CDL A Local Delivery Truck Driver

Sysco•Harrisburg, PA

About The Position

The CDL A Local Delivery Truck Driver runs daily delivery 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 works within 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 occasionally assist with truck loading, palletizing products, and other duties assigned by a supervisor or manager. Drivers are expected to operate routes efficiently and provide professional customer service. The job involves handling and moving products by hand or with a hand cart, including delivery to customer storage areas and transport down ramps, stairs, or docks in varied weather conditions. Drivers verify deliveries and obtain signatures, communicate delivery errors and returns, and follow company equipment-handling and driver-safety procedures, including required vehicle inspections and DOT responsibilities.

Requirements

Must be at least 21 years of age.
Must pass employment screening.
Must hold a valid Class A Commercial Driver License (CDL) and have a driving record that meets the company's minimum standard.
Must be able 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.
Must be able to repeatedly lift, push, or move products weighing an average of 40–60 pounds and 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.
Six months of hand cart or hand truck experience.
Six months of food and beverage experience.
Two years of consistent work history.

Responsibilities

Run routes efficiently, meeting or exceeding designated route times.
Unload products from the trailer by hand or using a hand cart and place them in designated customer storage areas.
Transport products down ramps, stairs, or docks in all weather conditions as needed.
Verify delivery items with customers and obtain proper signatures.
Contact management for authorization when there are invoice discrepancies.
Communicate errors and returns, and 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.
Provide technical, customer relations, and personnel management for major programs and projects.