Job Description

We are looking for motivated and ready to work drivers who want to join a family-owned business with an inviting work culture. General Produce prides itself on offering drivers a quality work-life balance by ensuring all drivers are home daily. Routes start as early as 2am and drivers can acquire daily overtime with our 10–12-hour shifts. Deliveries will require substantial physical demand throughout the scheduled daily routes. If you are a driver with a clean record, with less than 1.5 points, we encourage you to apply to join our team and help deliver excellence. At General Produce we offer great benefits and the opportunity at a long-lasting career.
Primary Purpose: The Non-Commercial Delivery Route Truck Driver delivers produce and other products to General Produce customers. Drivers are expected to provide exceptional customer service while making deliveries. Also, drivers are responsible for verifying accurate quantity is delivered in a safely and efficient manner.

Functions:
• Perform routine safety inspection of vehicle before heading out on routes.
• Down-stacks pallets in trucks and unloads merchandize for deliveries.
• Drive safely and responsibly according to CHP laws and regulations.
• Provide amazing customer service to clients during deliveries.
• Notates delivery information on daily sales and delivery record.
• Listen and communicate with office to resolve service complaints.
• Reports regularly to leads and supervisors.

Job Qualifications

Qualifications:

1. Valid California Drivers License.
2. Driving record must conform to company policy and show no DUIs.
3. Basic writing, reading and speaking English language skills.
4. Customer service skills.
5. Ability to read maps
6. Some basic technological proficiency required to operate pagers, cell phones, etc.
7. Ability to perform the primary functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation.

Licenses:

Driver must maintain a valid CA driver license and DMV record must meet the company’s policy in order to perform driving duties.

Education and Experience:

High School graduate or equivalent and/or one year experience driving a commercial truck. General Produce prefers some experience working in the produce industry. Experience working in food distribution is also preferred.

Language Skills:

1. Ability to read and interpret customers’ orders, procedure manuals and other written material.
2. Ability to communicate verbally and comprehend verbal instructions.
3. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from customers, coworkers, supervisors and the general public.

Mathematical Skills:

1. Perform basic arithmetic functions: additions, subtractions, multiplications and divisions.

Mental Abilities:

1. Ability to carry out defined procedures and duties with specific instructions.
2. Ability to maintain effective working relationships with coworkers, customers, and the public.
3. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral diagram, or schedule form.

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:

1. Regularly lift, push and pull up to 50 lbs.
2. Sit for long periods of time, while driving, stoop, stand, kneel, crouch, push and pull.
3. Possess vision abilities to include close vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment And Environmental Conditions:

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:

1. The employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical equipment such as lift gates, pull-out unloading ramps, dock ramps, fork lifts, pallet movers, hand trucks, load locks, doors and other related equipment.
2. Field of work includes warehouse and outside weather conditions. Individual is exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles, extreme cold, adverse weather conditions and vibration.