CDL A or B Local Delivery Truck Driver

Sysco•Savannah, GA

30d

About The Position

The local delivery truck driver operates daily 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 from a designated domiciled location closer to the customer marketplace and serves in a customer-facing role. The position follows a cross-dock model: picking up a truck loaded during 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 products, and other duties assigned by a supervisor or manager. Drivers are expected to operate routes efficiently, make deliveries, verify delivery with customers, handle discrepancies and complaints professionally, and maintain company equipment and compliance with applicable DOT regulations and company policies. The role requires physical work, including lifting, moving, loading, and unloading products in various weather conditions.

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 public, understand highway traffic signs and signals, respond to official inquiries, and make entries on reports and records.
Ability to operate a vehicle in varied 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 products and inventory-control techniques and procedures.
Ability to maintain interdepartmental communication related to routing, safety, and customer relations.
Ability to communicate articulately and perform simple arithmetic.
Frequent lifting of products up to 50 pounds during the shift and infrequent lifting up to 80 pounds.
Ability to climb on and off the truck box.
Ability to bend, squat, push, and pull frequently.
Ability to 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.
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.
Verify delivered items with customers and obtain appropriate signatures.
Contact management for authorization when invoice discrepancies occur and communicate errors or returns.
Call in 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.
Complete pre-trip and post-trip responsibilities in accordance with DOT regulations and Sysco policies and procedures.
Organize the truck and make deliveries efficiently.
Check that the truck is operating well enough to perform the route.
Occasionally assist with loading trucks, palletizing products, and other duties assigned by a supervisor or manager.