Job description

About Food Bank of the Rockies

Founded in 1978, Food Bank of the Rockies was originally known as the Colorado Food Clearing House. Operating from a 900-square-foot schoolroom in northwest Denver, the fledgling organization collected bread from a nearby Safeway store, our first food donor, and distributed it to Little Sisters of the Poor, our first partner agency. Today, Food Bank of the Rockies has extended its reach across northern Colorado, providing food and supplies to more than 800 hunger-relief programs.

Since 1978, Food Bank of the Rockies has provided more than 700 million meals for people in need. In 2021, through our direct service programs and partners, we have distributed over 66 million pounds of food, the equivalent of nearly 54 million meals annually or 226,000 meals every day to children, seniors and families in need. Food Bank of the Rockies is a member of Feeding America and of Feeding Colorado, a consortium of the five food banks operating in Colorado.
Food Bank of the Rockies has a staff of over 200 employees at distribution centers in Denver, Wyoming and the Western Slope.

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Summary*
The Food Bank of the Rockies Driver 3 Class A will be involved with many driving assignments such as over the road, Grocery Rescue routes, Mobile Pantry routes, and others. The Driver is responsible for delivering and picking up food products from various locations in the Denver metro area, Colorado, and Wyoming. The Driver 3 Class A position is not expected to drive in the mountainous regions of our service area. This role regularly interacts with volunteers, partner agencies, donors, and the general public.

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Essential Functions:*

• Drive all company vehicles ranging from vans to CDL required tandem axle sleeper tractor-53’ Trailer combinations.
• Drive OTR routes to deliver food products to the respective locations in Colorado and Wyoming 2-3 days per week; typically less than 1 overnight trip per month. Over the road during the week, at times with notice local pickups on Saturdays.
• Unload and load food dispatch and external locations, working closely with the Food Bank of the Rockies team, partner agencies, and volunteers according to delivery specifications and within Food Bank of the Rockies policies.
• Pick up donations at various Grocery Rescue donor locations for delivery to partners.
• Drive local routes to deliver food products to the respective Partner or Mobile Pantry site; may deliver to 1-2 distribution sites per day.
• Unload and distribute food at the respective Partner or Mobile Pantry site, working closely with the Site Coordinator and volunteers to set up distribution (unloading product, breaking down cases) and clean up (reloading products, breaking down recycle and trash) at each site.
• MP Routes: Responsible for the overall Mobile Pantry site operations and food distribution in accordance with Food Bank of the Rockies and Feeding America standards. This includes assisting with breaking down pallets, disposing of waste, and collecting recyclable materials during and after each distribution
• Responsible for maintaining driver logs on Fleetmatics, vehicle inspection, and other maintenance schedules according to DOT regulations
• Maintain an organized, clean, and sanitized cab, cargo area, and food handling equipment
• Maintain receipts, invoices, and other required paperwork for each site
• Maintain food industry standards and certification for proper product handling, storage, and distribution in accordance with Food Bank of the Rockies and Feeding America standards.
• On occasion, assist with warehouse duties; record-keeping, waste, inventory counts and sanitation, equipment, building, and grounds
• Other duties as assigned
• Drafts statements and communications on behalf of the individual food banks and Feeding Colorado to summarize the state-wide (and Colorado and Wyoming) work for the purposes of communication to the general public, funders, website content, internal trainings, etc.
• Serves as occasional Feeding Colorado spokesperson

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Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:*

• Commitment to fulfilling the mission of Food Bank of the Rockies and representing the brand in a positive manner internally and externally
• Exercises cultural awareness, including race, ethnicity, socio-economic status, and disability
• Demonstrated ability to work compassionately with a wide range of constituents
• Able to interact with others in a diplomatic, courteous and positive manner
• Excellent customer service orientation
• Strong work ethic, including organizational and motivational skills
• Demonstrated ability to work independently; self-directed, proactive, and independent problem solver
• Demonstrated ability to maintain accurate records
• Excellent time management skills and demonstrated ability to operate within time constraints of workload
• Maintains strong ethical orientation and upholds Food Bank of the Rockies’ standards for integrity
• Ability to effectively communicate with, influence, and get work done through others
• Ability to read, write, speak and understand the English language fluently, and communicate verbally and in writing at a professional level

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Work Environment:*

• Tractor, Trailer, Box Truck. Sitting for long periods, standing, and walking intermittently
• Frequently lifting 50-80 pounds
• Uses heavy equipment daily including forklift, stand-up/sit-down lift truck, step-up pallet jack, and automatic pallet jack
• Demonstrated ability to bend, twist, kneel, climb, lift, pull, push & perform other warehouse activities
• Ability to stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls, reach with hands and arms, balance, stoop, crouch or crawl, talk or hear
• Use specific vision abilities, including close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus
• Can work in a warehouse environment and is frequently outdoors
• Occasionally lift or move up to 25 pounds
• Ability to project voice to groups of 25 or more people
• Use specific vision abilities, including close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus
• Frequently operating and navigating a vehicle within rural communities.

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Required Qualifications:*

• High School diploma or equivalent required
• Must possess a valid Class A Commercial Driver’s License and excellent driving record
• Minimum 2 years prior experience as Commercial Driver
• Prior experience working in a warehouse environment is strongly preferred
• Forklift experience and certification are a plus
• Bilingual a plus

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Expected Hours of Work:*
This role is considered full-time, non-exempt, working approximately 40 hours per week. Work schedules vary each week and consist of weekdays, evenings, and occasional Saturdays.

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Compensation:*
Hourly: $23.00 per hour

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Benefits:*
Food Bank of the Rockies offers a fulfilling workplace and comprehensive benefits package, including: paid time off; paid sick leave; 10 paid holidays; 401K retirement plan with a 6 percent employer-paid match; and competitive employee health, dental, and vision, including maternity/paternity leave. We offer 8 hours of volunteer time.

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Thinking about applying?*
True passion and excitement for making an impact are just as important as work experience.
We encourage you to apply even if you feel you don't check every box in this posting.

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Food Bank of the Rockies is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE), M/F/D/V/SO._

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $23.00 per hour

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