Shuttle Driver - 3rd shift - very local

Company: Americold
Location: Clifton
Posted on: November 15, 2023

Job Description:

About Us

Americold is a global provider of temperature-controlled infrastructure. We partner with farmers and food producers to ensure their perishable and frozen product reaches foods suppliers, restaurants, and your local grocery store without spoilage. Our customers, which include some of the most respected brands in the food industry, rely on our expertise and commitment to safety in order to deliver on their commitments.

What You'll Do

• Operate a Class A yard horse or tractor trailer to shuttle trailers in the yard and between warehouses a few blocks apart.
• Perform this work generally between 10:30 pm and 7 am, 5 days per week. Up to 2 hours of overtime per day may be required.
• Schedule includes 2 days off, usually not consecutive days.
• Earn $25 per hour, overtime after 40 hours per week, with excellent health benefits, 401K, PTO and more.
  
  What Experience You Need
  
  
  • A valid and current Class A Commercial Driver's License (CDL) in the state of residence, and minimum 2 years of recent verifiable CDL A experience.
  • No more than four (4) moving violations in the past 36 months, and no more than two (2) moving violations in the previous 12 months. Also no driving while intoxicated or under influence of drugs for past five (5) years.
  • No preventable accidents involving a fatality, bodily injuries treated away from the scene, or disabling damage to a motor vehicle within three years.
  • No violations for reckless driving, speeding 15 MPH over the speed limit, lane changes, or texting/handheld device use while driving or other "serious or disqualifying traffic violation" within the last three (3) years. (See FMCSR parts 382, 391, 392 and 397).
    Physical Requirements:
    
    • Demonstrated ability to sit for long periods of time in a vehicle. Also must be able to repeatedly and quickly adjust vehicle controls to exact positions for several hours per day. While driving, operators are exposed to noise and vibration levels which may be higher than those typically experienced in passenger cars.
    • Demonstrated manual dexterity and coordination of two (2) or more limbs with normal movements while sitting, standing, or lying down. This does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion.
    • Demonstrated ability to talk, hear, and see sufficiently to complete assigned tasks. Must be able to visually identify details from distances.
    • May be required to carry loads related to travel and occasionally lift, carry, position, or move objects weighing up to fifty (50) pounds.
    • Demonstrated ability to relate to others beyond giving and receiving instructions sufficient to partner with colleagues without exhibiting behavioral extremes.
    • Demonstrated judgment skills sufficient to identify which of several objects is closer or farther away and to accurately ascertain distance between self and other objects.
    • Demonstrated ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there
      
      What Could Set You Apart
      
      
      • High School diploma or General Education Degree (GED)
      • Demonstration of interpersonal and customer service skills, including partnering with co-workers and customers
      • Skills in written and verbal communication, and basic math
      • Skilled at reading and interpreting driving directions and road signs
        
        What We Offer
        
        Our associates know the answer to the question What's in it for me? We offer best-in-class benefit programs and continuously work with our associates to ensure that our offerings meet the needs of their health and financial well-being. When you join Americold you join a values-oriented company with a clear mission. We help our customers feed the world.
        
        Americold is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
        
        EOE/AA M/F/D/V DFW.
        
        
        
        

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