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Farm Intra Company CDL A Truck Driver
DEI FRATELLI
Posted on Nov 18, 2025
Description
Hirzel Canning Company feeds people.
Hirzel Canning Company & Farms is a 5th generation family company with a passion for serving the community. Our Dei Fratelli brand is your source for locally-grown tomato and sauerkraut products. We seek individuals that share our core values, our commitment to future generations, and our passion for providing food that brings families together.
A few of the benefits you’ll experience at Hirzel Canning Company are:
- Competitive Pay
- Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
- Annual Pay Increases
- Employer 401(k) Matching
- Health Savings Account with Employer Contributions
- Health and Wellness Program
- Community Involvement
- Family-Centric Environment
Candidates must be willing and able to pass a pre-employment drug screen.
JOB SUMMARY & KEY OBJECTIVES:
The Farm Intra Company CDL A Truck Driver will provide support for a variety of seasonal and year-round transportation needs across our farming and compost operations. This person will be responsible for hauling grain, water, manure, compost, seed, and other agricultural materials using a range of equipment, including semi trucks, dump trailers, straight trucks, and flatbeds.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES & ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Haul grain from fields to the Farm during both small grain and fall harvest periods
- Fill and transport water using straight dump trucks fitted with tanks to and from tomato fields during planting season
- Load and haul spray trailers (flatbed semi trailers with tanks) to support tomato crop growth and harvest
- Transport and dump manure from horse or dairy farms to our compost facility using dump trucks or semi trucks and trailer combinations
- Deliver compost from the compost facility to customer sites and farm fields using appropriate vehicles
- Haul grain to and from the Farm and various grain facilities, including unloading trailers (manual crank handle)
- Deliver palletized loads of seed or grain using van trailers, flatbed trucks, or pickup with flatbed trailers
EMPLOYEE EXPECTATIONS
- Able to work Saturdays and Sundays when required (generally occurs during pack season)
- Compliance with all HCC and FMCSA policies and procedures
- Commitment to our purpose and core values
- Commitment to performing job duties in a safe manner and watching out for the safety of others
- Compliance with all Company policies and procedures.
- Takes ownership of work to make sure it is completed accurately, efficiently and on time. Will work with a sense of urgency, enthusiasm, and commitment and will encourage others to do the same.
- Will promote a positive attitude. Responsible for establishing and maintaining positive working relationships that are based on respect for all.
- Will embrace Plant/Company change and support its implementation.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Reaching with hands and arms
- Communication through speech and hearing and in writing
- Daily requirements:
- Bending, twisting, turning, reaching below the knee, pushing, pulling, squatting, kneeling, standing, walking, sitting
- Lifting requirements:
- Will regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds
- Will frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds
- Must be willing and able to climb onto trucks or trailers as needed to perform tasks such as adjusting tarps, securing pallets with straps, or fastening equipment with chains.
- Will be required to dolly up and down trailer legs multiple times a day during tomato harvest season.
- This position requires willingness and ability to work in an agricultural setting.
- The environment in the warehouse is noisy, dusty, and hot depending on the weather and what is being run through the food grade facility at the time.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Must hold a valid CDL class “A” (air brakes) driver’s license
- Must pass pre-employment and random drug & alcohol screenings
- Must have at least one year of driving experience
- Must have a clean record and solid work history (Semi/Tractor Trailer)
- Good oral and written communication skills
NOTE: Attendance on the job each and every day is absolutely essential to the efficient operation of the
Company
The responsibilities and duties outlined in this document are not all-inclusive and are subject to change
at the discretion of management based upon the needs of the company.
In the absence of key personnel the supervisor will assume responsibility to see the functions of this job
are performed as required.
Hirzel Canning Co & Farms provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
Hirzel Canning Co. & Farms is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and a drug-free workplace.