HOME PICKUP DRIVER

GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF POSITION

Responsible for safe transport of materials to and from the retail stores. To ensure the daily transportation of used goods, new goods, salvage, and trash. Picks up donations from donor homes and businesses for transport to retail locations. Helps coordinate the storage of donations, when necessary. May occasionally supervise and train new material handlers. Drivers supervise material handlers when on assignment outside the plant.

Uphold a positive work environment that follows Goodwill's Amazing Customer Experience (ACE) culture, Values, and Mission in everything you do and every interaction you have with co-workers, clients, customers and management.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Ensures proper customer service to donors, customers, employees, and supervisors. Projects a positive company image through pleasant customer service and proper clean appearance.
2. Maintains transportation logs as instructed. Ensures that all appropriate transportation logs are properly utilized and submitted to management.
3. Works with the Donations Manager and Scheduling Coordinator to coordinate the daily scheduling and routing of trucks. Ensures that trucks are safe and adequately stocked daily.
4. Involved in the daily collection and transportation of donations from donor homes and businesses to retail locations.

5. Monitors and advises Donations Manager of the need to order supplies as needed.

6. Helps keep the plant clean and hazard-free.

7. Drives a truck in a safe and efficient manner, complying with all state, federal, and local driving laws, as necessary.

8. Picks up and delivers donations and trash from donation centers, donation boxes and stores, as instructed. Works as a material handler in the plant as needed.

9. General preventative maintenance on vehicles and equipment.

10. Perform any other related duties as required or assigned.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

High school or GED, plus specialized schooling and/or on the job education in a specific skill area; e.g.

data processing, clerical/administrative, equipment operation, etc, plus 4 years related experience and/or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

REQUIRED CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

Must have a valid state driver's license and be insurable by the company's insurance carrier. Must be able to pass a DOT physical and drug screen.

PREFERRED CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

Class D License

PUBLIC CONTACT

Frequent contacts with general public, patrons, or other outside representatives, wherein the manner of handling these contacts has a bearing on the organization's position and operation.

EMPLOYEE CONTACT

Contacts occasionally with others beyond immediate associates, but generally of a routine nature. May obtain, present or discuss data, but only as pertains to an immediate and specific assignment. No responsibility for obtaining cooperation or approval of action or decision.

WORKING CONDITIONS

Outside working environment, wherein there are extremely disagreeable working conditions most of the time (e.G. Hot mix paving in constant sun).

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS

The following work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the functions of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to work near moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, outdoor weather conditions, wet or humid conditions; occasionally exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals.The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES

The following physical activities described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions and expectations.

Highly repetitive, highly physical. Highly repetitive type work which requires the concentrated and non-diversified physical demands of the employee.

While performing the functions of this job, the employee is frequently required to walk, sit, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and occasionally required to stand, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include distance vision.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Ability to lift 50 pounds, up to 100 pounds with assistance. Must be able to drive all types of company vehicles safely. Travel throughout the State of Arkansas. Exposure to truck and forklift fumes, noises and unfit donated goods. Exposure to trash and donations from stores/ADCs/donors.