CDL A Local Route Delivery Driver
About the role
Picture yourself as a delivery driver with Gordon Food Service! In this position, you will be building relationships with customers while delivering food products essential to restaurants, schools, hospitals, universities, and more. Day shifts and local routes mean you’ll be home every day. You’ll be required to unload cases up to 100 lbs, and you’ll be using a ramp and two‑wheeler throughout your shift. Feel safe and secure at a company that values and respects you. Newly licensed drivers are encouraged to apply! Check out what some of our drivers have to say about working with Gordon Food Service.
Location: 791 Commerce Park Dr. Ste 2, Akron, OH
Responsibilities
- Build relationships with customers
- Deliver food products to restaurants, schools, hospitals, universities, and other food‑service establishments
- Unload cases weighing up to 100 lbs
- Use a ramp and two‑wheeler throughout the shift
Requirements
- At least 21 years of age
- Class A CDL License at hire or within 90 days of start date
- Ability to operate a two‑wheel cart with loads of up to 350 pounds
- Successfully pass a drug test (including marijuana) and background check
- Maintain a clean driving record per DOT and Gordon Food Service standards
- Be registered through the Department of Transportation Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse and provide electronic consent (effective January 6, 2020)
Benefits
- Affordable benefits plans starting day one
- Weekly pay
- Wellness reimbursement
- Profit sharing & 401(k) with company match
- Emergency child and elder care assistance
- Career stability – guaranteed route and weekly pay
- 95% of leadership hired from within GFS – internal growth opportunities
Pay
Drivers average $75,000 – $85,000 per year. Compensation includes daily base pay plus component pay for every mile driven, stop made, and case delivered.
Schedule
Monday–Friday, with start times between 3 AM and 5 AM, working until the route is finished.