Driver

Essential Functions

• Operate an electric yard hostler to safely move trailers between docks, production areas, and warehouse locations.
• Complete required pre-use inspections, safety checklists, and equipment documentation.
• Ensure all trailer securement devices, including wheel chocks and trailer stands, are properly used.
• Maintain hostler equipment and work areas in a clean, safe, and orderly condition.
• Charge and secure the electric hostler vehicle when not in use.
• Assist in loading and unloading trailers as needed.
• Sweep and clean trailers prior to loading when required.
• Follow all GMP, food safety, environmental, DOT, and company safety policies.
• Report unsafe conditions, accidents, injuries, and equipment concerns immediately.
• Participate in required safety meetings, training programs, and operational communications.
• Support warehouse operations and material handling activities, including forklift operation when qualified and certified.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Valid driver's license with an acceptable driving record.
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Ability to safely operate industrial equipment and work in a manufacturing environment.
• Basic math, reading, and communication skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively using two-way radios and other communication devices.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Preferred

• Class A CDL.
• Previous operating experience in operating yard trucks, hostlers, terminal tractors or other commercial motor vehicles as well as warehouse and/or logistics experience.
• Forklift experience and certification.

Working Environment

This position operates in both indoor manufacturing and outdoor yard environments. You will be exposed to outdoor seasonal weather conditions, including heat, cold, rain, snow, and wind. Manufacturing plant is large, open floor areas with loud machinery, requiring some areas for workers to wear ear protection to guard against noise. Workers are exposed to high temperatures during the summer months. Some work in cold environments during winter months. You will be exposed to a dusty work environment due to raw materials. Workers are required to wear masks, hair nets, or gloves to protect the product from possible contamination. Certain areas require respirators. In this position, you may be exposed to common airborne or surface food allergens—including, but not limited to, wheat, soy, eggs, dairy, and sesame—during the handling, mixing, storage, transport of materials, or when accessing the production floor.

Physical Requirements

• Frequently stand, walk, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, push, pull, and reach.
• Regularly enter and exit hostler equipment throughout the shift.
• Frequently lift, carry, push, or pull up to 55 pounds.
• Reach above shoulder level and below waist level during material handling activities.
• Possess sufficient strength, mobility, vision, hearing, and dexterity to safely operate vehicles and material handling equipment.
• Alternate between sitting and standing throughout the workday.