Lead Truck Driver

Lucid Motors • Newark, NJ

15d • Onsite

About The Position

The Lead Logistics Driver is a lead-level individual contributor reporting to a Logistics Manager. The role coordinates daily driver workload while safely handling high-priority transportation and material-movement requests across company facilities and external locations. It combines commercial driving and material handling with operational leadership, Jira-based workload coordination, performance reporting, and cross-functional decision-making in an automotive manufacturing environment.

During the first 12 months, the person in this role will establish consistent request prioritization, improve visibility into service levels and transportation risks, and help the team meet delivery commitments while protecting safety and company assets. Success is measured by reliable request completion, accurate status reporting, compliance with transportation and safety requirements, and timely escalation of constraints.

The position requires daily in-person presence and local travel between company facilities and external locations as operational needs dictate. Work may take place indoors and outdoors in varying temperatures, weather, and traffic conditions, and near powered industrial equipment. Required personal protective equipment includes safety footwear, gloves, protective sleeves, and eye and hearing protection.

Requirements

• At least 2 years of experience in logistics, transportation, warehousing, manufacturing, delivery operations, or a related field.
• High school diploma or GED.
• Valid Commercial Driver's License for the class of company vehicle assigned to the role.
• Experience using Jira or another ticket-based workflow system, including familiarity with service-level agreements, backlog, ticket aging, and time-to-resolution metrics.
• Experience safely operating commercial vehicles and material-handling equipment relevant to the assignment.
• Ability to use digital tools to manage work requests, maintain records, review operational metrics, and communicate across teams.
• Experience working with HazMat and dangerous goods in manufacturing.
• Knowledge of DOT compliance.
• Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English sufficiently to perform essential duties, including understanding work instructions, safety procedures, and job-related communications.
• Ability to stand and walk for 8–12 hours per shift on hard surfaces in a production environment.
• Ability to sit and drive for extended periods while maintaining situational awareness and safe driving practices.
• Frequent use of hands to handle tools, secure loads, operate equipment, and complete material-handling tasks.
• Ability to regularly lift, carry, push, or pull items weighing 10–50 pounds and occasionally lift up to 75 pounds with assistance.
• Ability to routinely reach above the shoulders, bend, twist, squat, and climb steps as required.
• Ability to work safely indoors and outdoors in varying temperatures, weather, and traffic conditions, and near powered industrial equipment.
• Ability to wear required personal protective equipment, including safety footwear, gloves, protective sleeves, and eye and hearing protection.
• Ability to be present in person daily and travel locally between company facilities and external locations based on operational needs.

Nice To Haves

• Experience operating semi-trucks or tractor-trailers, box trucks, cargo vans, forklifts, pallet jacks, or similar equipment in a manufacturing or logistics environment.
• Experience coordinating daily workload or providing lead support to drivers, material handlers, or logistics team members.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the team's Jira queue, assign and reprioritize transportation requests, and make daily sequencing decisions that protect production continuity and service commitments.
• Complete scheduled and on-demand moves between company facilities and external locations, safely delivering materials, equipment, battery packs, vehicles, and other company assets on time.
• Monitor and report request progress, constraints, service-level adherence, ticket aging, backlog, and time-to-resolution trends; recommend corrective actions when performance is at risk.
• Make go/no-go decisions based on shipment readiness, load securement, vehicle condition, route conditions, and regulatory requirements; stop or escalate work when safe execution cannot be assured.
• Communicate status updates, estimated arrival times, route changes, and delivery risks to Logistics leadership and internal customers.
• Oversee safe loading, handling, transport, and unloading, and drive resolution of issues that could cause damage, loss, or operational disruption.
• Use approved routing, telematics, and logistics tools to identify opportunities to reduce delays, fuel use, repeat requests, and avoidable operating costs.
• Coordinate daily workload or provide lead support to drivers, material handlers, or logistics team members.

What This Job Offers

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