Job Description

Green Top Farms was founded by a farmer-turned-public-school-teacher who was troubled by the lack of fresh, nutritious foods for many New York families. For the last seven years we have built a high volume food service, catering and delivery business. Throughout that time we have remained deeply involved in working to provide better food resources and education for school children, food pantries, and the broader community. We have also pursued our vision for a more sustainable and equitable food system. We spent the majority of our energies during the COVID Pandemic serving NYC City Agencies in the provision of food for the underserved, as well as non-profit agencies throughout NYC.

Our mission is to build a more sustainable and equitable food system, starting by reconnecting consumers and local farmers. We believe the results of strengthening that connection are better nutrition, more tasty food, greater social justice, and reduced environmental impacts. Our menus reflect this attention to bringing nutritious, delicious food to those who need it most.

What You’ll Do:

• Driving refrigerated box truck and sprinter vans, delivering within New York City 
• Driver is responsible for making timely deliveries and at times set up of ready to eat catering orders while using safe trucking and food handling protocols
• Loading the truck with bins of food, safely and security ensuring a safe trip to clients without damage to food; off loading at clients sites leaving bins organized for catering team to pick up 
• Following food safety and quality control protocols by taking temperatures of food before handing over to the clients ensuring that the food is up to temperature 
• Picking up after service, loading leftover bins on truck and bringing them back to the kitchen 
• Ensuring and maintaining quality of goods during transport
• Using communication tools such as Slack and Route4Me to report location, time of deliveries and positive accountability of drop offs 
• Working closely with Dispatch team, helping when necessary and ensuring all orders are accurate 

Who You Are:

• Must be fully vaccinated and boosted against COVID with proof of vaccination (Required)
• Experience driving Box Trucks and/or Sprinter vans (Strongly Preferred)
• Ability to carry over 50 pounds and remain standing for long periods of time
• A self-starter and problem-solver spirit with extreme attention to detail
• Experience working on teams and enjoy being a team player
• Bilingual (Spanish, Strongly Preferred)

What We Offer:

Green Top Farms provides benefits including medical insurance, sick leave, paid time off that increases with tenure, commuter benefits and potential for bonuses through our Green Shares employee bonus program.

COVID-19 Consideration:

We require all employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, including booster when eligible. Proof of vaccination is required. Masks are strongly recommended and may be required in accordance with state and local laws. 

Green Top Farms is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

Job Type: Part-time (No more than 30 hours weekly)

Schedule: Monday through Friday , Early morning shifts (5 AM start time)

Pay: Starting at $23/hr 

Reporting To : Dispatch Manager

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