Procurement Driver

 

Supervisor’s Title:             Colostrum Procurement Manager

Department:                        Colostrum Procurement

Exempt Status:                   Non-Exempt-(hourly)

 

At Sterling Technologies, a division of Glanbia Nutritional’s Inc, our portfolio centers on dairy nutritional ingredients. We co-innovate and deliver bioactive ingredient solutions for the mainstream food and beverage, infant and clinical, as well as functional nutrition markets. We are the number one Colostrum based nutritional ingredients globally and our protein systems have just begun to majorly transform the bioactive nutrition market. Glanbia itself has a direct presence in 21 countries, with manufacturing facilities in the US, Germany and China, and international sales and technical offices around the world.

 

Job Summary

The Procurement Truck Driver is responsible for but not limited to picking up raw frozen colostrum from our Dairy Farmers and safely delivering them to the local distribution center.  Also responsible for, representing the company in a professional and cost-effective manner to increase customer satisfaction.

 

Essential Functions

• Communicate with procurement supervisor, co-workers and dairy farms daily.
• Transport finished goods and raw materials to and from local dairies and distribution centers as scheduled
• Ensure contents are properly secured in truck and/or flatbed to prevent damage/injury
• Obtain signatures to confirm and complete deliveries
• Report defects, accidents or violations
• Maintain detailed driving and delivery logs
• Inspect vehicles for mechanical items and safety issues and perform preventative maintenance
• Comply with truck driving rules and regulations (size, weight, route designations, parking and break periods)
• Maneuver trucks into loading or unloading positions
• Adhere to company rules and regulations
• Obey all applicable traffic laws and drive in according to the weather/road conditions
• Track and report working hours
• Adhere to company rules and regulations
• Comply with ICC and DOT regulations
• Make safety a priority at all times
• Utilizes GPS processes, driving zero losses and upholds the culture of Sterling Technology non-negotiables.

• Each employee shall comply with occupational safety and health standards and all rules, regulations, and orders issued pursuant to the Occupational Safety and Health Act which are applicable to his/her own actions and conduct.

• Complies with all applicable food safety regulations and mandates. (Food Safety Modernization Act- FSMA, Safe Quality Foods, Food and Drug Admin, Pasteurized Milk Ordinance).

 

 

 

 

 

Delivering on Glanbia’s Values:

 

• “Showing Respect” - Research issues & incidents with internal teams, business partners and customers in a collaborative manner that includes professional, honest and transparent communication.
• “Find a Better Way” - Work with internal and external teams to implement process improvements and/or procedural changes that eliminate non-value added activities and drive more business value.
• “Winning Together” - Assist with training of new team members.  Facilitate or oversee training and standard operating procedure reviews to ensure new hires develop proficiency of role.
• “The Customer’s Champion” – Proactively engage to support our customer needs on an end to end basis and strive to meet or exceed SLA timelines.  Take ownership of customer requests and engage with internal teams as needed and within a timely manner.
• “Performance Matters” – Meet or exceed all key metrics in line with expectations for role.  Continually update knowledge of products, product changes, processes and services offered to deliver a dynamic customer experience.

 

Additional Functions

• Perform other duties as assigned.

 

Qualifications