Transportation Clerk - SYGMA - Danville, IL

Sysco

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This is an operations position responsible for performing clerical duties within the transportation department including maintaining all regulatory compliance as required by the Department of Transportation (DOT). Sysco is the global leader in foodservice distribution, with over 71,000 colleagues and a fleet of over 13,000 vehicles, operating approximately 333 distribution facilities worldwide and serving more than 700,000 customer locations. The company offers its colleagues the opportunity to grow personally and professionally, to contribute to the success of a dynamic organization, and to serve others in a manner that exceeds their expectations. Sysco is looking for talented, hard-working individuals to join their team. Sysco is at the heart of food and service, selling, marketing and distributing food products to restaurants, healthcare and educational facilities, lodging establishments and other customers who prepare meals away from home. Its family of products also includes equipment and supplies for the foodservice and hospitality industries. For fiscal year 2022, the company generated sales of more than $68 billion.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED required.
Valid driver's license with a driving record that meets the company's insurability standards.
Strong leadership, analytical and motivational skills.
Knowledge of D.O.T. regulations.
Proficient written and verbal communication skills.
Expertise in Windows operating system and utilizing Excel and Word.
Understanding of Manpower scheduling.

Nice To Haves

2 years of prior customer service experience preferred.
2 years’ distribution/transportation experience in a high volume, route delivery operation preferred.

Responsibilities

Gather, organize and process driver daily paperwork, logs, manifest, vehicle inspection, etc.
Answer phones, route calls and take messages.
Research operation challenges, order supplies, liaison between office and operations
Respond to delivery associate issues and provide support for a resolution.
Process inbound freight paperwork weekly.
Primary contact for any inbound freight issues.
Run daily reports for operations supervisors (i.e. observations, vehicle tracking, etc.)
Perform all other tasks as assigned by supervision or management.