The purpose of a local CDL-C egg truck driver is to safely and efficiently transport eggs from 10 Lay Farms to SEL Egg Depot. This involves ensuring the utmost care and proper handling when picking up multiple pallets per farm using a manual or electronic pallet jack to transfer 7,200 eggs or fewer per pallet (one pallet at a time) from the Farm's Egg Cooler onto the Trailer.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
CDL Driver's duties and responsibilities are as follows; however, please note the list provided is not exhaustive:
Carefully and correctly load and unload pallets of Eggs from Lay Farms onto the trailer, and from the trailer into Egg Depot, and from the Egg Depot onto weekly Interstate Drivers' trailers for transporting the Egg Depot to various Hatcheries.
Ensuring and maintaining consistency focus on avoiding and/or minimizing risk of breakage, damage, or destruction of every shipment/transport (local and interstate).
Delivering Lay farm supplies (SSTs, binding strips, rolls of tape, Export supplies, purple flats, cardboards, export boxes, labels, etc.) to Farm Managers as needed by collaborating with each Farm Manager prior to leaving to pick up Eggs.
A constant check of the Egg Depot temperature and trailers.
Constantly adhere to SEL biosecurity and safety protocols.
Maintain accurate truck logs in accordance with state and federal regulations.
Ensure the truck and trailers are kept clean (inside and out) and sanitized before and between pickups at different farms.
Ensure all trailers transporting our Eggs are not only white-glove clean but also completely dry (with no moisture) and have a temperature set at 68 degrees before loading.
Entering your daily egg counts by farms into M-Tech via office desktop computer (easy and requires little time once trained, and you enter the information after a couple of times).
Responsible for obtaining and checking every Farm's Egg Pallet sheet for accuracy according to what you have picked up before leaving. Any discrepancies should be resolved between you and the Egg House representative or the Farm Manager, to ensure you are both in agreement on the total number of eggs you are leaving with.
Responsible for providing a copy of every Egg pick-up paperwork for the Lay Farm to the Administration at the Field Office upon return to the Egg Depot.
Maintain an acceptable MVR to drive a company vehicle.
Display good written and verbal communication.
Ensure all paperwork is complete and accurate.
All employees must comply with the company’s rules and regulations regarding biosecurity, animal welfare, and safety. We are committed to providing all our employees with a safe and secure working environment.
You must be physically fit to push, bend, stoop, squat, pull, and lift 20 lbs. or more.
Work extended hours and weekends, as needed.
Exhibit courtesy and professionalism in everything you do.
Principal Accountabilities
Clearly and effectively communicate with and follow the directives of the Breeder Division Manager.
Ensures the safety and care of Select Genetics' assets and all employees, customers, vendors, and other stakeholders.
Present a positive and professional image of Select Genetics, LLC
Communicates the need for any vehicle repairs or maintenance to the DBM or Logistics Manager without delay.
A take-charge personality is welcome, provided you communicate it to the DBM or Logistics Manager beforehand for approval.
Maintains a safe and clean working environment.
Displays a willingness to work varied schedules, as some weekends will be required, i.e., export shipments.
Follow and enforce all SEL biosecurity, animal welfare, and safety regulations.
Responsibilities and tasks outlined in this document are not exhaustive and may change as determined by the company's needs.
Education, Experience, Knowledge & Skills
Requirements:
High School diploma or equivalent.
2+ Years of good CDL driving record.
Current or/non-expired Health Card is a plus
Good Listener and verbal communicator.
Honesty, trustworthy, team, as well as an independent worker, passionate about the job as a whole, always willing to do what needs to be done,
Straight-line backing, sharp turn entrance, etc.
Maintaining consistent e-logs.
Dependability.
Clean/good driving record
CDL-Class C
Pallet Jack and forklift experience are a must.
Knowledge and experience of animal husbandry and welfare preferred.
Bilingual Spanish speaking skills are a plus.
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