Driver - Los Angeles, United States - K&M Meat Packing Co

Description

Job Summary
Drive a truck or other vehicle over established routes or within an established territory and deliver food products. May also take orders, collect payment, or stock merchandise at point of delivery.


Essential Job Duties

• Drive trucks or other vehicle over established routes to deliver food products.
• Assist in loading and unloading of transported food products.
• Must adhere to and follow all driving laws.
• Complete vehicle inspection report and verify all necessary safety equipment is operational.
• Verify and confirm all invoices are processed according to company procedures.

Other Duties

In addition to the essential job duties listed above, employees in this position may be required to perform other duties as assigned by their supervisor.

These additional responsibilities will contribute to the overall efficiency and success of the department and organization.

Employees should be flexible and willing to take on tasks that may not be explicitly outlined in the job description.

Such duties may be assigned based on business needs, changes in production requirements, or other factors that impact daily operations.

Employees are expected to demonstrate a proactive approach to their work, showing adaptability and a willingness to contribute to the broader goals of the team.

Attend staff and departmental meetings as needed. Report any unsafe practices or conditions to the supervisor.

Maintain a clean driving record; drive safely while travelling to multiple customer locations, and report any damage to equipment/products, or driving accidents to supervisor.

Core Competencies

Adaptability & Accountability:

Adapts to changes in the work environment, manages competing demands, accepts criticism and feedback, changes approach or method to best fit the situation and takes responsibility for own actions.

Analytical Skills:
Synthesizes complex or diverse information, prioritizes projects, and determines best way of meeting deadlines and requirements.


Attendance & Punctuality:

Schedules time off in advance, begins working on time, keeps absences within guidelines, ensures work responsibilities are covered when absent and arrives at meetings and appointments on time.

Business Ethics:
Works with integrity and ethically, upholds organizational values and abides by written policies.


Communication:

Expresses ideas and thoughts both verbally and in written form, exhibits good listening skills and comprehension, responds well to questions, writes clearly and informatively and edits work for spelling and grammar.

Presents accurate numerical data effectively.


Compliance:

Within specified functional area of authority, is personally accountable to understand and ensure regulatory and policy compliance with state and federal requirements in accordance with his/her respective job duties and responsibilities.

Confidentiality:
Maintains a high degree of confidentiality.


Customer Service:
The extent to which the employee provides prompt and high-quality service to team members, vendors and internal/external customers.


Judgment:

Displays willingness to make decisions timely, exhibits sound and accurate judgment, supports and explains reasoning for decisions, includes appropriate people in decision-making process and takes responsibility for communication including what is heard.

Organization:
Maintains clean, functional workspace, continuous workflow to meet daily/weekly/monthly deadlines.


Safety:

Attends required safety meetings, follows the Injury and Illness Prevention Plan (IIPP) and reports unsafe conditions, keeps workplace in safe condition.

Teamwork / Morale:

Treats others with respect and courtesy, gives and welcomes feedback, inspires the trust of others, exhibits tact and consideration, displays positive outlook and pleasant manner, offers assistance and support to co-workers, works cooperatively in group situations.

Engages consistently in professional behavior.


Training:
Completes company required training timely.


Experience & Education:

• High School

Diploma

or equivalent combination of education and

experience preferred.

• Previous driving experience and clean driving record required.
• Bilingual and fluent in English/Spanish (written and oral), a plus.

Travel:

• Must be okay to travel up to 75%.
• Must have a valid California Driver's License, proof of current vehicle insurance and a driving record that meets K&M Foodservice insurer's criteria.

Physical & Mental Requirements

Amount of Time

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

None

Under 1/3

1/- 2/3

Over 2/3
Standing


x
Walking


x
Sitting


x
Stooping/Bending


x
Using hands to finger, handle or feel (computer operation)


x
Reaching with hands and arms


x
Lifting of up to 60 lbs


x
Talking and hearing

Clear speech and good hearing both face to face and on the phone; hears well in noisy social envi