Driver Trainee - SYGMA/San Antonio

About the role

Assist the driver in unloading product at customer locations according to customer invoices, preferred work methods, and company policies.

Responsibilities

• Unload product according to customer specifications and SYGMA delivery procedures.
• Develop and maintain good customer relationships through excellent, courteous service.
• Learn the route on the current bid.
• Assist with all aspects of route paperwork.
• Work safely by following SYGMA’s Preferred Work Methods.
• Attend CDL school when scheduled.
• Assist the driver in pre‑trip inspection and coupling of equipment to ensure vehicle safety.
• Help ensure tandems are properly and safely locked out to meet weight‑requirement laws.
• Provide routing assistance, including map reading and giving directions.
• Help with low‑clearance situations by directing the driver from outside the vehicle.
• Assist with delivery set‑up at the customer location, covering all three trailer compartments.
• Assist the driver in backing situations by watching for hazards and communicating via hand signals or verbal cues.

Qualifications

• High school diploma/GED or equivalent work experience.
• Previous food distribution and frozen food handling experience preferred.
• Ability to read and write clearly.
• Ability to read and speak English sufficiently to converse with the public, understand highway traffic signs and signals, respond to official inquiries, and make entries on reports and records.
• Valid C‑class driver’s license.

Requirements

• Work is medium to heavy; approximately half the day is spent sitting in a tractor/trailer unit.
• Must be able to climb into the trailer.
• Frequently lift 50 lb boxes; occasionally lift up to 75 lb boxes.
• Move product using a two‑wheel dolly.
• Communicate clearly with customers.
• Read at close distance and at arm’s length, with or without correction.
• May be required to back or direct the driver using hand signals or verbal communication.
• Activities occur both inside (protected from weather but not temperature changes) and outside.
• Position exposes the employee to various road, mechanical, and electrical hazards.
• Equipment operated: two‑wheeled dolly and pallet jack.