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CDL A Local Delivery Truck Driver Trainee- Deforest

Sysco
Posted 8 hours ago, valid for a year
Location

Deforest, WI 53532, US

Salary

$45,000 - $54,000 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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  • Sysco is hiring CDL A Delivery Truck Driver Trainees who do not currently possess a CDL, with a focus on training them to become reliable Delivery Partners.
  • Candidates must have at least one year of Distribution/Warehouse experience or relevant military experience, and they must be at least 21 years old.
  • The position requires obtaining a valid CDL Permit and DOT medical certification prior to a pre-employment background check, with a CDL to be secured within 90 days of starting the job.
  • The job involves physical demands such as lifting products weighing up to 100 pounds and requires flexibility in scheduling, including overtime and weekend work.
  • Compensation details are not specified, but candidates are encouraged to apply, particularly veterans.

Job Summary:

Sysco has immediate job openings for CDL A Delivery Truck Driver Trainees without a CDL to train to become dependable Delivery Partners. You will train for your Class-A CDL, including how to safely operate a tractor-trailer, to unload/deliver various products to an assigned route schedule, and build relationships with each customer using a positive, friendly attitude and become familiar with their operations to meet needs and expectations.

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Ability to unload product from trailer, by hand or using a hand cart, and place in designated customer storage areas

  • Transporting product down ramps, stairs, or docks, in all weather conditions

  • Constantly bending and twisting while loading and unloading product and retrieving items from the trailer

  • Ability to verify delivery of items with customer and obtain proper signatures. Contact management for authorization when there are discrepancies on invoice and communicate all errors/returns

  • Perform pre-trip and post-trip responsibilities following the Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations and Sysco policies

  • Pickup, load and unload damaged goods and customer returns and complete necessary paperwork

  • Complete DOT logs (electronic or manual as required), company vehicle maintenance reports, and reconcile with appropriate company representative as required

  • Ability to deliver product within assigned route schedule and time windows. Immediately inform the management team of any deviations

Qualifications:

  • Must be 21+ years of age

  • Must obtain a valid CDL Permit and DOT medical certification prior to pre-employment background check*

  • Must submit to and pass pre-employment testing (Drug Screen, Background Check)

  • Must obtain Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) within ninety (90) days of start date to remain actively employed

  • Must have one year Distribution/Warehouse experience or other military experience in lieu of


*CDL permit and DOT medical certification may be obtained during SkillBridge program for eligible participants
Veterans encouraged to apply. 

Licenses/Certifications Required:

Driver’s License with a “clean” driving record (no single DUI in the last three years and no multiple DUIs within the last seven years)

Professional Skills:

  • Strong communication skills

  • Good mathematical and arithmetic skills. Must have a winning, positive attitude

Physical Demands:

Frequently lift, push, or move product that weighs up to 100 pounds. Frequently reaching up to 72” to stack and unstack pallets

Working Conditions:

Must have schedule flexibility ~ i.e. overtime hours, working weekends and holidays, and the ability to start and end at a variety of times are all required to successfully meet customer needs.




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