CDL A or B Local Delivery Truck Driver

Sysco • Nashville, TN

22d • Onsite

About The Position

The Local Delivery Truck Driver runs daily routes with frequent stops, loading packages onto hand trucks and unloading product 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 involve assisting with truck loading, palletizing product, and other duties assigned by a supervisor or manager.

Drivers deliver products to customers, verify deliveries and obtain signatures, address order discrepancies and complaints, and communicate errors and returns. They are expected to operate company equipment safely, perform required vehicle inspections, and meet route and productivity goals. The position involves frequent physical handling of product and working in varied traffic and weather conditions.

Requirements

• High school diploma, GED, or equivalent.
• One year of route delivery experience or applicable background driving a straight truck.
• Valid Commercial Driver’s License, Class B; Class A is preferred.
• Ability to read and speak English sufficiently to converse with the general 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 a good working knowledge of product and inventory control techniques and procedures.
• Ability to communicate articulately and perform simple arithmetic.
• Ability to lift product frequently, including loads up to 50 pounds during a shift and infrequent loads up to 80 pounds; the posting also describes frequent handling of product weighing 1–75 pounds and up to 100 pounds.
• Ability to climb on and off the truck box; frequently bend, squat, push, pull, reach, and work in confined spaces.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

• Run assigned delivery routes efficiently, meeting or exceeding designated route times.
• Unload product from the trailer by hand or using a hand cart, and place it in designated customer storage areas, including transporting product 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; communicate errors and returns and report incomplete orders.
• Handle customer complaints professionally.
• Operate and 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 product, and other duties assigned by a supervisor or manager.
• Maintain communications 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