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Open Position - Commissary Driver

 

About Luke’s Local

Luke's Local is an independently-owned grocery business that provides food from local family farms, butchers, ranchers, and food makers. Luke's sincerely sources great food made with integrity, and is passionate about making grocery shopping an inspiring experience for Bay Area communities. We operate four vibrant brick and mortar markets - one on Cole and Parnassus in the heart of Cole Valley, a second in Cow Hollow on Union St, a third on Green Street in North Beach and a fourth in the Inner Sunset on 9th Ave! As a company, we are constantly striving to create an environment that fosters equity, inclusion, and nourishment for our customers and team members alike. Our hope is to make it possible for anyone to bring the spirit of discovery, creativity, and joy into their kitchens. We hope you’ll join us!



About the Job

As the Commissary Driver, you will be responsible for the safe and accurate transport of all house-made goods. Your base of operations will be the Commissary Kitchen, from where you will deliver daily to all of our San Francisco markets. It is essential to uphold food safety standards and ensure that deliveries are both timely and precise.

In addition to driving, you will handle administrative tasks related to inter-store transfers. You will also be expected to load and unload pallets of food, as well as maintain the vehicle as needed. A positive attitude, a team-oriented mindset, and a willingness to learn are crucial for this role. Must be available to work mornings and weekends.


Responsibilities

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.


Transferring Commissary Products to Stores

 

  • Wrap pallets: Pull all pallets from the walk-in fridge and wrap them securely
  • Communicate with store leadership regarding the timing of deliveries
  • Ensure the timely and secure delivery of daily house-made products from the Commissary kitchen to stores, making certain that the products are safely transported from the company vehicle to the store floor for staff to receive and stock on shelves
  • Ensure timely and secure delivery of inter-store transfers between locations
  • Transfer daily waste from each store back to the Commissary kitchen
  • Return empty crates and pallets to the Commissary, unload them, and put them away
  • Clean and transport dirty dishware from stores to the dish station
  • Assist in packaging kitchen products as needed
  • Assist with kitchen prep work as required


Compliance

  • Adhere to all city and state food safety guidelines and protocols for house-made products, including overseeing the execution of temperature logs for all deliveries to each location
  • Implement and uphold all food safety protocols


Vehicle Maintenance

  • Conduct vehicle maintenance, which includes fueling, cleaning, checking refrigerator temperatures daily, performing oil changes, and ensuring overall cleanliness
  • This applies to both the company vehicle and any courtesy vehicles provided while the company vehicle is being serviced
  • Maintain secure records of fuel receipts
  • Keep the company cell phone charged and secured at all times while in the company vehicle and away from the Commissary kitchen
  • Communicate with the manager regarding any maintenance issues before the end of each shift

Competencies

 

  • Strong communicator  
  • Proactive thinker 
  • Ability to work quickly under pressure 
  • Attention to detail
  • Eagerness to learn
  • Excellent time management skills
  • Collaborative, critical, and open-minded approach to all challenges
  • Self-starter; resourceful and capable of working independently as well as part of a team while adapting to shifting priorities

Work environment

  • Commissary kitchen and warehouse
  • Warehouse offices
  • Retail stores

Physical Demands

  • Regularly required to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds 
  • Sit for long periods of time
  • Can be on feet for up to 8 hours per day
  • Stooping, bending, lifting, standing for long periods, stretching, twisting, reaching, repetitive stocking motions
  • Ability to use liftgate, dollies/hand truck, scanners, navigation
  • Handling of refrigerated products in a cold environment for extended periods

Travel required

  • Drive to store locations as needed
  • Must be able to safely drive in adverse weather conditions

Preferred education and experience

  • Experience with delivering and driving in San Francisco
  • Preferably minimum of one year of related experience in the delivery and sales of perishable food products.
  • Kitchen prep experience 

Additional eligibility requirements

  • Clean driving record
  • Valid California driver's license
  • Must be 18 years or older
  • Exceptional reading and writing skills; ability to distill complex information into clear, professional documentation

Other duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records 

 

FLSA Classification

Non Exempt-Hourly  

Pay Range

$22 - 25.00/hour 

 

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