CDL Truck Driver Trainee, Deforest, WI - Sign-On Bonus of $5000!

Kwik Trip • DeForest, WI

2d • $21 - $30 • Onsite

About The Position

The CDL Truck Driver Trainee role begins as a Delivery Assistant, helping unload products at Kwik Trip stores and placing them in the correct locations, including coolers, freezers, and backrooms. Trainees work with minimal supervision in a safety-conscious environment and in varied weather and temperature conditions.

Kwik Trip pays trainees while they attend CDL school and covers their tuition. The 16-week training program starts with six weeks as a Delivery Assistant, followed by four weeks of CDL coursework, then six to eight weeks working with Kwik Trip trainers as a CDL Driver Trainee. On completing the program, trainees are expected to accept a driving position with Kwik Trip.

Trainees average 40–60 hours per week and follow the schedule of the route driver they assist. Established route drivers work a rotating four-days-on, two-days-off schedule, including holidays, and typically work up to 50–60 hours per week. Drivers must be able to work a day-shift schedule with a 3 p.m. start time. Applicants must live within 60 miles and 60 minutes of Deforest, Wisconsin.

Requirements

• Be at least 21 years old.
• Have an excellent driving record in accordance with Kwik Trip's driving matrix.
• Be able to meet DOT requirements upon completion of training, including a DOT drug screen and DOT physical.
• Be willing to sign a contract to enter Kwik Trip's CDL Tuition Reimbursement Program.
• Commit to accepting a driving position with Kwik Trip upon completion of the apprenticeship.
• Live within 60 miles and 60 minutes of Deforest, Wisconsin.
• Meet the stated physical requirements: sit up to 6 hours at a time; stand up to 2 hours at a time; frequently bend, reach, twist, stoop, and squat; occasionally lift up to 75 pounds to waist level, lift up to 70 pounds to 60 inches, carry 90 pounds, and push or pull up to 100 pounds of force; and frequently lift up to 40 pounds to 72 inches.
• Be able to work the applicable rotating schedule, including holidays, and the stated 3 p.m. start time for route-driver work.

Responsibilities

• Assist with unloading up to 30,000 pounds of product at Kwik Trip stores.
• Place products in their correct locations, including the cooler, freezer, and backroom.
• Work with minimal supervision in a safety-conscious environment and in varied weather and temperature conditions.
• Complete Kwik Trip's CDL training and accept a driving position with Kwik Trip upon completion.

Benefits

• $5,000 sign-on bonus.
• Paid CDL tuition and pay while attending school.
• Four weeks of paid vacation in the first year, with the listed accrual schedule.
• Health insurance.
• 401(k).
• Paid time off.
• Coworker bonuses of 8–12% of gross annual wages depending on company profitability.
• Average salary of $92,000 per year once an established driver, including $9,400 in annual safety/performance bonuses.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed