CDL Driver & Material Handler (Swing Shift)

Short Intro and About the Job

Swing Shift: 1:30 PM - 12:00 AM (Tuesday - Friday)

Summary of Position: 

The CDL Driver is responsible for safely transporting varied material types including palletized product and raw materials to and from multiple facilities. Driver also helps pick orders and provides support to special projects. The position requires the safe use of multiple vehicle types and equipment including semi-trucks and trailers, bobtail box trucks, forklifts, pallet jacks and others. When not performing transfers of materials to other facilities, incumbent will support on-site material handlers, transferring materials, and associated work.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS:

• Operates tractors, trailers, and material handling equipment for transfer of products to and from production areas, including multiple off-site storage locations throughout the greater Eugene and Springfield areas.
• Ensures proper receipt, storage, picking, transfer, and delivery of materials located in ambient, freezer, and cold storages, and ensures all paperwork is properly completed and accurate. Some out-of-town transportation may be required.
• Maintains compliance requirements for Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) and carefully follows all local and state mandated regulations.
• Provides customer service and develops and maintains professional working relationship with customers both internal and external to Danone operations.
• Actively participates in Safety by completing engagement activities and working to keep self and others safe by complying with all safety and Good Manufacturing Practices while maintaining a safe working environment.
• Actively monitors health of transportation equipment and addresses issues or escalates to leadership for support.
• Provides all production materials before and during a production run and returns unused materials to the proper location following a production run.
• Maintains plant FIFO throughout facility and follows warehouse standard operating procedures and standards.
• Ensures waste/recycling materials (pallets, buckets, barrels, cardboard) are organized and placed in the appropriate location.
• Prestaging and consolidating materials on pallets to meet production and storage needs.
• Maintains, cleans, and organizes warehouses and workspaces to meet plant standards.
• Loads and unloads pallets of finished goods onto trailers, as needed, and materials/ingredients from trailers and hot/cold storage areas.
• Performs other duties as assigned or requested.

About You

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE – REQUIRED:

• High School Diploma or GED
• Minimum one year of CDL driving, forklift operation, and warehousing experience.
• Must have a valid Oregon CDL Class A Driver's License and the ability to pass a driving record check.
• Must have the ability to obtain a valid forklift and pallet jack operator’s license (internal) and comply with ODOT random drug/alcohol testing program.
• Pre-employment screening includes a DOT drug screen, background check, and medical certification.

About Us, We offer and What's next

At Danone North America, you’ll work with some of the best-known food and beverage brands in the world like Activia, Silk, STOK, Two Good, Oikos, evian, and Happy Family. You’ll be part of one of the largest Certified B Corp™ in the world, working together to make sure our brands create real benefits for people, communities, and the planet. We have 6,000 employees across the U.S. and Canada. Come join our movement for a healthier world: One Planet. One Health BY YOU.

Danone North America doesn’t just welcome what makes you unique, we value it. We’re proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. All hires to our team are based on qualifications, merit and business needs. We recruit, employ, train and promote regardless of race, color, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, veteran status, genetic characteristic or any other protected status. Faithful to our values of openness and humanism, all our employees share in the commitment to engage one another with dignity and respect. http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdfhttps://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/OFCCP_EEO_Supplement_Final_JRF_QA_508c.pdf