Shipping and Receiving Truck Driver

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Pay Range: University at Buffalo Campus Dining & Shops provided pay range.

Base pay range: $20.56/hr – $20.56/hr

Perform routine manual tasks ensuring all deliveries are made to their locations on time. Primary responsibility is to load and unload trucks, safely deliver product to proper locations on campus, in a timely manner. This position will also help empty composting and trash compactor machines by following established procedures.

• Prepare, load, and unload CDS trucks.
• Drive to and from assignments, transporting product, supplies, employees, linens, and equipment.
• Responsible for safe operation of CDS vehicles, keeping cab & cargo areas neat & clean.
• Keeping dock and receiving areas neat and clean.
• Keeping vehicles and their keys in their assigned places.
• Maintain high sanitary, hygienic, and safety standards and conditions.
• Must work consistently and productively during entire shift.
• General cleaning, other food service duties, and projects as requested by management.

• Employee must have a valid NYS Driver License and submit to a Department of Transportation (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). examination, in order to obtain a DOT card. Company drug screen testing also required.
• Ability to obtain a forklift license upon employment.
• Valid NYS driver’s license with clean, safe driving record and proven experience with a single-axle, 18,000-pound truck.
• Must pass a third-party truck driving assessment upon hire.
• Demonstrate ability to maneuver trucks in and out of tight loading areas.
• Must be able to lift and carry food, supplies, and/or other equipment weighing 50+ lbs. without assistance. Must be in good physical condition to get in/out of trucks throughout the workday, as well as ability to walk, stand, bend and reach, as the job requires.
• Minimum of one year of customer service experience required and have excellent customer service skills.
• Experience in safe food handling, preventing food-borne illness, and sanitation techniques preferred.
• Must be able to communicate well with customers and management.
• Must be able to prioritize work and execute tasks with speed, efficiency, and accuracy, in a high-volume environment.
• Ability to work independently and part of a team to fulfill customer orders.
• Must demonstrate excellent customer service.
• Must be able to speak, read, and write English, and have accurate math skills.
• Must have reliable transportation and attendance.
• Must have professional appearance, demeanor, and hygiene.

• The work environment can be loud and busy. There is exposure to kitchen hazards such as hot surfaces and liquids, sharp knives, and slippery surfaces.
• The position operates in a kitchen environment where the employee is frequently exposed to heat, steam, fire, noise as well as extreme temperatures in coolers and freezers.

• The position is very active and the employee must be able to stand and walk for a minimum of 8 hours.
• The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, bend, stretch, twist, or reach out.
• While performing the duties of the job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear.
• The position requires manual dexterity; auditory and visual skills; and the ability to follow written and oral instructions and procedures.
• The employee must have the ability to use hands to finger, manipulate fingers; and reach with hands and arms, to stir, measure, pour, cut, chop, dice, and decorate, etc.
• The position requires working taste buds, ability to smell, feel with fingers and visually inspect, include close and distance vision.
• The employee must frequently lift and or move up to 25 lbs. and occasionally lift and or move up to 50 lbs.

• Employee must have a valid NYS Driver License and submit to a Department of Transportation  examination, in order to obtain a DOT card. Company drug screen testing also required.
• Ability to obtain a forklift license upon employment.
• Valid NYS driver’s license with clean, safe driving record and proven…