Hiring: Delivery Driver and Ground Maintenance – Riverland Farm

2023 DELIVERY DRIVER AND GROUND MAINTENANCE

Our women-run organic farm is currently hiring energetic Delivery Drivers to help us with our daily deliveries to Western and Eastern MA. Successful candidates will have a background in hauling and dealing with automotive parts and will be able to regularly lift 50 pounds, usea a pallet jack (manual and electric) and drive a box truck or delivery van.

YOU MUST HAVE A VALID DRIVER’S LICENSE AND A CLEAN DRIVING RECORD TO BE CONSIDERED.

Scheduling as follows:

• Monday: 6 am – 3:30 pm
• Tuesday: 7 am – 12 pm
• Wednesday: 8 am – 4 pm
• Thursday: 6 am – 3:30 pm
• Saturday: 7 am – 12 pm

The Job:

This is a key position on the farm centered around wholesale deliveries to multiple locations in Western/Eastern Massachusetts and beyond. In addition to weekly delivery responsibilities this position will also involve some buildings and grounds maintenance and some other miscellaneous farm tasks. A person who is successful in this position is self-motivated, detail oriented, able to lift 50+ lbs, a good communicator and maintains a positive attitude with good mental and physical stamina.

Delivery Responsibilities include:

• Be able to speak, read and understand English.
• Know how to operate a vehicle and equipment safely.
• Have an outgoing and friendly personality.
• Ensure cleanliness of delivery vehicle.
• Driving an automatic transmission 16’ Cabover Refrigerated Box Truck or other vehicle on short and long range deliveries.
• Ensuring that the truck is running smoothly and is refueled when required. Report any potential issues with the truck to Emily immediately.
• Making wholesale deliveries at different locations weekly – in Eastern Massachusetts and locally
• Operating hand and electric pallet jacks
• Hand loading and or re-stacking of pallets for delivery
• Hand or pallet jack unloading of deliveries
• Handling invoices for deliveries and making sure signed invoices from customers are accounted for and returned to farm office
• Checking inventory of packed orders against invoices to ensure all ordered items are accounted for
• Maintaining efficient and productive work in detail oriented tasks while primarily unsupervised

Buildings and Grounds Responsibilities include:

• Weekly mowing and weed whacking of farm property until mowing season ends
• Miscellaneous errands during or outside of delivery route – including pick up of packing supplies (wax boxes, pallets, etc) at different warehouse locations
• Miscellaneous farm maintenance and repair projects

Salary: From $18.00 per hour

TO APPLY – please send a resume AND cover letter to employment@riverlandfarm.com