Pickup and Delivery Associate

Fair Haven Market

488 SW Broad Street

Jesup, Georgia 31598

Business Line: (912) 588-1998

POSITION DESCRIPTION

Position: Pickup & Delivery Associate Status: Exempt/Full-time

Reports to: Store Manager Hours: 40 hours per week

Location: Fair Haven Market

488 S.W. Broad Street

Jesup, Georgia, 31545

POSITION SUMMARY: The Pickup & Delivery Associate is responsible for ensuring the safety and security of the loading and unloading process for customers and themselves, by following safety and lifting protocols during deliveries and pick-ups, as well as providing excellent customer service and helping with the day-to-day operations of the Fair Haven Market Store.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Complete daily maintenance log by checking tires, oil, etc.

Get a copy of the schedule for daily pick-ups/deliveries from front cashier.

Complete scheduled pick-ups and deliveries.

Assist furniture workers with unloading picked up donations.

Upon completion of pick-ups/deliveries, take trash, boxes, scrap metal, and Green Zone clothing items to their designated areas.

Clean up around the outside of the store.

Ensure that any and all items loaded in barn, trailer, and other storage units be loaded in a neat and organized fashion to avoid damage.

Assist in conducting trailer, barn and other inventory inspections on Tuesday and Thursday of each week.

At the end of the day, park van in the front parking lot, lock doors and turn keys into the manager.

Assist marketing coordinator each day/week in loading auction items in first trailer.

Every Friday morning, assist marketing coordinator in unloading auction items that have been sold and organize for pickup.

Load furniture items that have been sold online on Friday afternoons from 12PM-5PM as customers arrive to pick up what they have purchased.

ATTENDANCE:

Must be punctual and timely in meeting all requirements of performance, including but not limited to, attendance standards and work deadlines; beginning and ending assignments on time; and scheduled work breaks, where applicable.

BUSINESS NECESSITY:

The needs of Fair Haven Market may be dependent on responding to and anticipating rapidly changing external and internal demands in all aspects of how business is conducted. This may include, but is not limited to, organization structure, finances, goals, personnel, work processes, technology, and customer demands. Therefore, it may become necessary to make modifications to how business is conducted and work is accomplished, with minimal or no advance notice to employees. Accordingly, the employee must be capable of adapting with minimal or no advance notice, to change in how business is conducted and work is accomplished, with no diminishment in work performance.

SAFETY AND SECURITY:

All employees are responsible for observing safety and security procedures as applicable and reporting potentially unsafe conditions to management.

QUALIFICATIONS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:

Current vehicle insurance and a valid GA state driver’s license.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of volunteers, donors, members of the general public and employees of the organization.

OTHER SKILLS, ABILITIES, AND QUALIFICATIONS:

Exceptional people skills

Positive attitude

Ability to work well with others and willingness to be a team player.

