Material Handler/Truck Driver

DEPARTMENT: eCycle Opportunities

SUPERVISOR: General Manager

Gesher Human Services is a bridge to hope and opportunity for people at work, at home, and in the community. Gesher’s workforce development, behavioral health, and inclusion programming serves all Metro Detroiters while meeting the needs of the Jewish community.

GENERAL JOB DESCRIPTION

The primary responsibility of the Truck Driver is drive to places of business and other locations to load and transport electronic material back to the warehouse for further processing as part of Gesher’s eCycle Opportunities electronics recycling business. The Truck Driver will interact with business customers while out on location and work to ensure excellent customer service is provided. The Truck Driver will report directly to the Assistant Manager and occasionally directly to the General Manger.

QUALIFICATIONS

Required:

• High School diploma or equivalent.

Other:

• Six months related work experience performing truck driving and/or material distribution in an industrial setting preferred.
• Experience or ability in moving pallets and gaylords of heavy material using a pallet jack.
• Experience or ability in utilizing a lift gate for loading pallets/gaylord from the ground level into a truck.
• Sufficient math skills as measured by Agency normed tests to perform duties involving addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, decimals, simple fractions, calculation of percentages, weigh counting and linear measurement.
• Reading skills sufficient to follow and/or complete written instructions, behavioral programs, memos, purchase orders, and shippers.
• Interpersonal skills sufficient to communicate with customers, staff, participants and the public.
• Driving record must meet safe driving standards as established by Agency insurance carrier.
• Valid Michigan driver’s license; chauffeurs license required.
• Valid DOT Medical Examiner’s Certificate required

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Drive 26ft Box truck to commercial properties throughout Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties.
• Consolidate and transport electronic material from various parts of buildings to staging area (i.e. dock or parking lot) using pallets, gaylords, flat-bed carts and other methods.
• Stack, consolidate and package electronic material for loading onto truck.
• Utilize liftgate to load electronic material onto the truck.
• Load and unload delivery trucks using pallet jack, power jack and forklift.
• Check incoming and outgoing materials against shippers to verify quantity and quality.
• Count, weigh, and record quantity of raw, in process, or finished materials.
• Communicate and work with customers at business locations.

WORKING CONDITIONS

Environmental conditions:

• Moderate to heavy noises (truck, liftgate, pallet jacks, warehouse environments).
• Ability to work in a confined area (loading areas, inside box truck).

Physical requirements:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to, stand, sit; walk, push, pull and lift
• Work involves lifting, pulling, pushing and transporting work materials with weights up to 70 pounds between above shoulder and ground level.
• Work involves utilizing a liftgate to load onto a truck: pallets/gaylords of material with weights up to 1,000 lbs.
• Work involves utilizing a pallet jack to pull, push and transport from truck to warehouse: pallets/gaylords of material with weights up to 2,000 lbs.

Accommodation(s):

As appropriate and fiscally reasonable.

NON-EXEMPT

This position is non-exempt and eligible for overtime pay in accordance with the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act.

The above job description is for general informational purposes only and is not intended to be all inclusive or limiting as to specific duties. The Agency reserves the right to modify, interpret, or apply this job description in any way the Agency desires and in no way implies that these are the only duties, including essential duties, to be performed by the employee occupying the position. The described job requirements are subject to change to reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with a disability.

This job description is not an employment contract, implied or otherwise and any employment relationship remains “at-will.”

Gesher is proud to be an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer. We celebrate diversity and do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, veteran or disability status, or any other applicable characteristics protected by law.