CDL A or B Local Delivery Truck Driver

Sysco•Jacksonville, FL

12d

About The Position

The local delivery truck driver runs daily routes with frequent stops, loading packages onto hand trucks and unloading products at each assigned customer stop in the designated order. The driver works from a domiciled location closer to the customer marketplace and performs a customer-facing delivery role. Responsibilities also include picking up a truck from a nightly cross-dock 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 truck loading, palletizing products, and other duties assigned by a supervisor or manager. The position requires safe and efficient route operation, customer service, delivery verification, and compliance with Department of Transportation regulations and company policies. Physical work includes handling products, operating hand carts, climbing on and off the truck, and working in varied weather conditions and confined spaces.

Requirements

High school diploma, GED, or equivalent.
One year of route delivery experience or applicable background driving a straight truck.
Valid Commercial Driver’s License, Class B; Class A 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.
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.
Strong customer relations and problem-resolution skills.
Ability to plan and organize work independently of direct supervision.
Ability to develop working knowledge of product and inventory control techniques and procedures.
Articulate communication and simple arithmetic skills.
Frequent lifting of products up to 50 pounds during the shift and infrequent lifting up to 80 pounds; other duties may involve frequent handling of products weighing 1–75 pounds and lifting up to 100 pounds.
Ability to climb on and off the truck, bend, squat, push, pull, and work in confined spaces.

Nice To Haves

Class A Commercial Driver’s License.
Experience handling money.

Responsibilities

Run routes efficiently, meeting or exceeding designated route times and productivity goals.
Unload product from the trailer by hand or with a hand cart and place it in designated customer storage areas, including transporting product down ramps, stairs, or docks in all weather conditions.
Verify delivered items with customers and obtain the appropriate 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.
Handle company equipment properly, follow written driver safety rules, and perform pre-trip inspections.
Perform pre-trip and post-trip responsibilities in accordance with DOT regulations and company policies and procedures.
Organize the truck and make deliveries efficiently.
Check whether the truck is operating well enough to perform the route.
Pick up the assigned truck from a nightly delivery at the assigned loading dock and return the empty truck to the assigned lot at the end of the route.
Occasionally assist with loading trucks, palletizing product, and other duties assigned by a supervisor or manager.
Maintain communications with other departments regarding routing, safety, and customer relations.