CDL B Local Delivery Truck Driver

Sysco•Buckhead, GA

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Local Delivery Truck Driver runs 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 operates in a cross-dock model, picking up a loaded truck from a nightly delivery at the assigned loading dock and returning 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.

Requirements

High school diploma, GED, or equivalent.
One year of route delivery experience or applicable experience driving a straight truck.
Valid Class B Commercial Driver’s License.
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 product and inventory control techniques and procedures.
Ability to maintain ongoing interdepartmental communication related to routing, safety, and customer relations.
Ability to communicate articulately and perform simple arithmetic.
Ability to meet the role’s physical demands, including lifting, climbing on and off the truck, bending, squatting, pushing, pulling, and working in confined spaces.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

Run routes efficiently, meeting or exceeding designated route times.
Unload products from the trailer by hand or using 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 proper signatures.
Contact management for authorization when invoice discrepancies arise and communicate errors and returns.
Report when a customer does not receive the entire order.
Handle customer complaints professionally.
Handle company equipment properly and follow written driver safety rules.
Perform pre-trip and post-trip responsibilities in accordance with DOT regulations and Sysco policies and procedures.
Occasionally assist with loading trucks, palletizing products, and other duties as assigned.
Provide technical, customer relations, and personnel management for major programs and projects.