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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

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