Sr. CDLA Driver Trainer

The Clemens Food Group • Hatfield, PA

6d • Onsite

About The Position

As a Sr. CDLA Driver Trainer with Clemens Food Group’s PVT team, you’ll play a hands-on role in preparing drivers to succeed from day one and helping experienced drivers continue raising their level of performance. This is a role for someone who understands commercial driving firsthand and can turn that experience into practical, respectful coaching. You’ll work across the classroom, yard, and road, helping drivers build safer habits, understand expectations, and confidently meet company and regulatory standards. Your work will directly influence driver readiness, safety performance, compliance, and consistency across the transportation operation. You’ll help new drivers build the right habits early, identify opportunities for improvement during ride-alongs, provide remedial coaching when performance issues arise, and ensure training and certifications are clearly documented. You’ll also contribute to accident-review activities, helping turn incidents and performance data into practical learning opportunities that reduce future risks.

Requirements

• A high school diploma or GED.
• A valid commercial driver’s license.
• At least three years of professional commercial-driving experience.
• A strong safety record and solid understanding of defensive-driving practices.
• Experience training, coaching, or evaluating commercial drivers.
• Experience providing both classroom and hands-on instruction.
• Knowledge of DOT regulations, transportation safety procedures, and required driver documentation.
• Experience with Samsara or a comparable fleet-management or telematics system.
• The ability to evaluate ride-along performance, backing skills, curbside deliveries, and other driving activities.
• Strong verbal, written, presentation, and recordkeeping skills.
• Flexibility to travel approximately 25% and adjust hours when training schedules require it.

Responsibilities

• Train newly hired drivers on Samsara, departmental procedures, required paperwork, and company expectations.
• Coach and retrain drivers who need additional support with driving performance, documentation, procedures, or safety practices.
• Conduct ride-alongs to observe Smith System behaviors, review safety metrics, and evaluate adherence to company standards.
• Facilitate and track yard-skills exercises, including blind-side backing, sight-side backing, curbside deliveries, and related maneuvers.
• Deliver classroom and hands-on training as operational needs require.
• Document ride-alongs, training activities, certifications, and driver-development outcomes.
• Participate in Driver Accident Review Committee activities when requested by PVT management.
• Provide drivers with clear, objective, constructive feedback that improves performance without compromising accountability.

What This Job Offers

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