food Center management.
- Build positive working relationships with retail partners, neighbors, volunteers, and ACFB team members, and represent the organization professionally.
- Follow ACFB food safety policies and procedures to protect product quality and food safety.
- Follow federal, state, and local transportation requirements, Department of Transportation regulations, and ACFB safety policies.
- Maintain required licenses, certifications, vehicle documentation, and training.
- Promptly and accurately report accidents, incidents, hazards, damaged product, and other safety concerns.
- Maintain a clean, organized, and safe vehicle and work environment.
- Coordinate the timely movement of donated products and materials to support Community Food Center operations.
- Work collaboratively with Community Food Center management, volunteers, and team members on loading, unloading, and delivery activities.
- Provide direction to volunteers and team members supporting loading and unloading.
- Assist with operational activities as needed to ensure products and materials are received in a timely and organized manner.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
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