CDL A Delivery Driver - SYGMA - Belleville, IL

The Sygma Network, Inc.; Belleville (IL); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Top earnings potential up to $150,000

7 paid holidays

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401k and stock purchase plan

Job summary

SYGMA Network, Inc. is hiring a Delivery Driver in Illinois to transport products from the warehouse to customers using a tractor-trailer. The role requires safe driving, accurate unloading, and timely delivery per customer invoices and company standards.

Expect a strong earning potential with top earners reaching up to $150,000 per year, and average pay around $100,000–$105,000 annually. Paid holidays and comprehensive benefits are included.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED or equivalent required.
• 1 year of tractor trailer driving experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Safely transports product from the warehouse to the customer on a timely basis.
• Unloads product from trailer and places it in designated storage areas according to policies.
• Completes paperwork accurately (DOT logs, inspections, vehicle maintenance reports) and communicates issues promptly.
• Operates tractor-trailer during day and night in various traffic and weather conditions.

Skills

DOT regulations

Hazmat guidelines

Safe lifting

Customer communication

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Are you looking for a place to call home? Stability? A Career? Come join the SYGMA IL Team and get paid what you’re worth. Our Delivery Drivers run 2-4 routes per week and make an average $100,000 to $105,000 per year with a Top earning potential of $150,000 per year.

Job Summary

To serve our customers by safely and efficiently transporting products from the warehouse by driving a tractor trailer to various customers and properly delivering and unloading products according to customer invoices and company standards.

About SYGMA

• At SYGMA we value our people and take pride in offering our customers the best service in the industry. We place an emphasis on teamwork and are known for developing our top internal talent. Offering Paid Training and Top Earning potential. Our Formula to Success is simple Route Pay + Bonuses = SYGMA Top Dollars.

Pay and Benefits

• Top Earners Make Up to $150,000
• Average yearly pay $100,000- $105,000
• Highly Maintained Equipment – all automatics
• 7 Paid Holidays!
• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Benefits active on the 1st of the month after 31 days of employment.
• 401k and Sysco Stock Purchase Plan
• Drive both team and single routes
• Evening Dispatch-Overnight Delivery, Sunday – Friday
• The More You Drive; The More You Earn!

Essential Functions / Responsibilities

• Safely transports product from the warehouse to the customer location and ensures product is delivered on a timely basis, according to assigned route.
• Unloads product from trailer, by hand or using hand cart down ramps, stairs, or docks, in all weather conditions and places in designated customer storage areas according to customer specifications and company standards (e.g. handling product according to preferred work methods, scanning product as it is delivered into the store).
• Picks up, loads and unloads damaged goods and customer returns, and transports products back to SYGMA warehouse.
• Ensures all paperwork is completed according to established company and governmental guidelines (e.g. DOT electronic or manual logs, inspections, company vehicle maintenance reports and pre and post-trip reports are completed accurately and submitted on a timely basis, ensures all invoices are accurate and turned in daily and all damages and shortages are reported promptly).
• Ensures all food safety protocols are met according to established guidelines (e.g. proper temperatures are maintained in the delivery vehicle, product is inspected for visible damages prior to delivery, product is delivered and stored to prevent cross contamination) and maintains sanitary conditions in tractor and trailer; assists with maintaining sanitary conditions in the warehouse and yard.
• Follows preferred work methods at all times, and immediately advises management team of any unsafe conditions.
• Maintains and safely operates all assigned equipment, including but not limited to hand cart, pallets, load bars, SLS unit, and personal protective equipment.
• Develops and establishes good relationships with customers by providing excellent and courteous service with clear communication.
• Communicates with management team regarding any deviations to route, trailer or loading issues and/or customer or product issues.
• Safely transports product picked up via backhauls and line hauls and ensures picked up product is correct and is delivered on a timely basis, according to established company standards.
• Works assigned schedule and works outside usual work schedule as needed to meet customer needs; exhibits regular and predictable attendance. Other duties as assigned by Management.

Required Minimum Education / Experience

• High school diploma/GED/equivalent degree, plus 1 year of tractor trailer driving experience preferred. Completion of a tractor trailer driving school will be accepted instead of, or in addition to a high school diploma.

Certifications And / Or Technical Requirements

• Valid Class A Commercial Driver’s License. Must be insurable to operate a vehicle as a condition of initial and continued employment.

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

Knowledge of: DOT regulations; Hazmat guidelines; Safe lifting and delivery practices.

Skill in: driving over long distances, over a variety of terrains and in varying weather conditions, communicating with customers; solving problems; delivering product.

Ability to: drive a tractor-trailer unit both in the day and at night in a variety of traffic and weather conditions and remain alert and aware of surroundings; meet or exceed minimum productivity levels established by the Company; handle hazardous materials and food and restaurant items that are frozen, dry and refrigerated; operate a 3 axle tractor, 45' - 48' trailer, straight truck, on board computer, key pad and a 2 wheel hand cart; read, write and communicate in English as it relates to the job and to the safety regulations; perform basic math functions (e.g. add, subtract, multiply, divide); effectively plan and organize work activities independent of direct supervision; solve problems.

Physical Demands

• While performing the duties of this job, the associate is regularly required to sit, talk and hear. The associate is frequently required to lift, push, or move product that weighs up to up to 50 pounds by hand and push/pull up to 350 pounds of product with a 2-wheeled hand card down a ramp and into the customer’s storage areas; climb in and out of a tractor and trailer; reach to stack and unstack pallets and hand cart; bend and twist while loading and unloading product, and retrieving items from trailer. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

• While performing the duties of this job, the associate is occasionally exposed to wet, hot, extreme cold and/or humid conditions; and moving mechanical parts and may be required to work in confined spaces. The associate usually works an overnight schedule, including weekends, holidays, overtime, on-call and starting at various times are required in order to successfully meet customers’ needs. The associate is occasionally exposed to high, precarious places. The associate is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Overtime hours, working weekends and holidays, and starting at various start times are required in order to successfully meet customers’ needs.

NOTICE: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature of the environment and level of work being performed by this job. This job description in no way states or implies that the duties and responsibilities listed are the only tasks to be performed by the associate in this job. The associate will be required to follow any other instructions and to perform any other job related duties requested by his or her supervisor.

Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This job description supersedes prior job descriptions. When duties and responsibilities change and develop, the job description will be reviewed and is subject to changes of business necessity.

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