Class A Driver Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Education equivalent to high school graduation.
• One year of recent paid experience involving receipt, issuance, and delivery of supplies, materials, and equipment using a truck comparable to a two-axle truck with a 22-foot refrigerated box and gross vehicle weight up to 33,000 pounds.
• Current Class A license.
• Current forklift operator certification.
• Valid California Driver License; must be insurable and maintain a good driving record throughout employment.
• Access to a dependable personal vehicle and maintenance of state-mandated personal automobile insurance throughout employment.
• Ability to perform basic mathematical computations and complete and maintain data, records, forms, and Department of Transportation logs.
• Ability to understand and follow oral and written directions, work independently toward specified objectives, and work in a fast-paced environment with strict deadlines.
• Ability to understand and implement safe driving and warehouse procedures and safely operate warehouse equipment such as pallet jacks and forklifts.
• Ability to safely operate a two-axle truck with a 22-foot refrigerator box and gross vehicle weight up to 33,000 pounds.
• Ability to operate an agency or personal vehicle safely for official business purposes.
• Ability to effectively communicate and interact with personnel at all organizational levels and deal diplomatically and tactfully with people from varied social, economic, and cultural backgrounds, in person and by telephone.
• Ability to proficiently operate standard office equipment and computer hardware and software, including MS Word, MS Excel, MS Access, MS PowerPoint, MS Outlook, and Internet Explorer.
• Knowledge of effective customer service techniques.
• Knowledge of warehousing procedures and techniques for loading and unloading trucks.
• Knowledge of basic mechanical operations of a heavy truck.
• Knowledge of standard office procedures and office equipment.
• Knowledge of business English usage, grammar, spelling, vocabulary, and punctuation.
• Knowledge of the problems and needs of poor, disadvantaged, disabled, homeless, and elderly persons and families.
• Applicants considered for an interview must submit a DMV Driving Report dated within the previous 90 calendar days upon request; an unacceptable report results in no further consideration.

Responsibilities

• Drive trucks with a gross vehicle weight over 26,000 pounds.
• Transport goods safely and accurately from their origin to assigned destinations.
• Obey applicable traffic laws and drive according to weather and road conditions.
• Notify the supervisor of major maintenance or delivery issues.
• Receive, unload, inspect, unpack, store, and maintain supplies, equipment, materials, and food products in proper storage areas.
• Pack, load, ship, and deliver supplies, equipment, materials, and food products.
• Maintain Department of Transportation driver logs for all vehicle trips.
• Inspect incoming shipments to verify the quantity and quality of goods against requisitions, invoices, purchase orders, shipping documents, or packing slips.
• Prepare and maintain necessary records, files, and reports as part of routine office work.
• Provide suppliers and users with program operations information, including available hours and service areas.
• Operate program vehicles and warehouse equipment.
• Perform basic vehicle maintenance, including checking or adding oil, water/coolant, and transmission fluid, checking tire pressure, and completing a Vehicle Inspection Report before operating assigned vehicles.
• May assist with supervising and training job trainees and volunteers assigned to the Food Bank.
• Stay overnight on occasional out-of-town assignments and work weekends and overtime when requested in advance.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Medical coverage, subject to the required employee monthly contribution.
• Dental coverage, 100% employer-paid for employees.
• Vision and contact lens benefits every two years, subject to required employee co-pays and plan option.
• Employer-paid group life insurance coverage of two times annual salary up to $200,000, plus AD&D coverage.
• Voluntary supplemental life insurance coverage.
• Fourteen paid holidays.
• Vacation benefits accrue after successful completion of the six-month evaluative period; accrual varies by length of service.
• Full-time employees earn sick leave at 3.69 hours per pay period.
• 403(b) retirement program; CAPSBC contributes 6% of employee gross salary once program requirements are met, and employees may voluntarily contribute up to applicable IRS limits.
• CAPSBC matches employee Social Security contributions and pays Medicare.
• Merit advancements.
• Mileage reimbursement for business use of a personal vehicle, excluding commuting, based on the approved IRS mileage rate.