VIB Driver/Shipper/Receiver-Richmond Plant - #BVIIR020

Title: VIB Driver/Shipper/Receiver-Richmond Plant - #BVIIR020

State Role Title: VIB Associate

Hiring Range: Mid $30,000's - High $30,000's

Pay Band: UG

Agency: Dept for Blind/Vision Impaired

Location: Blind & Vision Impaired

Agency Website: https://www.dbvi.virginia.gov/

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

VIB is ISO-certified and prides itself on satisfying its customers while saving them money

and advancing its mission to create great jobs for Virginians who are blind (or sighted).

Job Duties:

Virginia Industries for the Blind (VIB) is a dynamic, ever evolving $50+ million social enterprise that offers challenging careers including production, services, retail, sales, customer service, fiscal, procurement, technology, and quality control. VIB is ISO-certified and prides itself on satisfying its customers while saving them money and advancing its mission to create great jobs for Virginians who are blind (or sighted). The Virginia Industries for the Blind is an enterprise division within DBVI.

VIB is an accredited affiliate of the National Industries for the Blind and a manufacturer and distributor of products and services provided under the provisions of the Javits-Wagner-O’Day Act and the Ability One Program.

We are seeking an VIB Driver/Shipper/Receiver-Richmond Plant.

Duties will include:

• Provide timely, courteous delivery of goods as needed to customers. 
• Receiving incoming material. 
• Ship customer orders using UPS WorldShip. 
• Responsibility may also include forklift operation and material movement, providing customer service, stocking shelves, and other duties in support of the operation.
  

Minimum Qualifications:

The ideal candidate will have:

Knowledge/Experience:

• Must have a valid driver’s license and a clean driving record. 
• Knowledge of shipping and receiving procedures, including warehousing of product and maintaining inventory records. 
• Shipping/receiving/warehousing experience.
  
  

Skills/Abilities:

• Ability to operate up to a 26ft Box Truck along with Cargo vans. 
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds and stand up to 7 hours.
• Ability to operate a pallet jack/ forklift.
• Ability to learn shipping programs, i.e. UPS World Ship.
• Proficient computer skills, familiarity with internet, Microsoft Windows operating system and Microsoft Office software.
• Basic math and legible handwriting skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and verbal communication skills. 
• Ability to learn general knowledge of products sold and to perform duties independently without direct supervision.
• Professional attitude as this person is the face of the Company in the public sector.
• Demonstrated problem-solving and excellent customer service skills.
• Good at multi-tasking with little supervision.

Additional Considerations:

• General warehousing and/or retail experience. 
• Military ID
  

Special Instructions:

This position requires the successful completion of a federal background check as a condition of employment. Employees in non-classified positions within the Virginia Industries for the Blind are offered a competitive benefits package that includes an annuity-based retirement plan, leave and holiday pay that is paid by VIB, as well as jointly paid benefits such as health and life insurance. Employees additionally may enroll in other employee paid supplemental plans.

Reasonable accommodations are available to persons with disabilities during the application and/or interview processes per the Americans with Disabilities Act. Contact recruitment@dars.virginia.gov for assistance.

Minorities, Individuals with disabilities, Veterans, Americorp, Peace Corps, and other National Service Alumni are encouraged to apply.

Equal Opportunity Employer State applications will only be accepted as submitted online by 11:55 p.m. on the closing date through the Commonwealth of Virginia’s New Recruitment Management System. PageUp provides a confirmation of receipt when your application is submitted successfully. You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

Contact Information:

Name: Human Resources

Email: Recruitment@dars.virginia.gov

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.