Warehouse Delivery Driver

SPRING CREEK FOOD HUB DESCRIPTION
An emerging local food system non-profit serving the Northwest Arkansas region seeks an
energetic and experienced Warehouse Delivery Driver to support the organization within the
warehouse and delivery team.
Spring Creek Food Hub works to increase access to local products through aggregation and
distribution to wholesale markets and directly to community members, educates farmers and
buyers, and improves economic, environmental, and community health of our region’s food
system.

JOB DESCRIPTION
As part of our warehouse and delivery team, you will use hand trucks, manual and electric pallet
jacks to load and unload delivery vehicles and drive vehicles to delivery locations. You will
accurately keep records of all inventories both received and delivered and observe safe
workplace rules and guidelines when unloading and transporting cargo. This is a physically
demanding position, meaning our ideal candidate can lift and move heavy containers, in
addition to possessing a valid driver’s license and experience with warehouse inventory
management.

Responsibilities:

• Deliver produce and local foods to various locations in NW Arkansas with a refrigerated
  box truck. CDL is NOT necessary but must be able to pass DOT test and have a clean
  driving record. The driver must be able to climb and descend from the truck repeatedly
  during the day, load and unload cases of product, operate a lift-gate and a pallet jack.
• Provide excellent service while picking up and delivering products, have a professional
  attitude and presentation.
• Handle Purchase Orders and Customer Invoices appropriately, count cases, match to
  documentation – attention to details is necessary.
• Load and unload trucks manually or with a pallet jack.
• Respect food safety rules, check for and document safe conditions.
• Drive safely and maintain equipment in excellent condition and cleanliness.
• Begin and end each truck run with established procedures.
• Communicate all pickups, deliveries, and service issues with the warehouse manager.
• Maintain truck logs.

This organization is a small non-profit where a “pitch-in” spirit is expected. Assistance on
additional projects or tasks may be required in addition to normal responsibilities.

Required Qualifications:

• At least 1 year of truck driving experience with a clean driving record and pass DOT test.
• Ability to drive 16-foot refrigerated box truck
• Knowledge of Northwest Arkansas area
• Normal work weeks are Monday through Friday with a summer busy season that might
  require long working days, or exceptionally Saturdays. Some flexibility on the work
  schedule is necessary.
• Ability to lift at least 50 lbs., be able to stand, bend, crouch, climb into the truck and be
  physically active during the entire day.
• Knowledge of produce or grocery business is a plus.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Role performs tasks in both outdoor and indoor environments.
• Exposures encountered include seasonal temperature swings, extreme cold (inside cold
  storage units), warehouse operations equipment.
• Essential physical requirements include standing, sitting, typing, driving, speaking.
• Ability to drive large delivery vehicles, operate forklifts and pallet jacks and achieve
  operator certificate within 30 days of employment.
• Physical effort/lifting including sedentary – up to 10 pounds; light – up to 20 pounds;
  medium – up to 50 pounds; and some heavy – over 50 pounds.
• Continuous reading, writing, and speaking, oriented with reality, positive attitude, ability
  to recall and remember information, work well with others and work under stress.

COMPENSATION
Salary and benefits are competitive and commensurate with similar positions nationally.

Applications will be considered as they are received and until the position is filled.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment practices shall not be influenced or
unlawfully affected by virtue of any applicant’s race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy,
sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age (40 or older), disability and genetic
information (including family medical history), as defined by the EEOC.