CDL A Local Delivery Truck Driver

Overview

Ricardo notes: “From my colleagues, to management, to even different departments…you’re not going to get these interpersonal relationships at most companies.”

Success Profile

Responsible for the storage and movement of materials and finished goods including:

• Shipping and receiving.
• Warehousing.
• Order filling, picking, and packing.
• Inventory control and records management.
• Dispatch.
• Developing transport schedules, methods, and routes.
• Analyzing and projecting transportation costs.
• Cooking clearances and permits.
• Maintaining, loading, packing and driving vehicles.
• Evaluating, selecting, and managing ongoing relationships with external transport providers (e.g., fuel suppliers, trucking/shipping companies, etc.).
• Acquiring and managing fleet vehicles.

Qualifications

• Education: High school diploma or general education degree (GED).
• Experience: 2 years local food or beverage delivery experience preferred. Pallet breakdown and hand cart delivery experience preferred.
• Requirements: Must be 21+ years of age. Valid driver’s license with a driving record that meets company insurability standards. 1-year commercial driving experience. Pass employment testing. For internal associates, or if market conditions warrant, Sysco may opt to require completion of Sysco’s Entry-Level Driver Training Program within first 12 weeks of Driver employment, in place of 1 year CMV experience. Commercial Vehicle Drivers must have the ability to read and speak the English language sufficiently to converse with the general public, to understand highway traffic signs and signals in the English language, to respond to official inquiries, and to make entries on reports and records.

Professional Skills

• Operate vehicle in a variety of traffic and weather conditions.
• Meet or exceed minimum productivity levels established by the Company.
• Meet or exceed established cases per error goals.
• Demonstrate strong customer relations and problem resolution skills.
• Effectively plan and organize work activities independent of direct supervision.
• Develop a good working knowledge of product and inventory control techniques and procedures.
• Maintain ongoing inter-department communications related to routing, safety, and customer relations.
• Able to read, write and communicate in English as it relates to the job and the safety regulations.
• Must have basic math skills (add, subtract, multiply, divide).

Competencies

• Building Customer Loyalty
• Managing Work
• Adaptability
• Building Trust
• Follow-up
• Communication

Benefits

• Employee discount programs.
• Paid vacation and holidays.
• Ongoing job skills and leadership development training.
• Career growth opportunities —we promote from within!
• Most Driver Trainees have daily routes and are home nightly.
• Comprehensive health care benefits.
• Generous retirement benefits.
• Tuition reimbursement.

Schedule

Full time

Pay

$30.00