Donation Pick-Up Driver

AMVETS National Service Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that supports American Veterans through a variety of programs. AMVETS Thrift Store is currently seeking a hard working team member with a positive and motivated attitude.

A Driver is responsible for picking up and delivering donations generated from a predetermined pickup route to the store or warehouse for resale or storage. The Driver is in a position that calls for exceptional professionalism, courtesy, dependability, responsibility, driving ability, and time management. The Driver, being the first or possibly the only employee to have in-person contact with the patron, will represent AMVETS as a thrift store business and non-profit; customer service skills and a friendly and appreciative demeanor are skills considered critical.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Follow prescribed routes in areas of operation for each day.
• Pick up donated household items at residential or commercial locations that have been solicited from the general public
• Perform and document daily maintenance inspection of designated truck.
• Stock carts or containers at store or warehouse locations.
• Unload furniture, appliances, or larger donated items directly onto the sales floor for pricing.
• Sort donations in a neat and organized manner at the site of donation as well as in the warehouse and thrift store stock room.
• Transport recyclables from the thrift store locations to the warehouse.
• Submit route statistics data for database input.
• Maintain cleanliness within the cab and bed of designated truck.
• Ensure all scheduled stops are picked up according to the day’s schedule.
• Maintain regular communications with dispatch throughout the course of each day.
• Maintain cleanliness and organization throughout the unloading zone in the warehouse, thrift store garages, and truck parking and dock areas.
• Perform daily maintenance tasks to maintain cleanliness throughout the warehouse environment, including employee restrooms and office areas.
• Adhere to all Company policies, procedures and practices including safe lifting and moving techniques, storing donations and product, and loss prevention.
• Ensure each patron receives outstanding service by providing a friendly environment which includes greeting and acknowledging every patron, assisting and thanking each patron for supporting the Veterans.
• Communicate patron requests to management.
• Any other duties as assigned by management.

Physical Requirements:

Ability to communicate with truck dispatch, fleet and store managers, and AMVETS patrons.

• Ability to read, count and write to accurately complete all documentation for route statistics data.
• Ability to read maps
• Ability to operate GPS navigation system
• Ability to freely access all areas needed for in-home pickups, store and warehouse unloading zones, and store sales floors.
• Ability to operate and use all equipment necessary to pick up, move, and store donated items.
• Ability to frequently move or handle merchandise generally weighing 0-50 pounds.
• Ability to occasionally team lift 50+ pounds when necessary

Hours and compensation

• Ability to work varied hours/days as business dictates.
• Full time Driver benefits include 401k, paid sick, vacation, personal, and holiday time as defined in AMVETS Personnel Policies Manual
• $9.00/hr

Applicants must possess a valid driver’s license, submit to a full background investigation, and provide a drivers abstract as proof of a clean driving history.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $16.50 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Day range:

• Monday to Friday

Shift:

• Day shift

Ability to Relocate:

• Depew, NY 14043: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person