Description
BASIC FUNCTION: Direct and participate in the work of delivery services drivers to provide daily loading, unloading, pickup, delivery, or transfer of mail, monies, confidential items, data processing, and other materials; assign drivers and routes and determine work assignments. Under general supervision, coach and train new and existing members of delivery team on various job related procedures and skills. Keeps team members informed of department standards and requirements and assists management with performance evaluations. Is the back-up driver and will make deliveries daily in an efficient and effective manner. Facilitates load management, including the accurate and efficient dispatching of all dedicated drivers in the facility.
REPRESENTATIVE DUTIES: (Incumbents may perform any combination of the essential functions shown below. This position description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, knowledge, or abilities associated with this classification, but is intended to reflect the principal job elements accurately.)
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Lead and work with delivery services drivers in the proper loading and delivery of scheduled and unscheduled trips to schools, District facilities, and other sites.
- Run, adjust and finalize manifests as supervisor requires; establish delivery routes and assign drivers to ensure timely, accurate, and efficient deliveries; drive regularly scheduled and unscheduled routes; report any change in daily department status to management; keep team members informed of department standards and requirements.
- Adjust schedules when drivers are sick or on vacation to ensure deliveries to locations.
- Act as primary dispatcher in phone contact with other drivers.
- Communicate directly with team members on issues, openly share ideas with others, encourage superior performance in others and provide feedback when needed; respond for the purpose of resolving problems, providing information and/or referring to appropriate personnel.
- Coaches and trains new and existing members of driving team on various job related procedures and skills.
- Act as a liaison with District sites in solving pick-up or delivery problems.
- Inspect, verify, and monitor the operational condition of vehicles and accessories on a daily basis; coordinate maintenance and repair to minimize down-time of vehicles and to maintain vehicles in safe operating condition.
- Proactively address any unsafe conditions observed, lock vehicles, and complete Department of Transportation paperwork when necessary.
- Meet all OUSD standards and Department of Transportation requirements for vehicles and drivers.
- Pick up, transport, and deliver mail, materials, and monies to and from specified locations.
- Load and unload vehicles containing a variety of supplies, materials and equipment.
- Assist in the tracing and identification of lost or misplaced materials.
- Sort packages and other materials and supplies for the purpose of distributing items to assigned sites and/or individuals; verify materials and valuables to be transported against transmittal paper.
- Obtain signed receipts for transmittal of monies, valuables, confidential items, registered and certified mail.
- Operate a two-way radio.
- Maintain effective and professional working relationships with District staff and the public.
- Submit reports of vehicle condition, route time, mileage, and fuel consumption, as required.
- Regularly fuels vehicle and provides minor maintenance.
- Participate in mandated meetings and in-service programs.
- Perform related duties as assigned.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
TRAINING, EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: Any combination of training, experience, and/or education equivalent to a High School Diploma or GED and one year of recent, full-time equivalent paid driving experience involving the operation of light trucks or other commercial vehicles on public streets and highways, preferably as a District Delivery Services Driver.
LICENSES AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS:
- Possession of a valid California driver's license appropriate to the type of equipment and/or vehicle operated
- Any moving citations or chargeable accidents in applicant's driving history within 37 calendar months prior to the application date will be evaluated and may be considered disqualifying
- Ability to be bonded
- Ability to read and write English and to perform arithmetic calculations at the level required for successful job performance
- Employment eligibility will include fingerprints, tuberculosis and/or other employment clearance
KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES
KNOWLEDGE OF:
- Educational materials, supplies and equipment
- Warehouse operational methods, procedures, policies, rules and regulations
- Safe and proper loading and unloading of delivery vehicles
- Proper physical lifting techniques and use of warehouse equipment
- Correct English usage, spelling, grammar, punctuation and mathematical concepts
- Use and terminology of requisitions, purchase orders, invoices, and other warehouse documentation
- Safe driving practices
- District geography
- Correct English usage, grammar, spelling, and punctuation
- Computer software, hardware, and related technology
ABILITY TO:
- Safely and appropriately operate the tools, equipment and technology necessary in the receipt, storage and distribution operations of the warehouse facilities
- Maintain specific time schedules in urban traffic and varied weather conditions
- Establish and assign efficient routes and lead the work of others
- Read maps and schedules and adhere to route schedules
- Effectively operate a delivery vehicle
- Make accurate mathematical calculations
- Apply, interpret and explain policies and procedures
- Understand complex, multi-step written and oral instructions
- Plan and organize work
- Establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships
- Work effectively as a team member
- Work with a wide diversity of individuals
- Communicate with diverse groups
- Maintain documentation and records
- Meet schedules and timelines
- Communicate both orally and in writing in a clear and concise manner
- Work with specific job-related data
- Effectively communicate via two-way radio and in preparing written reports
- Read and interpret maps, compass directions, 24-hour clock time, schedules, and procedural instructions
- Work independently with little direction
- Read, apply, and explain rules, regulations, policies, and procedures
- Operate personal computer, related software, and other office equipment
WORKING CONDITIONS
ENVIRONMENT:
Indoor, outdoor, office and warehouse environments and driving various types of vehicles; while performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, extreme heat, and outside weather conditions. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; high, precarious places; extreme cold; and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Consistent mental alertness; standing, walking, or sitting for extended periods of time; lift and carry light to moderately heavy objects, occasionally more than 100 pounds; push/pull exerting force to approximately 50 pounds, occasionally 50+ pounds; climbing in and out of vehicles; bending and twisting at waist and neck; crouching and crawling; kneeling and bending at the waist, reaching overhead, above the shoulders and horizontally; dexterity of both arms and hands, and fingers loading and unloading items, highly repetitive finger movement; seeing to read, write, and to operate a vehicle; hearing and speaking to exchange information in person or on the telephone.
NON-DISCRIMINATION POLICY:
The Oakland Unified School District does not discriminate in any program, activity, or in employment on the basis of actual or perceived race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran status, gender, sex, or sexual orientation.
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