Lead Driver

At Pacific Seafood, we do more than just provide the world with the healthiest proteins on the planet. We are a family-owned business that is committed to the personal and professional growth of our team members, where we create opportunities for advancement and reward individual initiative and innovation. As a leader in the seafood industry, we know that the key to our success is investing in our people and inspiring our shared commitment to the core values of our Diamond Philosophy: Productivity, Quality, Excellence, and Teamwork.

Summary:

A lead driver is a truck driver who leads a team of other drivers. They are responsible for ensuring that their team arrives at their destination safely and on time. Lead drivers must be able to effectively communicate with their team members in order to coordinate deliveries, swap out drivers as needed, etc.

Key Responsibilities:

• Daily communication with drivers to help overcome obstacles and delays.
• Coordinate back hauls and pick-ups
• Collaborate with Operations team to coordinate and adjust daily workflows as needed.
• Ensure drivers are trained on equipment and fill out daily paperwork.
• Drive and deliver orders to customers as needed.
• Configure routes when necessary to help improve service levels to customers.
• Verify order to ensure correct products loaded.
• Ensure goods are loaded into trucks in a safe and logical order.
• Make sure the load is properly secured.
• Return all shipping documents to Transportation Manager on completion of deliveries.
• Address and resolve customer problems, as appropriate.
• Maintain cleanliness of vehicle and report any maintenance problems to manager.
• Represent the company in a positive manner in all customer interactions.
• Perform other duties, as assigned.

What you bring to Pacific Seafood:

Required:

• High school diploma or GED.
• A minimum of 3 years related experience driving tractor trailer field and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Valid CDL Class A
• Routing Knowledge

Preferred:

• Must have a clean driving record.
• Microsoft Teams Knowledge
• EDL Knowledge

Total Compensation

At Pacific Seafood, your base wage is only a portion of your overall compensation package. We invest in our Team Members through a comprehensive and attractive total rewards package, including but not limited to:

• Health insurance benefits options, including medical, prescription, vision, dental, basic group life and short-term disability
• Flexible spending accounts for health flex and dependent care expenses
• 401(k) retirement plan options with generous annual company profit sharing match
• Paid time-off for all regular FT team members to include sick days, paid holidays, vacation, and personal time
• Employee assistance program providing confidential professional counseling, financial and legal assistance at no charge to team members and immediate family members
• Product purchase program