Logistics Driver

Job DetailsJob Location: Catering - New York, NY 10011Salary Range: $27.00 - $27.00 HourlyJob Summary

As a Catering Logistics Driver (CLD), you are a professional responsible for the safe transit of Joe Coffee’s physical assets. This role requires navigating a Sprinter van through NYC, maintaining warehouse packing/unpacking standards and dynamically adjusting to unforeseen circumstances. You are the vital link between the warehouse and the field, ensuring that every piece of our valuable espresso equipment arrives safe and ready for service.

Key Responsibilities

Professional Transit & Compliance

NYC Navigation: Execute safe and efficient deliveries across all five boroughs, maintaining a professional driving record and absolute compliance with NYC traffic laws & Joe Coffee Best Practice regulations
Fleet Stewardship: Perform daily safety checks and maintain the cleanliness of company vehicles, acting as the primary guardian of the fleet.
Dispatch Compliance: Report directly to the CLAM for real-time routing, load-in timing, and logistical "Calls" throughout the day.

Equipment & Inventory Security

High-Value Handling: Responsible for the secure transport and treatment of sensitive espresso machines and peripheral gear, ability to lift at least 70lbs.
Packing Mastery: Pack and unpack events in strict compliance with Joe Coffee standards, to ensure 100% equipment readiness.
On-Site Delivery: Deliver equipment directly to venues, client contacts, or baristas, while always displaying a professional and hospitality-focused mindset.

Warehouse Standards

Facility Upkeep: Maintain the warehouse to ensure a clean, organized, and safe environment that meets DOH standards.
Emergency Response: Act as a first responder for field emergencies, including equipment malfunctions or last-minute product needs.
Inventory Accuracy: Assist the Catering Assistant Logistics Manager with product counts and equipment maintenance to ensure every "kit" is complete and functional.

Catering Logistics - Chain of Command:

1) Catering Logistics Manager (CLM): Oversees weekly schedules, inventory, equipment and fleet maintenance & repairs, as well as other warehouse standards.
2) Catering Logistics Assistant Manager (CLAM): Dispatches logistical operations, makes primary calls on real-time logistical pivots and alterations, performs Air Traffic Control that synchronizes communication across departments.
3) Catering Team Lead (CTL): Ensures smooth operation of events onsite, coordinates service staff, equipment load-ins and load-outs, communicates directly with the logistics team
4) Catering Logistics Driver (CLD): this is where you fit in (responsibilities listed above)
5) Catering Assistant (CLA): co-pilot to CLD, handles all communications while in the car, responsible for the same warehouse duties as CLD.

Joe Coffee Values

We are looking for someone who displays and displays Joe Coffee’s core values, such as:

Curiosity

Actively seeks to understand the technical nuances of specialty coffee equipment to better protect it during transit.
Shares insights and strives to improve our operations.

Community

Practices "Enlightened Hospitality" with loading dock security, venue coordinators, and fellow team members.

Commitment

Diligently ensures every delivery is on time and every pack is complete, knowing that the success of our event depends largely on logistical precision.

Craft

Takes pride in the "Craft of Logistics," understanding that safe driving and organized packing are as essential as the coffee itself.

QualificationsMandatory:

Driving: Valid Driver’s License with a clean record; proven experience driving Sprinter-style vans in NYC.
Physical: Ability to lift and move equipment weighing up to 70 lbs on a regular basis in varying weather conditions.
Hospitality: A calm, professional temperament capable of problem-solving under the pressure of NYC traffic and tight event timelines.
Working cell-phone: your primary tool for clocking-in, navigation, scheduling, and online communication.

Optional:

Technical: Fluency in Airtable & Google Chat (you will be trained on both) for real-time coordination.