CDL A Local Delivery Truck Driver - $10,000 Sign on Bonus

Sysco•Iron Mountain, MI

5d•$10 - $48

About The Position

The CDL A Local Delivery Truck Driver runs daily routes with frequent stops, loading packages onto hand trucks and unloading products at customer locations in the sequence designated by the Transportation Department Manager. The driver works in a cross-dock model, picking up a loaded truck from a nightly delivery at the assigned loading dock and returning the empty truck to the assigned lot at the end of the route. The driver may occasionally assist with loading trucks, palletizing product, and other duties assigned by a supervisor or manager. The role involves efficient route completion, customer interactions, delivery verification, and adherence to company and Department of Transportation safety procedures. Drivers may work in all weather conditions and handle products weighing from 1 to 75 pounds, and up to 100 pounds. Overtime, weekends, and holidays may be required as business needs dictate.

Requirements

Must be at least 21 years of age.
Must pass employment screening.
Must have a valid Class A Commercial Driver License and a driving record that meets the company's minimum standard.
Must be able 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.
Must be able to handle touch freight, including repeatedly lifting, pushing, or moving products averaging 40–60 pounds and weighing as much as 100 pounds.
Must be flexible to work overtime, weekends, and holidays as business needs require.

Nice To Haves

One year of customer delivery experience preferred.
Six months of hand cart or hand truck experience preferred.
Six months of food and beverage experience preferred.
Two years of consistent work history preferred.

Responsibilities

Run routes efficiently, meeting or exceeding designated route times.
Unload products from trailers by hand or with 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; reach up to 72 inches to stack and unstack pallets and hand carts; and bend and twist while loading, unloading, and retrieving items from trailers.
Verify deliveries with customers and obtain proper signatures.
Contact management for authorization when invoice discrepancies occur, and communicate errors and returns.
Report when a customer does not receive the entire order.
Handle customer complaints professionally.
Properly handle company equipment and follow written driver safety rules.
Perform pre-trip and post-trip responsibilities in accordance with DOT regulations and Sysco policies and procedures.
Occasionally assist with loading trucks, palletizing product, and other assigned duties.