Summer Food Program Rural Delivery Driver

Description

POSITION TITLE: Summer Food Program Rural Delivery Driver

RESPONSIBLE TO: Youth and Family Programs Manager

HOURS PER WEEK: 15-20 hours

DATES OF POSITION: June 11, 2026 – August 24, 2026

COMPENSATION: $18.50 / hour

SUMMARY OF POSITION: This is a part-time, temporary position. Must be 18 years of age or older.

Food for Lane County (FFLC) Summer Food Program provides children with nourishing meals when school meals are not available during the summer. The Rural Delivery Program delivers bagged lunches to children in rural communities across Lane County. This position helps coordinate and deliver meals to Rural Summer Food Program sites while driving a sprinter van. The Rural Delivery Driver works closely with a co-coordinator and other FFLC staff to ensure timely food distribution. This role also supports volunteer coordination, maintains relationships with program participants, and assists with ordering supplies, tracking inventory, and maintaining accurate program records.

PRIMARY TASKS & RESPONSIBILITIES:

Operation of Rural Delivery

• Drive sprinter van to host sites at designated times and set up and distribute food bags. 
• Coordinate ordering, inventory, storage, and distribution of bagged lunches
• Maintain vehicle and food handling equipment in a safe and sanitary condition
• Promptly report any vehicle maintenance issues to Operations Director

Volunteer Coordination

• Train and supervise groups of volunteers

Program Tracking and Compliance

• Complete required daily forms
• Adhere to all applicable federal, state, and Oregon Food Bank regulations regarding food safety, storage, and handling
• Maintain accurate and updated program files

OTHER TASKS & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Deliver program donations
• Serve as a Site Supervisor when needed
• Serve as a Site Monitor when needed
• Assists with meal preparation as needed
• Ability to work independently and in a team
• Maintains a professional appearance, manner, and approach while on duty
• Upholds FFLC’s values of compassion, inclusion, and collaboration
• Perform other tasks as requested by supervisor

REQUIRED SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS:

• Ability to drive a box truck
• Current Oregon driver’s license with good driving record, experience driving large trucks preferred
• Able to obtain Food Handler’s card
• Ability to perform strenuous and repetitive physical labor; ability to safely lift 50 pounds repetitively
• Excellent organizational and communication skills
• Ability to provide excellent customer service to all participants and partners
• Ability to manage stress, be flexible, and respond to unexpected changes

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• Ability to safely lift up to 50 pounds repetitively
• Ability to enter and exit your vehicle repeatedly throughout the day
• Ability to safely work in a warehouse setting with lifting, bending, twisting, reaching, walking, carrying, as well as pushing and pulling carts, moving pallets, and transporting food and carts in and out of industrial refrigerators

WORK ENVIRONMENT: This work is performed in a variety of both indoor (office, warehouse, industrial freezer), outdoor, and vehicle settings

*All offers of employment are contingent upon a satisfactory background check and driving record request.

NOTE: Job descriptions are not intended to be and should not be construed as exhaustive lists of all responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions associated with a job. They are intended to be accurate reflections of principal job elements essential for making fair pay decisions about jobs.

Reasonable Accommodations: Food for Lane County, complies with federal, state, and local laws regarding reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact Human Resources, 541.343.2822

FFLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, age, national origin, marital status, genetic information, veteran status, diverse ability, or any other characteristic protected under local, state or federal law.