CDL A Local Delivery Truck Driver

Colorado Psychiatric; Denver (CO); Hybrid; USD 32,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Sysco in Denver is seeking a Delivery Driver to run daily routes with frequent stops, loading packages onto hand trucks and unloading at each stop in the order designated by the Transportation Department Manager. You will work in a cross-dock model, loading nightly deliveries and returning empty trucks to the loading dock at route end.

Must be 21+, hold a valid Class A CDL, pass screenings, and communicate in English.

Qualifications

• Minimum Requirements: 21+ years of age.
• Pass employment screening.
• License to drive - valid Class A CDL with driving record meeting Company minimum standard.
• Must read and speak English to communicate with customers and understand signage.
• Physical ability to lift/move 40–100 pounds repeatedly.
• Flexibility for overtime, weekends, and holidays.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical, customer relations, and personnel management for major programs and projects.
• Runs routes efficiently, meeting or exceeding designated route times.
• Unload product from trailer by hand or with a hand cart to designated storage areas; may move product down ramps, stairs, or docks in all weather conditions.
• Frequently lift, push, or move 40–100 pounds; stack/unstack pallets with a hand cart up to 72 inches; bend and twist during loading/unloading and item retrieval.
• Verify delivery with customer and obtain signatures; contact management for invoice discrepancies; communicate errors/returns.
• Calls in when a customer does not receive their entire order (shorts).
• Handles customer complaints professionally.
• Follows driver safety rules, performs pre-trip inspections; adheres to DOT regulations and Sysco policies.

Skills

CDL Class A

English proficiency

Safety compliance

Job description

Payrate: $23.50 - $29.00/HR with incentive

Job Profile Summary

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. The candidate will operate successfully in a cross-dock model picking up a loaded truck from a nightly delivery at the assigned loading dock and return 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.

Job Posting

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. The candidate will operate successfully in a cross-dock model picking up a loaded truck from a nightly delivery at the assigned loading dock and return 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.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide technical, customer relations, and personnel management for major programs and projects.
• Runs routes efficiently, meeting or exceeding designated route times
• Unload product from trailer, by hand or using a 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 are on invoices. Communicate all errors/returns.
• Calls in when a customer does not receive their entire order (shorts)
• Handles any customer complaints professionally
• Handles company equipment properly, follow written driver safety rules, and performs a pre-trip inspection. Perform pre-trip and post-trip responsibilities in accordance with Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations and Sysco policies and procedures

QUALIFICATIONS Minimum Requirements

• 21+ years of age.
• Pass employment screening
• License to drive - valid Class A Commercial Driver License (CDL) with a driving record that meets Company's minimum standard
• Commercial Vehicle Drivers must have the 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.
• Touch freight - may need to lift, push or move product weighing an average of 40-60 pounds and as much as 100 pounds repeatedly.
• Flexibility - overtime as required, weekends and holidays as business needs require.

Preferred Requirements

• 1 year customer delivery experience preferred.
• 6 months hand cart/hand truck experience preferred.
• 6 months Food and Beverage experience preferred.
• 2 years consistent work history preferred.