Non CDL Local Delivery Truck Driver

Sysco•Nashville, TN

13d

About The Position

All drivers run daily routes with frequent stops and load packages onto hand trucks before 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 loading trucks, palletizing products, and other duties assigned by a supervisor or manager. Drivers operate on local routes and are responsible for delivering products efficiently, verifying deliveries with customers, handling complaints professionally, and following company and Department of Transportation safety procedures. The work involves frequent lifting and moving of product, reaching, bending, and twisting, sometimes in varied weather and at customer locations with ramps, stairs, or docks.

Requirements

High school diploma, GED, or equivalent.
One year of route delivery experience or applicable experience driving a straight truck.
Valid driver’s license.
Ability to read and understand English.
Ability to operate a vehicle in a variety of traffic and weather conditions.
Strong customer relations and problem-resolution skills.
Ability to develop a working knowledge of products and inventory control techniques and procedures.
Ability to communicate articulately and perform simple arithmetic.
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States.

Nice To Haves

Experience handling money.
Skills in building customer loyalty, managing work, adaptability, building trust, follow-up, and communication.

Responsibilities

Run routes efficiently, meeting or exceeding designated route times.
Unload products from trailers 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.
Lift, push, or move product weighing 1–75 pounds and up to 100 pounds; reach to stack and unstack pallets and hand carts; and bend and twist while loading, unloading, and retrieving items from trailers.
Verify delivery items with customers and obtain appropriate signatures.
Contact management for authorization when invoice discrepancies occur and communicate errors and returns.
Call in when a customer does not receive the entire order.
Handle customer complaints professionally.
Handle company equipment properly, follow written driver safety rules, and perform pre-trip inspections.
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.
Meet or exceed Company productivity levels and established cases-per-error goals.
Plan and organize work activities independently of direct supervision.
Maintain ongoing inter-department communications related to routing, safety, and customer relations.