Basic Job Concept: Positively impact people! In this role you will effect change, be yourself, and have a positive impact on our company our community and our future! General Summary: The Shuttle Truck Driver role performs a vital role connecting our Transportation and Night Warehouse teams with Domicile Drivers within our operations area. Individuals in this role will be responsible for driving loaded/unloaded box trucks between our Distribution Center(s) to remote locations where domicile operations occur. This requires the safe operation of a 22' or larger box truck during overnight hours of operation. This role starts in the evening hours and concludes in the early morning. This role also includes the ability to run delivery routes from time to time to accommodate the business.What You'll Do:
- Own and facilitate an amazing customer experience for your team members!
- Operate all equipment in a safe manner; obey all traffic laws and customer requirements.
- Transport empty trucks, and/or trucks with returned product back to designated distribution center from domicile location and assist with unloading of product.
- Pick up paperwork for pre-loaded truck, inspect and ensure paperwork is correct for load and any needed keys/codes are provided, and verify load is secure.
- Transport loaded truck back to domicile location, verify all paperwork and needed and truck is ready for domicile driver to pick up and run assigned delivery route for the day.
- Shift typically starts late evening into the night and concludes early morning. Multiple truck shuttles/trips typically occur each night.
- Have fun and be a part of making Foster amazing!!!
What You'll Bring to the Table:
- A sincere passion for positively impacting people and making work, fun (this is first on the list for a reason!)
- Insightful, meaningful, relevant customer service skills and experience.
- A minimum of 12 months experience operating a box truck, and preferred prior Delivery Driver experience.
- Utilize proper PPE when making deliveries (gloves/masks/vests/etc); utilize proper lifting techniques loading/unloading/delivering product.
- Maintain accuracy of product ordered to product delivered.
- Ability to lift 50 pounds on a regular basis, and do so safely.
- Ability to utilize a motorized/non-motorized pallet jack.
- A clean background and MVR record.
- Current DOT medical card or ability to obtain.
What You'll Be Doing:
- Perform duties shuttling trucks during the overnight hours between domicile facilities and distribution facilities via 22' or larger box trucks.
- Provide safe operation of equipment to include vehicle as well as loading/unloading equipment.
- Provide on-time pickup and delivery of trucks from domicile locations and distribution facilities.
- Assist in solving operational concerns and build inter-team relationships.
- Occasionally running a designated delivery route to assist as needed.
Why Foster? We are a different company. We work to live and promote a People First mentality through our values of Promoting Trust, being Purposefully Collaborative, being Positively Impactful and doing what we say through Progressive Action. We want to be a supply chain company that creates a legacy helping our people live their best lives and become the best versions of themselves. We champion the underdog, giving opportunities to those that embrace our culture and strive to help us on this journey to be better each day. We service our Military bases with fresh produce, we service our children with quality fruits and vegetables at their schools, and we provide food for a lot of the restaurants you may frequent. But we also believe in being more - being a supply chain solutions company, providing value-added services, and helping others find success through our partnership. We're your neighbors - we live in the communities we serve and believe in giving back.What We Offer:We offer over 120 years of stability, community involvement and innovation. We offer the opportunity to collaborate with some great people, all doing what they can to make us a better company. So as a company, we work to offer a competitive wage and a competitive benefits package. Most of our benefits, including Medical, Prescription, Dental, Vision, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, Supplemental Employee/Spouse/Child Life Insurance, 401k (with company matching funds) and Paid Time Off (PTO) program, are eligible for enrollment the first of the month following 30 days of employment! We also offer another special benefit, but eligibility for it takes 1 year - because you must embrace our values and our focus. Our People Helping People benefit allows employees to schedule off 8 hours per year to volunteer for a specific charitable non-profit, and we pay you to do it! We believe in giving back to our communities, and this is just one way we show it!Thinking about Leadership? We offer our LDP (Leadership Development Program) annually, open to ALL employees no matter their role in the company at no cost.And our Families Eat First program provides for a full box of produce for each employee, every week. Food brings people together, so why not enjoy some excellent quality produce, free of charge? Just another benefit that makes us different.