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 stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee 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 work environment is typically moderate to high with high levels of distraction.
TIME SHEETS: The federal wage and hour laws require accurate record keeping of work time and pay. Your time sheet records your work time, assuring you of proper payment for the current amount of time worked. Since this is your only proof, you must record your time accurately. Your Store Manager will explain the appropriate time recording procedure to you. You must record your time in prior to performing any work and must record your time out each time you leave work. If you make a mistake in recording your time, take your time record to your Program Director who will correct and initial any changes. Clocking in and out early or late must be pre-approved by your Store Manager. (this includes lunch breaks). Recording another employee’s time sheet or asking someone else to record your time is a violation of the organization’s rules. PROBATIONARY PERIOD: Your first 90 calendar days with Fair Haven is a probationary period. During this time, you and the organization will have an opportunity to evaluate whether the job is suitable for you. The organization’s evaluation will include attendance, work performance and suitability for this position, among other things. The Store Manager has the discretion to extend the probationary period for an additional period not to exceed 90 days when appropriate. We hope that you will make the most of this “trial” period by learning your new job and demonstrating your ability and interest. DRUG & ALCOHOL POLICY: Fair Haven is a drug free workplace. It is an absolute violation of this policy for any employee: To be involved in the illegal use, possession, manufacture, distribution, dispensation or sale of drugs or drug paraphernalia on or off organization’s premises or while an organization business or during work hours (working hours include breaks and meal periods); To be involved in the use or possession of alcohol on the organization’s property; To be involved in the use of alcohol off the organization’s premises in a manner that the organization determines may affect the employee’s work performance, his/her own or Others’ workplace safety, or otherwise adversely affect the organization; and To be “under the influence” due to the use of illegal drugs or alcohol on the organization’s property or during working hours; To protect our clients and our employees’ safety and health, we will take a number of steps to ensure that our policy is followed. These steps may include searches, at the organization’s discretion, of lockers, lunch boxes, desks, clothing and work areas. It may also include drug and/or alcohol testing when the organization suspects that an employee’s work performance or the use of illegal drugs or the use of alcohol may affect on-the-job behavior in any way. Employees will also be tested after a work-related accident, and whenever required by law. An employee who tests positive for illegal drugs and/or is found to be under the influence of alcohol as a result of any test will be in violation of our policy.
It is also the responsibility of each employee to report promptly to his/her supervisor his

her use of any prescribed or over-the-counter medicine, which is known, or publicized as

possibly impairing judgment, coordination or other senses important to the safe and

productive performance of work-related function Consistent with the law-abiding behavior we

expect of everyone, employees must notify management within five (5) days of any arrest or

conviction or, a criminal drug offense as required by the Drug Free Workplace Act of 1988.

Compliance with this policy is a condition or employment. Violation of this policy will

subject the employee to discipline up to and including termination. Noncompliance

includes the refusal to cooperate with any or all procedures encompassed by this policy,

including submitting to a test or a search, and all requirements incident to a test or search

and the policy generally.

Fair Haven strongly encourages employees who develop a drug and/or alcohol problem to

seek help from a medical professional or a public health agency. An employee who gives

the organization voluntary notice of such a problem will be eligible for a 30-day leave of

absence for the purpose of seeking treatment. At the expiration of the 30 days, the

employee may return to his/her position or an equivalent position, if available. It is the

employee’s responsibility to seek assistance before he or she is discovered in violation of

the policy and the Company takes disciplinary action.

POLICY AGAINST HARASSMENT:

It is the policy of Fair Haven to maintain the best possible employment atmosphere for all

employees. This policy includes the right of employees to be free from sexual and all

forms of unlawful harassment of any kind in the workplace including harassment because of

a person’s race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability or any other

characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law.

In particular, it is the organization’s policy to prohibit sexual harassment of any kind by

anyone connected with your employment here. Sexual harassment includes unwelcome or

offensive sexual advances, solicitation, comments or physical conduct of a sexual nature.

This specifically includes any conduct or actions, which create an intimidating, hostile or

offensive working environment. It is not the purpose of this policy to intrude upon the

personal lives of our employees. However, sexual and other unlawful harassment in the

workplace will not be tolerated.

Any employee who believes this policy is being violated should report the matter

immediately to his/her Store Manager or the Executive Director. All complaints will be

thoroughly investigated and all employees, including supervisors, will be subject to

discipline up to and including discharge for violation of this policy. It is the intent of the

organization to protect the confidentiality of the person making a complaint and the

person accused, and to encourage the reporting of anything considered unlawful

harassment. No employee will be subject to any form of retaliation or discipline for

making a good faith harassment complaint of sexual or other unlawful harassment. We

have a pleasant working atmosphere and we intend to keep it that way by ensuring that all

employees are treated with mutual consideration, respect and without unlawful

harassment of any kind.

NATURE OF SUPERVISION RECEIVED: Must be able to work independently toward attainment of operational goals and contract compliance.

FHM Employment is available to eligible people regardless of religion, race, color, national origin, sex or handicap.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $9.00 - $10.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Shift:

• Day shift

Work Days:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person

Salary : $9 - $10