Education and Experience:
Education: A high school diploma or GED required.
Experience: Combination of education, experience, and/or training that provides the required knowledge and skills for the position. Minimum of 5 years of driving experience
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Passionate about working for an organization that values and promotes equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging (EDIB). Willing to embrace the food bank’s EDIB journey.
- Passion for the CPFBs mission and core values.
- Ability to understand and work with the diverse dynamics of a non-profit as well as multi-cultural populations.
- Ability to work as part of a high-performance team and be a strong team player.
- Demonstrated knowledge of the Department of Transportation’s standards for commercial driving.
- Ability to read a map, follow GPS or instructions while navigating to various locations within the CPFB territory.
- Strong organizational skills.
- Ability to work well with many different personality types.
- Ability to be even temperament, does not fluster easily.
- Must be reliable, with high integrity and strong work ethic.
- Ability to adapt to change.
- Ability to provide excellent internal and external customer service, professional etiquette, and personal boundaries.
- Must be friendly, outgoing, positive attitude and comfortable speaking to people.
- Must have professional demeanor with the ability to work cooperatively across all levels of the organization.
- Must be detail oriented with the ability to work independently, plan, prioritize, take initiative, resolve problems, meet deadlines and multi-task.
- Ability to handle a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to attend departmental and all staff meetings as directed, staying informed of ongoing changes in department and overall organization.
- Knowledge of organization’s computer software and systems, including Microsoft Office Suite, department-specific software systems, telecommunications, and internet applications.
Supervisory Responsibilities: None.
Physical Requirements or Licenses:
- A valid driver’s license with history of a good and safe driving record and Department of Transportation medical card with the proven ability to drive.
- Must have a Class A Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) A Class A CDL permits you to operate any combination of vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of 26,001 pounds or more. It also allows you to haul a trailer that weighs more than 10,000 pounds.
- Must be able to maintain a Department of Transportation physical.
- Pre-employment drug screening and post-accident drug screening.
- Ability to drive in traffic, and throughout the community.
- Must be able to use an electric pallet jack and forklift and become certified if not currently.
- Conditions may include working outside in inclement weather, working closely with others, working alone, and working protracted or irregular hours.
- Up to 2/3 of the time: walk, sit, squat, bend and twist, reach at various heights above and below shoulder level.
- Up to 1/2 of the time: push or pull; lift or carry large, heavy, awkward objects while maneuvering in a confined space, e.g., narrow aisles, high density storage areas, inside of a truck box, etc., ascend or descend flights of stairs; climb in or out of trucks, docks, and/or forklifts.
- Work inside freezers and coolers with a temperature of -10 °F to 38 °F.
- Must be able to routinely lift or move up to 60 pounds.
- The work environment is typically quiet.
The selected applicant will join a collaborative, values-driven, dynamic team that derives joy from the work and is passionate about resourcing the work to end hunger and its root causes.
The Food Bank’s work culture is progressive, forward-thinking, and equity minded. Staff have the opportunity to fully develop their potential in a variety of ways. As organizational leaders, in shaping programs and advocacy efforts and in working towards a future where no one should be hungry.
Applicants must submit a cover letter, resume, and salary requirements by February 7, 2025 to Central Pennsylvania Food Bank, Department of Human Resources, 3908 Corey Road, Harrisburg, PA 17109, or email hrdepartment@centralpafoodbank.org.
We are proud to be an equal-opportunity employer and seek to bring our values of equity, diversity, and inclusion to our hiring process. Beyond our commitment to non-discrimination, we encourage
