CDL Driver A Hiring Event - 5K Sign On Bonus

About QCD

Established in 2006, Quality Custom Distribution Services LLC (QCD), a subsidiary of GSF, is a custom last-mile distribution company specializing in tailored solutions for selected food service industry customers. Headquartered in Frisco, Texas, QCD services thousands of restaurants throughout the United States. Providing over 37,000 deliveries a week from 25 strategically located distribution centers, the QCD fleet averages more than 40 million miles driven per year. QCD associates also help run a national non-profit, the GSF Foundation.

At QCD, every role drives success. Whether you're preparing orders, making deliveries, mapping routes, or managing warehouses, you're part of a dynamic team that keeps America's favorite restaurants running. Beyond offering logistics jobs, we build careers and fuel the future of foodservice distribution.

About the Role

Quality Custom Distribution is hiring experienced Class A Delivery Drivers at our Kent, Washington location. Local routes with home daily dispatch between 3:00 and 5:00 p.m. This is a union position with Teamsters Local 117.

Schedule & Setting

• 4 days on / 3 days off (must be able to work Saturday and Sunday)
• Drivers make between 14–18 stops per shift
• 100% touch freight delivery; must be able to lift up to 75+ pounds
• Dispatch between 3 PM – 6 PM
• All trailers have liftgates (no ramps)
• 36'–53' reefer trailers
• Average 11–13 hours per shift

Responsibilities

• Perform local, multi-stop deliveries with consistent schedules
• Maintain positive customer relations with drivers, warehouse personnel, customers, and supervisors
• Safely operate equipment in extreme weather and cold environments (cooler/freezer)
• Frequently lift/handle cases ranging from 5–75 pounds
• Stand, walk, and repeatedly climb into/out of tractors
• Work all schedules, including holidays and weekends

Requirements

• Valid driver’s license and current DOT Medical Certification card
• Class A CDL required
• One year of refrigerated trailer experience
• One year of tractor-trailer driving experience
• Effective communication skills
• Ability to meet Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations requirements: read/speak English sufficiently to communicate with the public, understand highway signs, respond to official inquiries, and complete reports/records

Pay

• Paid weekly
• Rate: $35.00/hour
• Average annual earnings of approximately $105,000
• $5,000 sign-on bonus (subject to eligibility requirements and continued employment through each applicable payment date)

Benefits

• Health benefits (medical, dental, vision) for you and your family within 30 days
• Paid time off + holidays
• Employee discount programs
• Union benefits & job security
• State-of-the-art equipment – electric pallet jacks + 100% liftgate deliveries

Why Join Us

We're not just in the distribution business—we're in the development business. Your ambition accelerates our whole team's progress. We provide clear career advancement paths—from entry-level to leadership, backed by comprehensive training and development programs. As we grow with our customers, our associates navigate the next turn in their supply chain careers. Opportunities are always on the road ahead with QCD and throughout the Golden State Foods family of companies.

At QCD, our people-first culture is grounded in simple values: treat others as you want to be treated, hold yourself to high standards, and always do the right thing. We believe in shared success—because when our people thrive, our customers do, too. QCD is the place to be if you believe in living our values-driven culture, celebrating wins together, learning from challenges, exploring bold ideas, collaborating for shared success, prioritizing people first, and giving back to our community.