Truck Driver

Truck Driver

Essential Responsibilities:

• Safely drive a truck up 26'.
• Pick up pallet orders from the Greater Boston Food Bank 3-4 times weekly.
• Unload all food from the Greater Boston Food Bank and organize pallets accordingly.
• Place cold pallets in walk-in or freezer.
• Operate an electric pallet jack.
• Load packed grocery bags into the truck on pallets with pallet jack.
• Operate a lift gate.
• Operate a loading dock.
• Pick up other donations as needed.
• Safely drive and navigate to each partner site, while understanding the parking challenges for a large truck at some sites.
• Unload each site's delivery and place it in a safe area designated by the partner site.
• Have clear communication with site coordinators regarding deliveries, not just upon arrival, but in the case of any delays on their daily routes.
• Professionally greeting any community members who may have arrived prior to the delivery.
• Maintain cleanliness and sanitize the truck daily.
• Report any truck maintenance issues to Supervisor.
• Maintain a clean driving record.
• Complete any driving safety courses required by YMCA.
• Submit all gas receipts from YMCA gas card to Supervisor via CenterCard app.

When Not Driving/Delivering:

• Pack grocery bags.
• Restock food.
• Daily warehouse cleanup of sanitizing and sweeping all food and packing areas.
• Empty recycling bins.
• Empty trash bins and replace trash bags.
• Report any observed issues with sites.
• Attend staff meetings.
• Other tasks assigned by Supervisor.

Physical Demands:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to sit and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust.

About YMCA of Greater Boston:

The YMCA of Greater Boston is the largest social services provider in Massachusetts. Through our network of facilities and program sites, the YMCA provides health and wellness programming, child care, summer camp, youth sports, and teen leadership programs, as well as work-force development and community outreach. The YMCA of Greater Boston is committed to a policy of nondiscrimination and equal opportunity for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religious creed, protected genetic information, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, or veteran's status.