Driver

The Company
Our company home-delivers nutritious, medically tailored meals for people in the NYC-metro area that are too sick to shop or cook for themselves. To support the health of our clients, we also provide ongoing nutrition assessment, education and counseling.

Role, Responsibilities and Daily Timeline

• Our drivers represent our organization in the community. Drivers need to possess strong customer service skills as they will be delivering to individuals who are severely ill and must show a sense of compassion and understanding.
• A typical day for the driver starts between the hours of 5:30 - 6:30 am when they pick up their vans from our lot on 10th Avenue, bring the van to the loading dock at our building on lower Sixth Avenue and load their vehicles. Loading may take up to an hour, and requires the Driver to lift, move or push up to 50 lbs on a regular basis. Some of our clients live in walk-up buildings, and our deliveries are required to be to the client’s door.
• Drivers are usually out on the road by 7:00 am. They typically return to our headquarters between the hours of 1:00 – 3:00pm.
• The typical route consists of 40 – 50 individual stops in one of the five boroughs of NYC. Drivers are given cell phones to call clients as they are arriving to their home. If a client is not home to accept the delivery, they are to call into the office and bring the food back to base.
• After returning to base from their route, Drivers clean their vans and then return the van to the 10th avenue parking lot.

About You:
You are highly self-motivated and energetic.  You are looking for a collaborative, team-oriented environment in which to excel. You prioritize safe driving and the safe delivery of meals to our clients who are facing severe illness.  For the role, you meet the following requirements:

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Maintain a valid New York or New Jersey Driver’s License
• Driving knowledge of the five New York City boroughs and Hudson County, New Jersey
• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing
• Ability to work under stressful situations
• Ability to tolerate extreme temperatures
• Ability to sit for several hours
• Ability to lift up to 100 pounds
• Ability to identify whether, and type of, routine maintenance is required for the delivery vans
• Employees must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 unless eligible for an accommodation based on medical condition or sincerely-held religious belief.

About the Role (upon conversion to full-time, staff employee)

• We offers a competitive compensation package which includes:
• Benefits: Excellent Health, Dental, and Vision insurance at low cost to employees. Option to enroll in pre-tax Commuter Transit, Flexible Spending Account and Health Savings Account.
• Retirement Savings Plan: 403B with up to a 2% match each pay period
• Paid Time Off including
• 15 Days of annual Paid Vacation Time Off in first year of employment, increasing with length of service
• 12 days of annual Paid Sick Time
• 10 paid holidays
• Monday through Friday; overtime is sometimes required.
• A rewarding work environment: Supporting our operations providing nutritious meals to New Yorkers living with severe illness.
• A collaborative work environment: Everyone works together to contribute their talents and their ideas.
• A fun work environment:  Periodic staff lunches and Happy Hours; an annual staff retreat to focus on team learning and team-building; a fun Holiday Party to celebrate our staff.
• An inclusive work environment: Celebrating diversity, equity and accessibility, valuing the unique perspectives and life experiences that all employees bring to work.
• This position requires onsite work.