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Sysco

Supplies food and kitchen goods to restaurants

CDL A Delivery Driver

Truck & Heavy Vehicle DrivingConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timePennsylvania, USA$90k - $95k /yrIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A high school diploma, GED, or equivalent degree is required; completion of a tractor-trailer driving school is accepted instead of or in addition to it. One year of tractor-trailer driving experience is preferred.
  • 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.
  • Valid Class A Commercial Driver’s License and insurability to operate a vehicle as a condition of initial and continued employment.
  • Knowledge of Department of Transportation regulations, hazardous-material guidelines, and safe lifting and delivery practices.
  • Ability to drive long distances over varied terrain and in varying weather; drive a tractor-trailer unit by day and night; remain alert; meet or exceed company productivity levels; handle hazardous materials and frozen, dry, and refrigerated food and restaurant items; operate a three-axle tractor, 45- to 48-foot trailer, straight truck, onboard computer, keypad, and two-wheel hand cart; read, write, and communicate in English for job and safety matters; perform basic arithmetic; plan and organize work independently; and solve problems.
  • Ability to meet the physical demands of the role, including lifting, pushing, or moving product up to 50 pounds by hand, pushing or pulling up to 350 pounds with a two-wheeled hand cart, climbing in and out of the tractor and trailer, reaching to stack and unstack pallets and hand carts, and bending and twisting while loading, unloading, and retrieving items.
  • Ability to work an overnight schedule that may include weekends, holidays, overtime, on-call shifts, and varied start times.

Responsibilities

  • Safely and efficiently transport products from the warehouse to customers by tractor-trailer and deliver and unload products according to customer invoices and company standards.
  • Unload products from the trailer by hand or with a hand cart down ramps, stairs, or docks in all weather conditions, and place products in designated customer storage areas according to customer specifications and company standards, including scanning products as they are delivered.
  • Complete paperwork according to company and governmental guidelines, including Department of Transportation electronic or manual logs, inspections, vehicle-maintenance reports, pre- and post-trip reports, accurate invoices, and prompt reporting of damages and shortages.
  • Follow food-safety protocols, maintain proper temperatures in the delivery vehicle, inspect products for visible damage before delivery, prevent cross-contamination during delivery and storage, and maintain sanitary conditions in the tractor and trailer.
  • Assist with maintaining sanitary conditions in the warehouse and yard.
  • Build and maintain good customer relationships through courteous service and clear communication.
  • Perform other duties assigned by management.

Desired Qualifications

  • One year of tractor-trailer driving experience is preferred.

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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