CDL (A) Truck Driver (lived experience)

About Second Harvest

At Second Harvest, we believe that everyone in our community should have consistent and equitable access to enough nutritious, relevant, and culturally meaningful food to thrive. We work towards our mission of ending hunger through food acquisition & storage, FoodShare Outreach, root cause work, and collaboration with the communities we support. 

Since 1986 we have supported our neighbors to achieve food security across 16 counties in southwestern Wisconsin. As community needs have shifted over time, Second Harvest has worked to be responsive by introducing new programming and adding infrastructure to meet these identified needs. 

Vision - Everyone in our Community has enough nutritious food to thrive. 

Mission - Second Harvest exists to end hunger in southwestern Wisconsin. 

Values – Integrity | Trust | Humility | Inclusion | Equity | Innovation 

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Summary:  

The CDL Driver’s primary responsibility is to safely drive the truck for picking up and delivering food. They will be the first face of Second Harvest Foodbank, representing our organization to our partner agencies and donors. 

Position Responsibilities & Essential Functions

• Drive trucks safely to pick up and deliver food.
• Maintain accurate records for all donation pick-ups/deliveries. 
• Provide back up for deliveries utilizing the sprinter van and other vehicles that might otherwise be completed by volunteers.
• Develop and maintain excellent relationships with all partner agencies, food donors, and other people involved in ending hunger. 
• Understand and participate in ongoing safety program.
• Report equipment needing repairs to the Transportation Supervisor
• Ensure program operations comply Second Harvest, State, and Local regulations. 
• Work collaboratively with volunteers and operations team.
• Attend Driver and All Staff Meetings.
• Responsible for ensuring the general maintenance on all vehicles driven is performed on a regular basis. 
• Perform any other duties as needed to ensure smooth operation of the distribution center, as well as to fulfill our mission, drive our vision and abide by our values. 

Competencies

Personal Effectiveness

• Able to maintain regular work schedule.
• Ability to stay focused on tasks; make the best use of available time and resources; balance quality of work with meeting deadlines.
• Provides customer service in a timely manner.
• Strives for process improvements and receptive to feedback.
• Respects confidentiality, truthful, and transparent. 
• Adheres to all workplace safety standards and practices. 
• Manages own time, priorities, and resources to achieve goals. 
• Maintains composure in stressful or adverse situations. 
• Ability to cultivate and develop equitable and inclusive working relationships with staff, volunteers, community partners, vendors and applicants. 

Language Ability

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business written communications. 
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups, managers, agencies, customers and the general public. 

Math Ability

• Possess the ability to calculate figures and amounts such as pounds of food

Reasoning Ability

• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.

Computer Skills

• Employee must have the ability to utilize email.
• Employee will be expected to learn and effectively use internal software programs. 

       Equipment

• Ability to operate forklift.
• Ability to operate pallet jack. 
• Ability to operate warehouse equipment as necessary. 

Supervisory Responsibility

• Volunteers as required. 

Salary Range: $22.89 - $27.45 per hour

To ensure consideration for this opportunity, please apply by 6/26/2026.

This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

Benefit package includes: 

• Health Insurance (we pay 90% of the premium for full-time employees) 
• Dental Insurance 
• Vision Insurance 
• 401(k) Retirement Plan with 5% match 
• Short Term Disability Insurance 
• Long Term Disability Insurance 
• Life and AD&D Insurance 
• Paid Time Off starting at 23 Days per year 
• 15 Paid Holidays per year 
• Paid Family Leave
• Employment Transition Pay 

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

This job operates in a warehouse environment. This role routinely uses standard warehouse equipment such pallet jacks, hand trucks and forklift. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Employee must be able to work in cold environments, including cooler and freezer. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to working near moving mechanical parts. 

In instances of a federal, state or locally declared emergency, Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin is typically considered an essential service and emergency responder; all of its employees may be called in to perform regular or emergent duties outside the scope of their usual responsibilities. 

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; stand; walk; crouch; crawl; use hands to finger, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk; and hear. The employee is frequently required to lift and/or move up to 50 lbs. 

Qualifications

Required Education/Experience

• 1 Year of related experience. 
• Valid CDL Class B or A; or be actively working towards a Class CDL A or B including the completion of Entry Level Driver Training (ELDT) through a FMCSA Registered Training Provider, with the ability to obtain applicable CDL License within three months of hire. 
• Must have the ability to complete food safety certification within six months of hire. 

Preferred Education/Experience

• Lived experience with the impacts of systemic racism or marginalization.