Temporary Kitchen Driver

Job Description

Job Description

Description : Our Mission

Our mission is to leverage the power of food to end hunger and build healthier communities.

Our Vision

We believe that the fight against hunger and the fight against poverty are one and the same. We envision a future in which food is recognized as a human right and every person is able to feed themselves and their families in dignity. Together, we work to create a more nourished, prosperous region.

The Foodlink Way

Act With Compassion

Take Responsibility

Be a Team Player

Listen, Learn, Adapt

Job Title : Temporary Kitchen Driver

Department : Kitchen Operations

Reports to : Kitchen Fleet Manager

Status : Hourly, Non-exempt, Full-time, Temporary

Job Level : (2) Foundational Roles

Updated : September 2025

Description

The Kitchen Driver Picks up and delivers food items for the Kitchen by following detailed service routes in the Monroe County and surrounding areas using a van or diesel truck. This position requires exemplary customer service and attention to detail.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Before starting trip, walks around truck to observe any visual defects and checks operating systems such as brakes, horn, windshield wipers, lights, first-aid kits, emergency flashers; completes all required inspectionsheets, turning them into appropriate personnel.
• Loads cambro (insulated food carrier) units and meal components in full
• Picks up and delivers food items and cambros by following prescribed service route and safety rules.
• At end of route, checks truck interior, removing any waste items or trash.
• Completes all driver logs and paperwork associated with pick-ups and deliveries in a timely manner. Turns all of this paperwork into appropriate personnel, as well as filing daily food delivery slips and paper delivery slips
• Reports accidents immediately
• When not scheduled to a service route or when the service route does not require a full eight hours to complete, assists as needed in any area of the kitchen or warehouse as directed by the supervisor.
• As required, completes additional service routes other than the regular assignments.
• Follows all sanitary and safety guidelines as required by government laws and Foodlink policies
• Represents Foodlink in a professional manner whenever interfacing with customers, donors, volunteers and / or constituent providers all while wearing approved uniform.
• Provides exemplary customer service both internally and externally
• Responsible for maintaining a clean and organized routing cooler and dock area
• Performs general housekeeping and sanitation duties as needed
• Works as a team player.

Requirements :

Minimum Qualifications

We are actively seeing a diverse pool of candidates for this position and strongly encourage applications from candidates of color.

SALARY AND BENEFITS

This is a full-time position paid on an hourly basis, ranging from $18.00-$19.57hour (DOE). Foodlink covers 100% of individual health and dental insurance with the ability to acquire family coverage with pretax dollars. In addition to generous paid time off (PTO), we observe 14 paid holidays throughout the year. Opportunity to contribute to a 401k retirement savings plan upon hire. Eligible for generous employer match after 1 year of service.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to use hands to handle or feel items such as documents. The team member is occasionally required to stand; walk and reach with hands and arms. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision and ability to adjust focus. Must be capable of standing and walking for long periods of time.

The job requires repetitive movements like bending, crouching, kneeling, lifting and carrying materials and equipment weighing up to 60 pounds.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those a team member encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the fast-paced work environment is usually moderate.

Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

Foodlink is committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion. At Foodlink we believe that anti-hunger work is only possible with a commitment to removing barriers caused by systems of oppression that perpetuate hunger and poverty. We recognize that systematic injustice and bias disproportionately impact some identities more than others.

Foodlink is actively working to center equity- the fair treatment of all people- in everything that we do so that everyone in our region has access to nourishing food that reflects and values cultural differences.

Foodlink is committed to listening and supporting solutions to hunger that are sourced from people and communities with lived / living experience of hunger and poverty, and to responding where inequities exist.

Foodlink is committed to taking great care to cultivate internal culture and practices that support diversity and inclusion. We embrace and encourage our employees’ differences in age, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, and other characteristics that make our employees unique. We aim to foster an environment in which everyone feels a sense of belonging and understands their connection to the Foodlink mission.

Foodlink employees have a responsibility to always treat others with dignity and respect. Employees are expected to always exhibit conduct that reflects our values and promotes equity and inclusion during work, and at work functions.