JRK - Driver

About the Job

(Job Summary)

The Driver safely transports food, beverages, supplies, equipment, and other company materials between JRK! locations, vendors, and designated destinations. This position completes accurate, timely deliveries and pickups while protecting food quality and maintaining a clean, secure, and safe company vehicle.

What You Do:

(Duties/Responsibilities)

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Complete authorized deliveries and pickups along assigned routes and schedules without compromising safety. Represent JRK! professionally, communicate respectfully with managers, team members, vendors, and delivery contacts, and promptly notify management of delays or delivery issues.
• Before loading and upon delivery, verify product quantities, condition, and destinations against invoices, packing slips, transfer sheets, or other required documents. Obtain required signatures or confirmations. Immediately report shortages, damage, or discrepancies to management, and transfer, exchange, or remove products only with authorization.
• Safely load, secure, and unload goods within vehicle and equipment capacity limits. Use approved lifting practices and handling equipment, request assistance when needed, and assist with receiving, storage, product rotation, and equipment returns as directed.
• Follow food-safety, sanitation, packaging, temperature-control, and cross-contamination prevention procedures. Complete required temperature checks and records, separate potentially unsafe products, and seek management direction before delivery, use, return, or disposal.
• Complete required pre-trip and post-trip inspections. Promptly report defects, damage, and maintenance needs, and do not operate an unsafe vehicle. Keep the vehicle, cargo areas, containers, and delivery equipment clean and sanitary, and coordinate authorized fueling and maintenance.
• Follow traffic laws, applicable transportation requirements, and company driving policies. Wear a seat belt, use safe backing and parking practices, and stop safely before texting, entering navigation instructions, or handling delivery communications.
• Do not drive when impaired by alcohol, drugs, medication effects, fatigue, illness, or another condition. Notify management if unable to drive safely or if weather or road conditions make continued travel unsafe.
• Use company vehicles, fuel cards, and equipment only for authorized business purposes. Secure vehicles, keys, cargo, and company property, and do not allow unauthorized passengers or drivers.
• Maintain accurate delivery, pickup, transfer, mileage, fuel, inspection, vehicle, and timekeeping records, including all time spent driving, inspecting, loading, unloading, and completing paperwork.
• Follow emergency procedures and promptly report accidents, traffic incidents, business-related driving citations, injuries, theft, unsafe conditions, and any license change affecting driving eligibility.
• Follow company attendance, uniform, safety, and security procedures and perform other job-related duties as assigned by management.

What You Bring to the Table:

(Requirements)

• Previous delivery, driving, logistics, restaurant, or food-distribution experience preferred but not required.
• A valid driver's license appropriate for the assigned vehicle is required, along with compliance with applicable legal, driving-record, and company insurance eligibility requirements. Maintain any endorsements, medical certification, or other credentials required for the assignment. A commercial driver's license is required only when applicable.
• Ability to operate the assigned vehicle safely, use navigation tools, follow instructions, and adapt to changing routes, traffic, weather, and delivery priorities.
• Ability to communicate effectively, read delivery documents and product labels, count accurately, complete written or electronic records, and learn required food-safety and vehicle procedures.
• Reliable attendance, punctuality, sound judgment, attention to detail, and the ability to work independently and cooperatively.
• Ability to sit and drive for extended periods; repeatedly enter and exit the vehicle; and stand, walk, bend, reach, push, pull, and handle delivery equipment. Ability to lift and carry up to 50 pounds using approved equipment or assistance when needed. Essential functions must be performed safely, with or without reasonable accommodation, consistent with applicable driver-qualification requirements.
• Ability to work around traffic and loading areas, outdoors in varying weather, and in refrigerated areas or on wet surfaces. Wear required uniform items, slip-resistant footwear, and assigned protective equipment.
• Availability for early mornings, evenings, weekends, holidays, and extended hours as scheduled, subject to applicable driving and work-hour limits.