CDL B Local Delivery Truck Driver

Sysco • Buckhead, GA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The CDL B Local Delivery Truck Driver runs daily routes with frequent stops, loading packages onto hand trucks and unloading products at customer stops in the order designated by the Transportation Department Manager. The driver picks up a loaded truck from a nightly delivery at an assigned loading dock and returns 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.

The driver operates in a variety of traffic and weather conditions, meets route and productivity goals, and provides professional customer service. Responsibilities include verifying deliveries and obtaining customer signatures, reporting discrepancies and returns, addressing complaints, and following company and Department of Transportation safety procedures.

Requirements

• High school diploma, GED, or equivalent.
• One year of route delivery experience or applicable experience driving a straight truck.
• Valid Commercial Driver’s License (CDL), Class B; Class A preferred.
• Ability to read and speak English sufficiently to communicate with the public, understand highway traffic signs and signals, respond to official inquiries, and complete 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 products and inventory control techniques and procedures.
• Ability to communicate articulately and perform simple arithmetic.
• Physical ability to frequently lift, push, or move products weighing 1–75 pounds and occasionally up to 100 pounds, reach up to 72 inches, and frequently bend and twist while loading and unloading.
• Ability to climb on and off the truck, work in confined spaces, and frequently bend, squat, push, and pull.
• Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

• Run routes efficiently, meeting or exceeding designated route times.
• Unload products 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 deliveries with customers and obtain proper signatures; seek management authorization for invoice discrepancies and communicate errors and returns.
• Report when a customer does not receive an entire order and handle customer complaints professionally.
• Handle company equipment properly, follow written driver safety rules, and perform pre-trip and post-trip responsibilities in accordance with DOT regulations and company policies.
• May assist with loading trucks, palletizing products, and other duties assigned by a supervisor or manager.
• Maintain communication with other departments regarding routing, safety, and customer relations.

What This Job Offers

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