Delivery Driver

About the role

US Foods is one of the largest food distributors with a culture and history of promoting from within, excellent training programs and a continuous improvement focus. We Help YOU Make It!

Pay

• Starting pay: $31.19 per hour
• Increased to $36.71 per hour once training is successfully completed
• $15,000 retention bonus for eligible new hires

Benefits

• 401k with 2% automatic company contribution plus company match up to an additional 6%
• Benefits start day 1
• Home nightly
• Paid vacation time, sick/personal time
• Strong safety culture, newer equipment, and excellent local leadership
• Uniforms provided
• Up to $10,000 employee referral bonus for qualified new driver referrals
• Weekly pay

Schedule

• Monday through Saturday
• Potential for flexible 5-day or 4-day work weeks, available based on business needs
• Drivers dispatch between 3:00 AM – 7:00 AM, depending on route and schedule, until completion

Responsibilities

• Safely drive trucks to customers and meet scheduled customer delivery times
• Carefully unload products from the trailer with a two-wheeler, pallet jack, or by hand and place in designated customer storage areas
• Verify accuracy of delivery with customers and obtain proper signatures
• Handle collections and payments from customers when applicable
• Professionally perform customer service responsibilities to enhance our client experience
• Perform all pre-trip and post-trip equipment inspection

Physical Requirements

• Ability to lift/carry/push/pull 20 to 80+ lbs. of product repetitively during each shift required
• Comfortable driving and working in inclement weather conditions with frequent stops (10+ per shift) required

Requirements

• Must be at least 21 years of age
• Must have valid CDL Class A issued by the state of legal residence with necessary endorsements and DOT qualifications
• Minimum of six months commercial driving experience (any industry) OR three months commercial driving experience in the food and/or beverage delivery industry required
• Must be able to read and communicate in the English language – able to hold a conversation, to understand highway traffic signs and signals, to respond to official inquiries, and to enter information on reports and records
• Register to the FMCSA Clearinghouse