Class A Driver - SYGMA - Pasco, Wa.

Sysco • Pasco, WA

10h

About The Position

The Class A Driver serves customers by safely and efficiently transporting products from the warehouse to customer locations in a tractor-trailer and delivering and unloading products according to customer invoices and company standards. The role also transports backhauls and line hauls and returns damaged goods and customer returns to the SYGMA warehouse.

The driver completes required paperwork and vehicle inspections, follows food safety and sanitation protocols, maintains assigned equipment, and communicates with customers and management about delivery, route, loading, trailer, and product issues. The position requires working the assigned schedule and may require work outside usual hours to meet customer needs. The role usually follows an overnight schedule, with weekends, holidays, overtime, on-call availability, and varied start times required.

The work involves driving in varied traffic, terrain, and weather conditions; unloading products by hand or with a hand cart; and occasional exposure to wet, hot, cold, humid, noisy, or confined environments, moving mechanical parts, heights, fumes, or airborne particles. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Requirements

• Valid Class A Commercial Driver’s License.
• Must be insurable to operate a vehicle as a condition of initial and continued employment.
• High school diploma, GED, or equivalent degree; completion of tractor-trailer driving school may be accepted instead of or in addition to this education.
• Ability to read and speak English sufficiently to converse with the public, understand highway traffic signs and signals, respond to official inquiries, and complete reports and records.
• Knowledge of DOT regulations, Hazmat guidelines, and safe lifting and delivery practices.
• Ability to drive long distances over varied terrain and in varying weather conditions.
• Ability to drive a tractor-trailer both day and night in varied traffic and weather conditions while remaining alert and aware of surroundings.
• Ability to meet or exceed company productivity levels and handle hazardous materials and frozen, dry, and refrigerated food and restaurant items.
• Ability to operate a 3-axle tractor, 45- to 48-foot trailer, straight truck, onboard computer, keypad, and two-wheel hand cart.
• Ability to read, write, and communicate in English as required for the job and safety regulations.
• Ability to perform basic math functions, including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
• Ability to plan and organize work independently of direct supervision and solve problems.
• Ability to sit, talk, and hear; lift, push, or move products weighing up to 50 pounds by hand; push or pull up to 350 pounds of product with a two-wheeled hand cart; climb in and out of a tractor and trailer; reach to stack and unstack pallets and hand carts; and bend and twist while loading, unloading, and retrieving items.
• Required vision abilities include close, distance, color, peripheral, and depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Nice To Haves

• One year of tractor-trailer driving experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Safely transport products from the warehouse to customer locations on the assigned route and deliver them on time.
• Unload products by hand or with a hand cart, following customer specifications and company standards, including scanning products as delivered.
• Pick up, load, and unload damaged goods and customer returns, and transport them back to the SYGMA warehouse.
• Complete and submit required paperwork accurately and on time, including DOT logs, inspections, vehicle maintenance reports, pre- and post-trip reports, invoices, and reports of damages or shortages.
• Follow food safety protocols, maintain required delivery-vehicle temperatures, inspect products for visible damage, prevent cross-contamination, and maintain sanitary conditions in the tractor and trailer.
• Assist with maintaining sanitary conditions in the warehouse and yard.
• Follow preferred work methods and promptly advise management of unsafe conditions.
• Safely operate and maintain assigned equipment, including hand carts, pallets, load bars, SLS units, and personal protective equipment.
• Build and maintain good customer relationships through courteous service and clear communication.
• Communicate route deviations and trailer, loading, customer, or product issues to the management team.
• Safely transport products picked up through backhauls and line hauls, verifying they are correct and delivered on time.
• Work the assigned schedule, work outside the usual schedule as needed to meet customer needs, and maintain regular and predictable attendance.
• Perform other duties as assigned by management.

Benefits

• The job posting directs candidates to SyscoBenefits.com for information about Sysco benefits.
• May be eligible to participate in the Company’s Incentive Plan.

What This Job Offers

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