Cdl A Local Delivery Truck Driver

Jobtome; Waxhaw (NC); On-site; USD 25,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtome is seeking a qualified delivery driver in Waxhaw, NC to operate daily routes with frequent stops and load/unload duties. The role follows route designation by the Transportation Department Manager and may involve cross-dock activities and occasional loading assistance to ensure timely deliveries.

Responsibilities include palletizing, safety-focused loading/unloading, and handling customer communications and signatures.

Qualifications

• 21+ years of age.
• Pre-employment background check and drug screen.
• License to drive - valid Class A CDL with clean driving record.
• English language proficiency to communicate and understand reports.
• Touch freight: lift/move 40-60 lbs, up to 100 lbs repeatedly.
• Overtime, weekends and holidays as required.

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.
• Lift/move weight 40-100 lbs, stack pallets, reach up to 72 inches.
• Verify delivery with customer and obtain signatures; report discrepancies.
• Call in if a customer does not receive entire order (shorts).
• Handle customer complaints professionally and follow safety rules.
• Perform pre-trip and post-trip inspections in compliance with DOT and Sysco policies.

Skills

CDL Class A

English fluency

DOT compliance

Pre-trip inspection

Job description

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.*