Driver Assistant, Meals on Wheels of Central Maryland

**This is a Part Time Opportunity- 24/ hours per week**

Function and Scope

Serves as a part-time/on-call driver and delivers bulk and packaged food from the Central Kitchen in Baltimore City to distribution sites, day care facilities, congregate eating sites, and home-delivered meals to clients.

Primary Responsibility and Duties

• Support the Distribution Sites whenever help is needed.


• Deliver both Home Deliver Meals and Congregate Meals.


• Support drivers with pulling and loading meals.


• Read packing slip and verifies accurate count of meals before leaving the Central kitchen.


• Load the van with bulk food and/or packaged food containers in an organized fashion


• Deliver food to specified sites/locations per established route.


• Pick up and return empty food containers to main kitchen


• Perform utility work, and maintenance in assigned vehicle as needed and directed by supervisor.


• Return van each and all assigned work tools to main office daily

Secondary Responsibilities and Duties

• Adhere to all Maryland State standards for road safety


• Relay messages from the kitchen to the distribution sites and vice versa, if applicable


• Assist in taking and recording food temperatures as requested


• Substitute for other routes in order to fill in where and as needed


• Maintain a driving record free of accidents for twelve (12) months.


• Maintain customer/client concern record free of concerns/complaints for twelve (12) months

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Able to lift objects a minimum of 50 pounds


• Able to perform all functions independently


• Basic knowledge of food sanitation and HACCP guidelines


• Proficient in following the driving safety guidelines as required by the Agency

Qualifications

• Must possess a Maryland driver's license with no more than one (1) point at hire and maintains a driving record of three (3) or less points during employment with Meals on Wheels of Central MD.


• High school diploma or equivalent certificate


• One to two years of related experience


• Flexible to work shifts Monday to Friday.

To be considered for employmnet with Meals on Wheels of Central MD, you must pass both a background check and complete a drug screen.