CDL-A DRIVER - Local Route

Second Harvest of South Georgia, Inc. is the region’s largest hunger fighting, non-profit agency, annually working with over four hundred partner agencies throughout a 26-county region. This covers a nearly 12,000 square mile region. We are looking for dedicated and compassionate individuals to fill the CDL Class A Driver’s position to work from our Valdosta facility.

• Operate 10-speed, manual transmission tractor and mobile pantry unit
  • CDL-A license must not have any transmission restriction
• Conducts daily pre-trip and post-trip inspections as required by government agencies
• Conducts weekly inspection in accordance with prescribed vehicle maintenance schedule,
• Ensures proper pick-up and receipt or delivery of product,
• Loads truck with orders, pallets and other materials as needed for the assigned route,
• Adheres to special pick-up requirements established by specific donors.
• Adheres to requirements established for partner agency deliveries.
• Ensures accurate product inventory by counting cases, pallets, etc. and verifying the count with donor at time of pick-up or with recipient agency at time of delivery,
• Prepares initial donor receipt at time of pick-up or have delivery receipt properly signed at time of delivery,
• Ensures return of pallets, racks, containers, etc. in a timely manner,
• Unloads donated product at food bank, including recounting items and the weighing-in process, then places in proper storage area of the warehouse,
• Develops and maintains good relations with donors and partner agency personnel,
• Ensures product is maintained at proper temperatures during transport,
• Maintains food bank vehicles in good running condition,
• Conducts daily inspection of vehicles for proper fuel and fluid levels and makes routine safety checks,
• Operates vehicles in a safe and responsible manner.
  • Phone use must meet the SHSG protocol and Georgia handsfree law.
• Reports promptly any problems with vehicles, equipment, donors and vendors, products, and supervised personnel to
  • Branch Manager
  • Director of Inventory
  • Safety Department
• Assists with special projects as directed by the COO, DIS and Branch Ops Manager,
• Maintains appropriate conduct in a manner that is safe and courteous and upholds the professional operating standards of the food bank,
• Other duties as assigned.

Initiative; handles pressure well;
Serv Safe certification;
Food industry experience is a major plus.

• High school or equivalent (Preferred)

• Driving: 3 years as a CDL-A Driver

• Driver's License
  • CDL-A
  • Cleared to operate manual transmission

Full-time

Based on relevant experience but starting salary is offered at $20.00 per hour

• Fourteen paid holidays for Calendar Year 2026
  • Eligibility begins upon successful completion of sixty days past date of hire)
• Sixteen hours awarded in PTO at the sixty-day mark
• Forty hours awarded in PTO at the one-year mark
• In-house Direct Primary Care twice a month for enrolled employees
• Medical, Dental, Vision, STD, LTD, Life and Cancer policies available
• 401k eligibility following the first year of employment (open enrollment available twice per year)