Shuttle Driver

Night Shift ONLY - $27.00hr (Including Shift Premium)/ $27.50hr after 90-days.

 

This position is open to any qualified INDIVIDUAL regardless of sex, race, age, color, religion, national origin, or disability.

 

Position Purpose:

Safely move goods to/from the primary facility to/from remote warehouses.

 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS/MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Drive the company truck to/from the warehouses.
• Properly maintain the tractor, trailer and all related equipment.  (Tires, fluid levels, etc.) 
• Responsible for keeping the tractor and trailers clean.  Tractor cleaned out at the end of each shift and trailers swept weekly.
• Load and unload the trailer.
• Accurately identify and report the goods that are being moved.  Verify pallet tags with item codes and lot codes printed on the cases.  Report discrepancies immediately.
• Assure that all raw materials that are moved are properly labeled with the correct raw material item code and correct lot code. 
• Stage outgoing loads.
• Complete bills of lading for outgoing shipments of finished goods.  Verify the lot codes and quantities of the product that is shipping. 
• Stage the product by FIFO so that we use the oldest lot codes first. 
• Assist with keeping all warehouses clean inside and outside. 
• Communicate with production to be certain that we have all of the supplies required for production that are stored off site in the primary facility before production begins.  Keep a record of these items. 
• Other duties as assigned.

Dairy Farmers of America Inc. (DFA) is a national milk marketing cooperative in the United States. DFA markets members' raw milk and sells milk and derivative products (dairy products, food components, ingredients and shelf-stable dairy products) to wholesale buyers both domestically and abroad. Net sales in 2016 were $13.5 billion, representing about 22 percent of raw milk production in the United States.