Local Route Driver (Temp)

Care and Share exists to ensure that the one in nine Southern Coloradans at risk of hunger have access to healthy and nutritious food to thrive. We know that children without adequate access to food cannot develop successfully, families cannot plan for their future, and seniors find it more difficult to remain independent.

At Care and Share Food Bank, we change lives one meal at a time. It's more than a job title. When you join our team, you contribute to a cause you believe in and help us transform lives for the better.

Summary

The primary responsibility of this position is to rescue food from retail donors and deliver food to agency partners. Loads and unloads product. Acts as a representative of Care and Share to our retail donors and partner agencies. Ensures compliance with Feeding America, the American Institute of Baking (AIB), the Department of Transportation (DOT), and other regulatory agencies.

This is a temporary full-time position, working Mon-Fri, and is expected to end by the third week of January 2027.

Duties/

Responsibilities

• Operates a box truck according to applicable state and federal transportation laws. Navigates inclement weather and traffic safely.
• Maintains a positive relationship with our retail donors and partner agencies. Represents Care and Share, helps to resolve concerns, and communicates issues to the main office.
• Safely maneuvers trucks into tight and/or small loading and unloading areas. In a timely manner, complete daily route, obeying all traffic laws and observing all safety regulations.
• Loads and unloads pallets of food, using a forklift and pallet jack. Weighs and sorts all retail donations and completes documentation using an Incoming Product Donation (IPD) form. Reviews the manifest to ensure all pallets are loaded.
• Maintains signed invoices, shipping bills of lading, and manifests; delivers documentation to the Transportation Manager when the delivery route is complete.
• Routinely checks oil, water, fuel, and air; reports maintenance malfunctions to the Transportation Manager. Documents pre- and post-trip inspections.
• Regularly monitors the refrigerator unit temperatures using both the thermostat display and temperature guns. Ensures the trailer is clean and free from pests. Follows Feeding America and AIB regulations to ensure food safety.