Pick up and Delivery Truck Driver

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Complete assigned daily truck route each day in a safe and courteous manner
• Load trucks with thought and order to maximize capacity
• Project a professional, courteous image at all times with minimal complaints from donors and customers
• Handle merchandise in a safe and careful manner to ensure your safety and avoid damage to merchandise or property
• Unload merchandise from trucks only to designated areas at stores and warehouse
• Check fluid levels, coolant, tire pressure and lights and cleans windows and mirrors weekly. Keep interior of cab clean at all times.  Donated merchandise is not permitted in cabs.
• Reports problems or concerns about the driver to a supervisor as soon as possible. These include policy violations, unauthorized stops, disagreement concerning merchandise acceptance or rejections, personnel conflicts or others causing significant concern
• Know and follow all guidelines pertaining to accepting or rejecting merchandise and use good judgment and analysis in making those decisions
• Know and follow all guidelines pertaining to truck operation standards and phone policies
• Completes all paperwork and forms assigned to the helper for SVDP records and donors
• Makes calls to donors ahead of arrival time as instructed on pick-up slips by Donation Coordinator
• Performs daily duties as directed to maintain the Processing Center in a safe, clean and orderly fashion
• Performs other duties as assigned

 Specific Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

• Ability to interact effectively and professionally with donors, staff and volunteers
• Basic communication skills and good personal appearance and hygiene
• Ability to drive a 15’ box truck safely
• Ability to lift 75 lbs. to waist level and 50 lbs overhead with help
• Ability to climb ladders, steps and stairways while maneuvering pickup and deliveries of furniture, appliances, etc
• Ability to read a roadmap and locate a destination as well as use a GPS
• Ability to withstand warehouse setting (not air conditioned) and outdoor elements
• Commitment to the mission and goals of St Vincent de Paul