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Sysco

Supplies food and kitchen goods to restaurants

CDL A Local Delivery Truck Driver

Truck & Heavy Vehicle DrivingConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeHilo, HI, USAIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A high school diploma or general education degree (GED).
  • Must be at least 21 years of age.
  • A valid driver’s license with a driving record that meets company insurability standards.
  • One year of commercial driving experience, unless the company requires completion of its Entry-Level Driver Training Program within the first 12 weeks of employment.
  • Ability to pass employment testing.
  • Ability to read and speak English sufficiently to converse with the general public, understand highway traffic signs and signals, respond to official inquiries, and make entries on reports and records.
  • Ability to operate a vehicle in a variety of traffic and weather conditions.
  • Ability to meet or exceed company productivity levels and established cases-per-error goals.
  • Ability to demonstrate customer relations and problem-resolution skills.
  • Ability to plan and organize work activities independently of direct supervision.
  • Working knowledge of product and inventory control techniques and procedures.
  • Ability to maintain inter-department communications related to routing, safety, and customer relations.
  • Ability to read, write, and communicate in English as it relates to the job and safety regulations.
  • Basic math skills, including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
  • Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States.

Responsibilities

  • Deliver products within the assigned route schedule and time windows, and immediately inform the management team of deviations.
  • Unload products from the trailer by hand or using a hand cart and place them in designated customer storage areas, including transporting products down ramps, stairs, or docks in all weather conditions.
  • Frequently lift, push, or move products weighing 1–75 pounds and up to 100 pounds, and frequently reach up to 72 inches to stack and unstack pallets and use a hand cart.
  • Bend and twist while loading and unloading products and retrieving items from the trailer.
  • Verify deliveries with customers and obtain proper signatures; contact management regarding invoice discrepancies and communicate errors and returns.
  • Collect cash or checks where required.
  • Pick up, load, and unload damaged goods and customer returns, and complete the necessary paperwork.
  • Perform pre-trip and post-trip responsibilities in accordance with Department of Transportation regulations and Sysco policies and procedures.
  • Perform tractor-trailer coupling procedures as needed.
  • Complete electronic or manual Department of Transportation logs and company vehicle maintenance reports, and reconcile them with the appropriate company representative.
  • Follow SyscoSafe work methods and immediately advise a supervisor of unsafe conditions.
  • Maintain sanitary conditions in the tractor and trailer and assist with sanitary conditions in the warehouse and yard.
  • Maintain and safely operate assigned equipment, including a hand cart, pallets, load bars, and personal protective equipment.
  • Attend all required company meetings.
  • Perform other assigned duties.

Desired Qualifications

  • Two years of local food or beverage delivery experience.
  • Pallet breakdown and hand cart delivery experience.

About the Company

Sysco

Supplies food and kitchen goods to restaurants

Sysco buys, stores and delivers food, kitchen supplies and equipment to restaurants, hospitals, schools, hotels and other businesses that cook away from home. Alongside national brands, it sells its own Sysco Brand line of foods and supplies, which fills a large share of the cases it ships. Its biggest product groups are fresh and frozen meats, canned and dry goods, and frozen produce and baked goods. Customers order through Sysco sales representatives or online, and Sysco delivers from distribution centers across North America and Europe, earning money on the difference between what it pays suppliers and what customers pay for delivered goods. Sysco was founded in 1969, began public operations in 1970 and is based in Houston, Texas.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Houston, TX
Founded
1969

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