Truck Driver Class A CDL

We are hiring for full-time, Class A CDL Drivers, to join the Transportation Team of the Operations department at Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle TN.

What you’ll do:

Summary: Travel throughout local middle and west Tennessee service area picking up food donations from retail stores and food distributors and/or making food deliveries to Partner Agencies and rural communities. Drives safely and defensively, maintains equipment function, and observes all company and DOT required safety policies, laws and practices. Be respected as part of a team that serves 46 counties throughout middle TN.
Key Responsibilities:

• Serves as a professional ambassador for Second Harvest in the community. Drivers are “the face of the food bank” for our donors and partners. Developing relationships to further our community impact is critical. Our trailers are vividly wrapped with branding and photos, so are always very noticeable.
• Physically touches freight to organize trailer of food throughout the day. Actively and consistently lifts 50+ pounds of freight (typically boxes of food) at stops throughout day. This is not dock to dock sitting-only driving work.
• Utilizes equipment to load and unload truck and maneuvers product with lift gate, dollies, and pallet jacks.

When & Where: Regular schedule will be DAY shift, Monday - Friday with early start times working primarily out of our distribution center in Nashville, TN. Over-time is common, but not guaranteed and Saturday work is offered when available. Regularly encounters inside and outside environments as well as temperature-controlled zones of freezers (-10 degrees) and coolers (30-40 degrees).

Is this you?

·Education: High School Diploma or equivalent (ex: GED) required.

·Experience: Minimum of 1 year of professional driving experience operating a CMV required.

·Skills: safe operation of CMV,physical ability for heavy labor work,customer service orientation, compassionate & professional demeanor, exceptional attention to detail. Food industry and forklift experience preferred.

·Other requirements: our pre-hire process requires acceptable results from the following: criminal background, Motor Vehicle Record and a pre-employment drug test. Current and valid CDL Driver’s License, DOT Medical Card and automobile insurance are also required. Criminal backgrounds are evaluated on a case by case basis considering several factors (timing, frequency, severity and job relation).

What Second Harvest has to offer:

Work-life-balance: Our drivers enjoy being able to be a professional driver, but also able to have an active life and relationships outside of work and having time to spend with their loved ones, in their community and enjoying their hobbies. Our work is exclusively local, so you are home nightly and can enjoy a life off the road, too.

Compensation & Benefits: Second Harvest is proud to offer rich and affordable total compensation packages. Full-time employment includes 34+ days off, medical (employee-only is 100% employer paid), dental, vision, retirement (up to 8% match), disability insurance (short and long term) and long-term care insurance.

Work with a purpose: As one of Middle Tennessee’s largest nonprofits, our local hunger relief work is uniquely rewarding, hands on and solutions oriented. Our mission is to feed hungry people and work to solve hunger issues in our community. A career with Second Harvest ensures that you not only earn a paycheck, but also help your local community through meaningful work. Our Operations teams were recently celebrated for their essential work during the COVID-19 pandemic – would you like to be a “Hometown Hero”?

Award winning workplace: We are a best in class workplace because we are passionate and people focused, so that our community can count on us for our critical work. We are among The Tennessean’s Top Workplaces based solely on employee feedback. We are invested in our team and offer frequent whole-person wellness opportunities through our Harvest Wellbeing Program.

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Equal Employment Opportunity: Second Harvest embraces a philosophy that recognizes and values diversity. We want our employees to reflect the diversity of the communities in which we serve. We provide equal employment to all applicants and employees regardless of race, religion, color, gender, disability, national origin, ancestry, age, veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic information, or other legally protected characteristics.

Think this sounds like a role and workplace where you would thrive? Find out more information about how to apply on our website: https://www.secondharvestmidtn.org/job-opportunities/. Thanks for your interest in working for Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle TN. We love it here and think you will too.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid sick time
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Home daily
• Home time
• Home weekly
• Monday to Friday
• Overtime
• Weekend availability

Supplemental Pay:

• Bonus pay

Trucking Driver Type:

• Company driver

Trucking Route:

• Local

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Required)

Experience:

• Driving: 1 year (Required)
• Commercial driving: 1 year (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• CDL A (Required)
• CDL (Required)

Work Location: On the road