CDL A Local Delivery Truck Driver

Sysco; Hattiesburg (MS); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent pay with incentives

Home nightly routes

Paid vacation and holidays

Comprehensive healthcare benefits

Generous retirement benefits

Employee discount programs

Tuition reimbursement

Uniforms

Relocation assistance (restrictions)

Job summary

Sysco has immediate job openings for dependable local CDL A Delivery Truck Driver to safely operate a tractor-trailer and unload/deliver various products to customer locations on an assigned route schedule. Our drivers build relationships with each customer using a positive, friendly attitude and become familiar with their operations to meet needs and expectations.

Most drivers have daily routes and are home nightly, with excellent pay and comprehensive benefits including healthcare and

Qualifications

• Must be 21+ years old.
• Valid Class A CDL with insurability.
• Ability to read and speak English.
• Ability to lift 40–60 pounds and up to 100 pounds repeatedly.
• Overtime, weekends and holidays as needed.

Responsibilities

• Operate a tractor-trailer on assigned routes.
• Safely unload/deliver products to customer locations (meats, produce, frozen foods, groceries, dry goods, supplies).
• Build relationships with customers using a positive, friendly attitude and knowledge of their operations.

Skills

English proficiency

Flexibility

Job description

Job Summary:

Sysco has immediate job openings for dependable local CDL A Delivery Truck Driver to safely and efficiently operate a tractor-trailer and manually unload/deliver various products (meats, produce, frozen foods, groceries, dry goods, supplies, etc.) to customer locations on an assigned route schedule. Our truck drivers build relationships with each customer using their positive, friendly attitude and become familiar with their operations to meet needs and expectations.

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Requirements

• 21+ years of age.
• Pass employment testing
• License to drive - valid Class A Commercial Driver License (CDL) with a driving record that meets company insurability standards
• 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.

BENEFITS

• Excellent pay, including productivity incentives.
• Most Driver Trainees have daily routes and are home nightly.
• Paid vacation and holidays.
• Relocation Assistance Available - Certain Restrictions.
• Ongoing job skills and leadership development training.
• Career growth opportunities – we promote from within!
• New hires are eligible first day of the month following or coinciding with 31 days from date of hire.
• Comprehensive healthcare benefits.
• Generous retirement benefits.
• Employee discount programs.
• Service recognition and employee rewards.
• Discounts on Sysco stock (SYY).
• Referral programs.
• Safety programs.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Uniforms.
• More benefits, too many to name.

Sysco is more than just a place to work. Our passion for food and our customers has made us the industry leader. To remain on top, we will continue to think bigger, work harder and never give up. It takes a special kind of CDL A Delivery Truck Driver to work for Sysco. Are you ready to drive success?

AFFIRMATIVE ACTION STATEMENT:

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity and consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran status or any other protected factor under federal, state or local law. This opportunity is available through Sysco Corporation, its subsidiaries and affiliates.