CDL A or B Local Delivery Truck Driver - Nashville

Sysco•Nashville, TN

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is for a CDL A or B Local Delivery Truck Driver based out of Buckhead Atlanta's Nashville YARD. Drivers run daily routes with frequent stops, loading packages onto hand trucks and unloading product at each stop as designated by the Transportation Department Manager. The role involves working away from the operating company at a domiciled location closer to the customer marketplace and is a customer-facing position. Drivers are responsible for cross-dock model picking uploaded trucks from a nightly delivery at the assigned loading dock and returning the empty truck to the assigned lot. Occasional assistance with loading trucks, palletizing product, and other duties assigned by a Supervisor or Manager may be required. Sysco is a global leader in foodservice distribution with over 71,000 colleagues and 13,000 vehicles, operating 333 distribution facilities worldwide and serving over 700,000 customer locations.

Requirements

High School or GED or equivalent
One year route delivery experience or applicable background driving a straight truck
Valid Commercial Driver’s License – Class B
Ability to read and speak the English language sufficiently to converse with the general public, to understand highway traffic signs and signals in the English language, to respond to official inquiries, and to make entries on reports and records.
Operate vehicle in a variety of traffic and weather conditions.
Meet or exceed minimum productivity levels established by the Company.
Meet or exceed established cases per error goals
Demonstrate strong customer relations and problem resolution skills.
Effectively plan and organize work activities independent of direct supervision.
Develop a good working knowledge of product and inventory control techniques and procedures.
Maintain ongoing inter-department communications related to routing, safety, and customer relations.
Proven ability to communicate articulately and perform simple arithmetic

Nice To Haves

Class A preferred
Experience in handling money preferred

Responsibilities

Provide technical, customer relations, and personnel management for major programs and projects.
Runs routes efficiently, meeting or exceeding designated route times
Unload product from trailer, by hand or using a hand cart, and place in designated customer storage areas. May include transporting product down ramps, stairs, or docks, in all weather conditions.
Frequently lift, push, or move product that weighs 1-75 pounds, up to 100 pounds; frequently reach up to 72” to stack and unstack pallets and hand cart; constantly bend and twist while loading and unloading product, and retrieving items from trailer.
Verify delivery of items with customer and obtain proper signatures.
Contact management for authorization when discrepancies on invoice and communicate all errors/returns.
Calls in when a customer does not receive their entire order (shorts)
Handles any customer complaints professionally
Handles company equipment properly, follow written driver safety rules, and performs a pre-trip inspection.
Perform pre-trip and post-trip responsibilities in accordance with Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations and Sysco policies and procedures
Organize a truck and make the deliveries efficiently.
Check whether a truck is operating well enough to perform the route.