Greco - CDL A Local Delivery Truck Driver

Sysco

11d

About The Position

The CDL A Delivery Truck Driver runs daily local routes with frequent stops, loading packages onto hand trucks and unloading products at each stop in the order designated by the Transportation Department Manager. The driver operates 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 role may also involve assisting with truck loading, palletizing products, and other duties assigned by a supervisor or manager. Drivers are expected to complete routes efficiently, deliver products to designated customer storage areas, confirm deliveries and obtain signatures, communicate shortages, errors, returns, and invoice discrepancies, and handle customer complaints professionally. The position requires following driver safety rules and Sysco policies, properly handling company equipment, and completing pre-trip and post-trip responsibilities in accordance with DOT regulations. Work involves frequent physical handling of products, including lifting, pushing, moving, bending, twisting, and reaching, in varying weather conditions.

Requirements

Must be at least 21 years of age.
Must submit to a pre-employment background check and drug screen.
Valid Class A Commercial Driver License (CDL) with a clean driving record.
Ability to read and speak English sufficiently to communicate with the public, understand highway traffic signs and signals, respond to official inquiries, and complete reports and records.
Ability to handle touch freight, including repeatedly lifting, pushing, or moving products averaging 40–60 pounds and weighing up to 100 pounds.
Flexibility 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 assigned routes efficiently, meeting or exceeding designated route times.
Load packages onto hand trucks and unload products at each stop in the designated order.
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.
Verify deliveries with customers and obtain proper signatures.
Contact management for authorization when invoice discrepancies occur and communicate errors and returns.
Call in when a customer does not receive the entire order.
Handle customer complaints professionally.
Handle company equipment properly 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 products, and other duties assigned by a supervisor or manager.
Meet physical demands that include frequently lifting, pushing, or moving products weighing 1–75 pounds and up to 100 pounds; reaching up to 72 inches; and constantly bending and twisting while loading, unloading, and retrieving items.