CDL Truck Driver - nights

Alex Minnesota St Facility, Alexandria, Minnesota, United States of America

Posted Tuesday, March 18, 2025 at 5:00 AM

Sun Opta Overview:

Sun Opta (Nasdaq:

STKL) (TSX:

SOY) is an innovative and sustainable manufacturer fueling the future of food. With roots tracing back over 50 years, Sun Opta drives growth for today’s leading brands by serving as a trusted innovation partner and value-added manufacturer, crafting organic, plant-based beverages, fruit snacks, nutritional beverages, broths and tea products sold through retail, club, food service and e-commerce channels. Alongside the company’s commitment to top brands, retailers and coffee shops, Sun Opta also proudly produces its own brands, including SOWN, Dream, and West Life.

For more information, visit Sun Opta and Linked In.

Sun Opta is looking for talented individuals that demonstrate our most valued behaviors:
Passion, Dedication, Speed, Entrepreneurship, Customer-Centricity, and Problem-Solver, to help create a brighter, healthier, and sustainable future of food!

Job Summary:

The CDL Truck Driver is responsible for driving gasoline or diesel-powered tractor trailer combinations to transport and deliver products, packaging materials, or materials in liquid form by performing the following duties. Supports warehouse functions and participates in forklift operations when necessary.

Essential Functions of the Job:

Key Accountabilities:

Safety

• Follows all plant safety rules.
• Reports all accidents to the Production Supervisor.
• Serves an active role in the plant safety program by participating in monthly safety inspections and reporting any potential safety hazards to the safety committee, Production Supervisor, or Warehouse & Distribution Manager.

Quality:

• Adheres to all Quality Assurance System guidelines.
• Follows SOPs on truck inspection for loading and unloading.
• Responsible for compliance with the HACCP program.
• Must adhere to and follow Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs).
• Responsible for accurate documentation.
• Maintains a clean and organized work area.
• Cooperates with other shifts and the management team in housekeeping endeavors.
• Performs all warehouse sanitation processes with documentation.

Communications

• Ensures effective shift communication and teamwork with other operators occurs each scheduled shift.
• Maintains effective communication with members of warehousing and palletizing.
• Maintains communication with the Production Supervisor as well as Warehouse & Distribution Manager.

Teamwork and Training

• Promotes and contributes to the development of teamwork among team members.
• Assists in coaching and training employees as requested by the Warehouse Supervisor.

Personal Development

• Continuous improvement of knowledge of the Aseptic filling process and all other areas in the plant.
• Continuous improvement of knowledge of other company warehouses.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

None

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Works with minimal supervision.
• Team player.
• Able to evaluate a situation and make sound decisions.
• Able to keep operating logs and records.
• Able to read manuals and problem-solve.
• Able to stand for long periods of time.
• Able to climb on and off the forklift regularly.
• Able to lift a minimum of 50 pounds and at times more.
• Package integrity.
• Troubleshooting.
• Hygiene.
• Communicatio…