Truck Driver

About the role

CHS drivers spend their days making life easier for their customers – farmers, ranchers, local feed & seed stores, community gas stations and refineries. You’ll know most of the people on your route and you’ll be home most nights for supper.

More than any other role at CHS, you’re the connector. Moving products from sellers to buyers. Transporting supplies from production facilities to customers. Keeping rural America in business from before spring planting starts to well after fall harvest ends.

Responsibilities

• Operate an assigned commercial motor vehicle (straight truck or semi tractor/trailer) to deliver non-hazardous materials to customer sites along established routes and schedules
• Drive safely and comply with DOT regulations, company policies, and applicable regulatory requirements
• Provide professional customer service during pickups and deliveries and maintain positive customer interactions
• Load and unload product as required, including connecting and disconnecting trailers for product transfer, and follow safety protocols for handling commodity materials
• Complete required delivery documentation accurately, including daily load/unload reports and electronic logs or onboard computer entries
• Conduct required pre-trip and post-trip inspections, submit maintenance reports, and promptly communicate identified issues
• Perform other assigned duties, including equipment hookups and site readiness checks
• Participate in training and skill development to build knowledge of routes, equipment operation, and safety practices

Qualifications

• Entry-level to early-career commercial driving role; prior experience preferred but not required
• Ability to obtain and maintain a valid Class A or Class B CDL
• Must meet age requirement
• Ability to read, write, and communicate in English
• Demonstrate a strong commitment to safety and compliance, and complete required documentation accurately
• Prior commercial driving experience (including experience operating a straight truck or tractor/trailer)
• Demonstrated safe-driving performance and ability to make sound safety decisions in changing weather and road conditions
• Strong customer service and communication skills
• Ability to work a flexible schedule, including early mornings, evenings, weekends, and holidays as business needs require

Benefits and Perks

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Life and disability insurance
• 401(k)/ Retirement Plans
• Military pay differential

Schedule

This is a M-F position with weekends and longer hours expected during busy seasons.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to lift and carry up to 50 pounds
• Ability to safely climb in and out of truck cabs and trailers

Pay

Actual pay offered will vary based on multiple factors which may include, without limitation, experience, education, training, specialized skills and certifications, minimum wage/salary requirements under local law.

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Wellness programs
• Life insurance
• Health and dependent care spending accounts
• Paid time off
• 401(k)
• Pension
• Profit sharing
• Short- and long-term disability
• Tuition reimbursement
• Affordability for every stage of your life

Equal Opportunity Employer

CHS is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disability.