CDL A Local Delivery Truck Driver - Career Growth Opportunities

TieTalent; Knoxville (TN); On-site; USD 50,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food distribution company, Sysco, seeks a dependable CDL A Delivery Truck Driver for local routes in Knoxville. Ideal candidates should have a valid CDL, excellent communication skills, and the ability to handle physical demands of the job. This position offers generous pay, ongoing training, career growth opportunities, and comprehensive healthcare benefits.

Benefits

Paid vacation and holidays

Comprehensive healthcare benefits

Generous retirement benefits

Tuition reimbursement

Discounts on Sysco stock (SYY)

Qualifications

• 21+ years of age; must pass background check and drug test.
• Ability to handle touch freight, lifting up to 100 lbs.
• Solid driving record and ability to communicate effectively.

Responsibilities

• Safely operate a tractor-trailer and deliver products.
• Build customer relationships while meeting needs and expectations.
• Adhere to assigned route schedules.

Skills

Customer delivery experience

Flexibility

Communication

Education

Class A Commercial Driver License (CDL)

Job description

**Earn up to $120K/yr

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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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?

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