Milk Truck Driver

Milk Truck Driver

Location This role is based out of the Organic Valley Trucking Garage in Viroqua, WI. Drivers are home nightly. Overtime and weekend rotation.

Employee Type Hourly

Safety Sensitive Yes

If a company is going to make a difference in today's world, it's going to have to think differently. At Organic Valley, our philosophy and decisions are based on the health and welfare of people, animals and the earth. We're a mission-driven cooperative, owned by family farmers, and we've been leaders in organic agriculture from the very beginning. Once pioneers of organic agriculture, we're now an established leader. Organic is all we do. We are driven by our mission to promote regional farm diversity and economic stability by the means of organic agricultural methods and the sale of certified organic products. Summary of Role

The Milk Truck Driver operates heavy (over 26,001 lbs) insulated tank-type straight truck to support scheduled pick up, transportation, and delivery of bulk milk between farms, dairies, and other designated commercial locations. This is a safety sensitive position.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Conducts pre and post trip vehicle inspections, accurately completes and submits driver logs, inspection records and other required documents.
• Grades, samples, and measures the milk in farm bulk milk tanks, collecting samples for laboratory analysis.
• Performs quality control process steps ensuring satisfactory and sanitary collection, transportation, and unloading of milk.
• Interacts frequently with farmers, plant and dairy personnel, supervision, and others in a professional and positive manner which reflects favorably upon CROPP Cooperative.
• Identifies and responds to potential and actual exception conditions, taking action to ensure timely and satisfactory resolution.
• Follows and complies with applicable Federal and State regulations, CROPP Cooperative policies and best practices including but not limited to safety and biosecurity.
• Communicates with supervision and / or shipping locations as required to identify and respond to transportation and delivery exception conditions.
• Performs unloading (intake) function as needed.
• Must be able to work a variety of schedules and shifts based on business needs including nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Using recommended tool and chemicals, follows sanitation procedures in accordance with CROPP's Quality Assurance standard operating procedures washing truck exterior, tank compartment, equipment, and cab.

Additional Duties and Responsibilities

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Base hourly wage range : $17.42 per hour - $25.31 per hour. The typical hourly wage for a new hire is $22.00. This hourly wage range is exclusive of fringe benefits. The compensation package may also include incentive compensation opportunities in the form of discretionary bonuses. If you are hired at CROPP, your final base hourly wage compensation will be determined based on factors such as skills, education, and / or experience. Additionally, we believe in the importance of pay equity and consider the internal equity of our current team members as a part of any final offer. Please keep in mind that entry-level candidates to this role should expect to be at the lower end of the hourly wage range and hiring at the maximum of the hourly wage range is not typical. Benefits