Backhaul Local Delivery Truck Driver

Sysco Northeast Rdc; Hartford (CT); On-site; USD 30,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid vacation

Healthcare

Retirement benefits

Employee discount

Sysco stock

Job summary

Sysco Northeast Rdc is seeking a driver to deliver daily routes with loading/unloading duties and frequent customer interactions. You will operate a truck through varied conditions, verify deliveries, and maintain safety standards per DOT and Sysco policies.

Responsibilities include loading/unloading, route efficiency, and handling potential discrepancies with orders while maintaining professionalism and reliability in all weather and traffic conditions.

Qualifications

• One year route delivery experience or applicable background driving a straight truck.
• Valid Driver's License
• Must be able to read and understand English.

Responsibilities

• Routes efficiently, meeting or exceeding designated route times.
• Unload product from trailer by hand or hand cart to customer storage areas; navigate ramps, stairs, or docks.
• Lift or move 1–75 lb (up to 100 lb); stack/unstack pallets; bend and twist during loading/unloading.
• Verify delivery with customer and obtain signatures; escalate invoice discrepancies and communicate returns.
• Handle customer complaints professionally.
• Follow safety rules; perform pre-trip and post-trip inspections per DOT and Sysco policies.

Skills

Operate vehicle in varied conditions

Customer relations

Problem resolution

Independent work planning

Inventory control knowledge

Effective communication

Money handling experience

Building customer loyalty

Education

High School or GED or equivalent

Job description

Pay Rate: $24.00/hr

Work Schedule: Start times are between 12 am and 4am, depending on your route. Work between 8 and 12 hours a day. The schedule is Tuesday-Saturday. Sunday and Monday off. Must be available to work on Saturdays.

Benefits That Deliver:

• Paid vacation & holidays
• Comprehensive healthcare - eligible the 1st of the month following 31 days from hire
• Retirement benefits
• Employee discount program
• Discounted Sysco stock (SYY)

Position Purpose:

All drivers run daily routes with frequent stops and are required to load packages onto hand trucks and unload product at each stop on the assigned route in the order they are designated by the Transportation Department Manager. Candidate will operate successfully in a cross dock model picking up loaded truck from a nightly delivery at f the assigned loading dock and returning the empty truck back to the assigned lot at the end of the route. May be required to assist occasionally with loading trucks, palletizing product, and performing other duties as assigned by Supervisor or Manager.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Runs routes efficiently, meeting or exceeding designated route times
• Unload product from trailer, by hand or using hand cart, and place in designated customer storage areas. May include transporting product down ramps, stairs, or docks, in all weather conditions.
• Frequently lift, push, or move product that weighs 1-75 pounds, up to 100 pounds; frequently reach up to 72" to stack and unstack pallets and hand cart; constantly bend and twist while loading and unloading product, and retrieving items from trailer.
• Verify delivery of items with customer and obtain proper signatures. Contact management for authorization when discrepancies on invoice and communicate all errors/returns. Calls in when customer does not receive their entire order (shorts)
• Handles any customer complaints professionally
• Handles company equipment properly, follows written driver safety rules, and performs pre-trip inspection. Perform pre-trip and post-trip responsibilities in accordance with Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations and Sysco policies and procedures

Education:

• High School or GED or equivalent

Experience:

• One year route delivery experience or applicable background driving a straight truck
• Valid Driver's License
• Must be able to read and understand English.

Skills:

• Operate vehicle in a variety of traffic and weather conditions.
• Meet or exceed minimum productivity levels established by the Company.
• Meet or exceed established cases per error goals
• Demonstrate strong customer relations and problem resolution skills.
• Effectively plan and organize work activities independent of direct supervision.
• Develop a good working knowledge of product and inventory control techniques and procedures.
• Maintain ongoing inter-department communications related to routing, safety, and customer relations.
• Proven ability to communicate articulately and perform simple arithmetic (Experience in handling money preferred)
• Building Customer Loyalty
• Managing Work
• Adaptability
• Building Trust
• Follow-up
• Communication