Non-CDL Lead Driver role
Hourly Rate: $25.00 - $26.00/ $1,500 sign on bonus!
Monthly Performance Bonus: $350
Shift Schedule:
5:30 AM - 1:30 PM
*Days/Hours are subject to change, possibly rotating weekends
Location: Chelsea, MA
50 Eastern Avenue, Chelsea, MA. 02150
About the Role:
This position is responsible for correctly loading and unloading finished products, delivering to all points of distribution including individual fridges, wholesale and retail accounts as well as catering or long haul routes. This position will directly report to the distribution supervisor of their market. The Lead Delivery Driver role is a crucial part of achieving our mission of making healthy food more accessible for everyone. You’ll deliver food to our wholesale retail partners and Smart Fridges. Your job is to own your route by making sure that deliveries are sent to the correct address, during the correct time window, and ensuring our customers are getting the best possible delivery experience. You will be the face of Farmer’s Fridge when making deliveries so it is crucial that you have a positive and professional attitude.
- Drivers safely and efficiently maneuver city streets in a company-owned refrigerated van, deliver food to customers, fridges, and retail partners, and then use an iPad to communicate completed deliveries
- Success will be measured by consistent on-time deliveries and your ability to follow our delivery processes
- You’ll be the only Farmer’s Fridge employee that people see so you must be friendly and knowledgeable
Necessary knowledge, skills, and experience:
- Leadership of the driver team
- Safely deliver products to all assigned points of distribution
- Clean and stock vending machines on the current route
- Perform installations and maintenance on vending machines
- Load and unload delivery vehicles
- Complete any special tasks assigned by your supervisor or manager
- Professional driving particularly with food shipment using a refrigerated box truck (Preferred)
- Ability to use technology: computers, Microsoft and iPads
- Some knowledge of mechanics (minor repairs to vans or smart fridges)
- Ability to read and understand delivery instructions
- Ability to lift at least 50 pounds
- Non-CDL Driver
Personal characteristics:
- Friendly: You will be the face of Farmer’s Fridge while in the field! It is imperative that you have a warm and welcoming personality when dealing with our team at Farmer’s Fridge and people you interact with in the field.
- Organization: You need to be organized and ensure you have proper badges, documents, etc to ensure successful deliveries.
- Teamwork: Even though you’ll be working solo most of the time, we’re also a team and we need to be able to depend on one another.
- Improvement Oriented: You always look for ways to do things better, smarter, and faster.
You’ll get…
- Traditional benefits for full-time hourly – Health, Dental, Vision, Life, Short Term and Long Term Disability.
- Competitive Salary & 401K company match that vests immediately upon participation
- Equity available to full time employees after 1 year of employment
- Generous sick leave & PTO policy
- $50 cell phone credit
Innovate & Elevate - We're all teachers and learners. You'll grow, and help grow the company through cross-functional collaboration, open access to leadership, and regular business updates. You have a direct impact on the company’s bottom line.
Farmer’s Fridge is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
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