Truck Driver

Job description

The Truck Driver must have a commercial driver's license to work as a truck driver with Heritage Farms LLC. The truck driver will also be enrolled in the clear in-house program regulated by the FMCSA. Accordingly, the truck driver must have a doubles and triples endorsement and will use an electronic book to keep track of their services hours and GPS tracking device. The Truck Driver will be required to haul harvest trailers (Singles and doubles), haul lowboy with all types of farm equipment that Heritage Farms uses for Planting, Irrigation and Growing such as but not limited to: Tractors, Harvest Machines, Booster Pumps, Irrigation pipes (Main line and sprinkler line), farming implements such as Mulcher, Arizona, Wilcox, Disc, Reaper. The drivers are responsible for loading the Lowboy with the equipment and making sure that it is safely secured with the proper equipment.  

 Drivers will also load RPC's and Totes on Harvest Trailers; they will be exposed to the weather during the time that they are working. Their responsibility is to load the trailers with proper materials, safely secure the load and deliver them to the ranch instructed.  

Drivers will be making raw produce deliveries in 53 foot reefers to different coolers throughout Monterey and San Benito Counties California. In performing these duties, they will be responsible for: securing the load with low locks, reading and understanding delivery tickets, reporting with dispatch about their continuous status, making and answering phone calls when it is safe to do so or wearing a handsfree device for safety reasons. 

 Workers will pick-up Heritage’s crop at cooling facilities in Monterey and San Benito Counties.  The truck drivers will then deliver Heritage’s crops to drop off locations throughout Monterey and San Benito Counties. They will return to the employer-provided housing the same day.

Special Requirements

Minimum Job Qualifications: 12 months experience as a commercial truck driver. Workers must be able to lift 50 lbs frequently. Class A Driver's License is also required. Work is performed outdoors in open fields and can involve exposure to sun, wind, mud, dust, heat, cold and other elements of the normal outdoor grove environment. Temperatures can range from 20 degrees F to over 100 degrees F during the period of employment. Workers should come prepared with appropriate clothing and footwear for the work and working conditions described.