CDL A Delivery Driver - SYGMA - Danville, IL

Sysco; Champaign (IL); On-site; USD 14,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Training

Top Earnings Potential

401k Plan

Job summary

Sysco’s Sygma Illinois team seeks an experienced delivery driver to safely transport products from the warehouse to customers, ensuring accurate unloading and proper delivery per invoices. This role emphasizes customer service and adherence to company standards.

The position offers paid training, opportunities for top earnings, and a path to grow within a national network renowned for service excellence. Evening dispatch and multi-route duties are common in this role.

Qualifications

• High school diploma/GED or equivalent; 1 year tractor trailer experience preferred.
• Valid Class A CDL; insurable to operate a vehicle.
• Knowledge of DOT regulations and Hazmat guidelines.
• Able to read and speak English and follow safety procedures.

Responsibilities

• Unload product from trailer and deliver to stores per invoices and company standards.
• Complete paperwork according to DOT and company guidelines daily.
• Maintain food safety and sanitary conditions in vehicle and warehouse areas.
• Develop and maintain good relationships with customers through courteous service.
• Other duties as assigned by Management.

Skills

Safe driving

Customer service

Problem solving

English fluency

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Company:

US3090 Sygma Illinois (The Sygma Network, Inc)

Sales Territory:

None

Zip Code:

61834

Travel Percentage:

0

Compensation Range:

$10.00 - $48.00

The compensation range provided is in compliance with state specific laws. Factors that may be used to determine your actual rate of pay include your specific skills, years of experience and other factors.

You may be eligible to participate in the Company's Incentive Plan.

BENEFITS INFORMATION:

For information on Sysco's Benefits, please visit you looking for a place to call home? Stability? A Career? Come join the SYGMA Danville, ILTeam and get paid what you’re worth. Our Delivery Drivers run 2-4 routes per week, andaverage $94-97K per year.

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.

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.

• Top Earners Make Up to $130,000!

• Highly Maintained Equipment - all automatics

• 10 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, Sunday - Friday

• The More You Drive; The More You Earn!

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Unloads product from trailer, by hand or using a 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 isdelivered into the store).

• 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.

• Develops and establishes good relationships with customers by providing excellent and courteous service with clear communication.

• 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 products.

• Ability to: drive a tractor-trailer unit both in the day and at night, 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
• Perform basic math functions (e.g. add, subtract, multiply, divide); effectively plan and organize work activities independent of direct supervision; solve problems.
• Ability to read and speak the English language sufficiently to converse with the general public, to understand highway traffic signs and signals in the English language, to respond to official inquiries, and to make entries on reports and records

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• 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 50 pounds by hand and push/pull up to 250 pounds of product with a 2-wheeled hand cart 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