CDL-A Shuttle Driver (Overnight)

Palmer Food Service • Rochester, NY

10d • $25 - $28 • Onsite

About The Position

Palmer Food Services is seeking a CDL-A Shuttle Driver for overnight shifts. The company offers competitive wages, a generous benefits package, and opportunities for advancement. They value honesty, integrity, service, excellence, collaboration, teamwork, family, community, dependability, loyalty, and compassion. Associates are considered the company's "unfair advantage."

Requirements

• High School diploma or GED.
• Clean CDL Class A licenses.
• Minimum of 1-2 years of prior commercial delivery experience.
• Must have the ability to lift product weighing up to 100 lbs on a consistent basis.
• Required to climb in and out of a commercial vehicle and operate in a safe manner.
• Must be able to walk, bend, lift on a regular basis.

Nice To Haves

• Double endorsement, preferred
• Food service and refer experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform all required safety checks including inspections of tractor/truck and trailer according to DOT regulations.
• Inspect tractor/truck and trailer to ensure they meet company safety standards and take appropriate action as needed.
• Report all safety issues and/or repairs as needed.
• Follow all DOT regulations and company safe driving guidelines and policies.
• Immediately report any and all safety hazards.
• Inspect trailer for properly loaded and secured freight.
• Drive and deliver trailers according to predetermined route schedule.
• Perform hook/unhook procedures per safety guidelines.
• Park and store tractor trailers in designated areas.
• Ensure all equipment and freight are appropriately locked and/or secured at all times.
• Complete daily record of hours of services and enter in login in accordance with Federal DOT, state, and company requirements.
• Perform general housekeeping duties in tractor, loading dock area and keep trailers clear and clean as required.
• Perform all other related duties as assigned.
• Assist with fueling trucks and trailers as needed, especially when the primary fueler is unavailable or unable to service all vehicles.
• Ensure proper fueling procedures are followed and that all equipment is safely and adequately fueled to support operational needs.
• Load and unload trucks on forklift and ride on pallet jack.
• Assist the night warehouse crew with moving trucks when present.
• Required to work even if weather is bad.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Paid Benefit Time (PTO, Holiday and Sick)
• 401k Retirement Plan with Employer Matching
• Eligibility for Annual Profit-Sharing Bonus
• 15% Employee Discount on Retail Grocery Items (Includes Fresh Meat & Seafood)
• Associate Discounts on Warehouse Food Products
• Employee Appreciation Events
• $1,000 SIGNING BONUS; paid in $500 increments every 90 days!

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED