Lead Truck Driver

Lucid Motors • Newark, CA

16d • $30 - $41 • 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 carrying out high-priority transportation and material-movement requests across company facilities and external locations. Over the first 12 months, the person will establish consistent request prioritization, improve visibility into service levels and transportation risks, and help the team meet delivery commitments while protecting safety and assets. Success is measured by reliable completion of requests, accurate status reporting, compliance with transportation and safety requirements, and timely escalation of constraints.

The position 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. It requires daily in-person presence and local travel between company facilities and external locations as operational needs dictate.

The compensation range is $30–$41 per hour. Lucid offers medical, dental, and vision insurance; life and disability coverage; paid time off; paid holidays; paid sick leave; and a 401(k) retirement plan. Eligible employees may also participate in an equity program and/or discretionary annual cash incentive program.

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 reach above the shoulders, bend, twist, squat, and climb steps as needed.
• Ability to work safely indoors and outdoors in varying temperatures, weather, traffic conditions, and near powered industrial equipment.
• Ability to wear required PPE, including safety footwear, gloves, protective sleeves, and eye and hearing protection.
• Daily in-person presence and local travel between company facilities and external locations as operational needs require.

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 day-to-day sequencing decisions to protect production continuity and service commitments.
• Complete scheduled and on-demand transportation between company facilities and external locations, ensuring materials, equipment, battery packs, vehicles, and other company assets arrive safely and 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.
• Provide Logistics leadership and internal customers with status updates, estimated arrival times, route changes, and delivery risks.
• Oversee safe loading, handling, transport, and unloading practices 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.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life and disability coverage
• Paid time off
• Paid holidays
• Paid sick leave
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Eligible employees may participate in an equity program and/or a discretionary annual cash incentive program.

What This Job Offers

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