Truck Driver

Job description

Drivers will deliver our plant products as well as move equipment and materials to and from our locations. Drivers must follow federal legal driving regulations and may include using ELD.

Tasks include unloading trees, shrubs, and racks of plants and counting the order as delivered, picking up plastic pots that the customer has for return to the nursery and handling all paperwork involved in a courteous manner. Drivers must be able to comprehend the paperwork and keep it well organized. Drivers must have a working knowledge of modern cell phones/tablets as they will be used for on the road communication with the shipping department and our clients.

Drivers must be capable of performing both a pre- and post-trip vehicle inspection, including refueling, and report any issues to the appropriate departments. Drivers must have an effective knowledge of securing loads within box trucks, trailers, and flatbeds with security straps and/or support bars. They will be expected to load and unload trucks with nursery stock and materials, weighing up to 70 lbs. and lifting to a height of 5 feet and sometimes overhead, including loading empty wooden pallets They will be required to keep truck interiors and exteriors safe, clean, and orderly. Drivers must be able to organize and store materials such as travel logs, orders, or client paperwork, etc. Drivers must have experience delivering products to customers. Drivers must work to prevent product damage from mishandling nursery stock while loading, unloading, or when rearranging loads. If damage does occur, it must be noted and reported upon return to the nursery. While most of the drivers’ time will be spent transporting plants, equipment and materials, there will be some hours or days where there are insufficient loads to keep them working full-time. When this occurs, drivers will assist the maintenance department with equipment and facility maintenance tasks, or they may assist in the movement of plant material within the nursery or from site to site.

Drivers may be exposed to fumes from machinery, loud noises, heights, slippery and moving surfaces and narrow aisles.

The employer assures that no overnight driving will take place and that all delivery drivers will be able to return to their residence or employer-provided housing within the same work day.

When not driving, Truck Drivers may be requested to drive other H-2A drivers to town once a week for grocery shopping and other personal errands. They may occasionally assist with planting, digging, mulching, transplanting, mowing, watering in nurseries and seasonal holding houses. Fertilize, prune, spray, space, water, tag and perform other plant maintenance. Load plants onto wagons, trailers and trucks. Transport and unload plants. Remove plastic from seasonal holding houses in spring and cover seasonal holding houses with plastic in fall. Assist with building seasonal holding houses. Fill, lift and carry various size pots with soil and plants weighing as much as 70 pounds.

Special Requirements

This job requires a minimum of 3 months of prior experience driving/servicing semi tractor-trailer trucks. Workers must be able to perform all duties with accuracy and efficiency. Applicants must be able to furnish verifiable relevant prior work experience. Must be able to lift/carry 70 lbs. Post-hire employer-paid motor vehicle records, background check, motor vehicle records check, road test and drug/alcohol testing required. Valid driver's license, Class A CDL or equivalent, required. Must be able to communicate effectively, read and comprehend traffic signage, interact with roadway officials and complete paperwork/electronic logbooks. Must be able to lift/carry 70 lbs. Employer-paid post-hire drug testing is required at random, upon reasonable suspicion of use, and after a worker has an accident at work. Employer-paid background check is required.