CDL Delivery Driver Trainee

High Country Beverage is Colorado's family-owned beverage distributor, hiring a Delivery Driver Trainee for our Grand Junction facility. Local routes, no overnights, home every afternoon.

About the role

• Full-time, Monday through Friday with early morning starts (typically 5:00 to 6:00 a.m.)
• Home daily, evenings and weekends off
• No prior CDL or commercial driving experience required
• 100% of Class A CDL training costs covered
• Paid, full-time entry-level role where you ride along with experienced drivers and work with a CDL instructor

Responsibilities

• Ride with experienced Delivery Drivers on local routes; assist with safe loading, unloading, and customer service while learning routes and procedures
• Participate in paid in-house Entry Level Driver Training (ELDT); earn a CDL learner's permit, then your Class A license on the training plan
• Help deliver beer, wine, spirits, and non-alcoholic beverages to retail accounts using a hand-truck and electric pallet jack; rotate product first-in-first-out at every stop
• Maintain DOT medical card and CDL learner's permit current throughout training; stay compliant with company drug, alcohol, and motor vehicle policies
• Reliable attendance and engaged training keep team resources and support available for the rest of the operation

Requirements

• Must be at least 21 years of age (Federal requirement for interstate commercial driving)
• Clean driving record and ability to pass DOT physical and obtain DOT medical card and CDL learner's permit
• Must be able to report to work reliably and maintain regular attendance
• Ability to lift 30-pound cases on a regular basis and handle kegs weighing up to 160 pounds; material handling equipment (hand-trucks, electric pallet jacks) is used to move kegs and pallets
• Offers of employment are contingent upon successfully completing applicable background screenings, a post-offer physical examination, and drug screening consistent with company policy and applicable law

Pay

• $20.20 to $23.40 per hour during training
• $51,900 to $63,700 per year upon promotion to Delivery Driver
• Bi-weekly pay, plus on-demand pay available through Paylocity

Benefits

• Up to 20 days of paid time off in your first year
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Free in-house pallet jack certification, completed on the clock
• Employee beverage discount
• Clear, fast path to Delivery Driver (most Trainees finish in under 90 days), then to Lead, Supervisor, or Manager

Schedule

• Monday–Friday, early AM start (typically 5–6 AM)
• Home daily