CDL A Local Delivery Truck Driver

Freshpoint; Lowell (MA); Presencial; USD 32.000 - 39.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Freshpoint seeks a CDL-A driver to handle daily routes with frequent stops, loading and unloading at each stop per the Transportation Department Manager's route order. You may assist with loading, palletizing, and other duties as assigned in a cross-dock model.

You will operate on a daily route with potential for overtime, required to pass background and drug screens, and to perform pre-trip inspections in line with DOT regulations and Sysco policies.

Formación

• 21+ years of age and eligible to work in the United States.
• Must pass pre-employment background check and drug screen.
• Valid Class A CDL with a clean driving record.
• Ability to read/speak English clearly for safety and communication.
• Touch freight, lifting 40–60 lbs repeatedly, up to 100 lbs as needed.
• Flexibility for overtime, weekends, and holidays.

Responsabilidades

• Provide driver support for major programs and projects.
• Run routes efficiently, meet or exceed designated times.
• Unload trailer and place items in customer storage areas using hand carts.
• Transport product with pallets, ramps, stairs, or docks, in all weather.
• Verify deliveries with customers and obtain signatures; report discrepancies.
• Communicate any order gaps or returns to management.
• Perform pre-trip inspections and comply with DOT and Sysco policies.

Conocimientos

Communication skills

Physical stamina

Educación

Commercial Driver's License (CDL) Class A

Descripción del empleo

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.

• Must submit to a pre-employment background check and drug screen.

• License to drive - valid Class A Commercial Driver License (CDL) with a clean driving record.

• 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.