CDL and Non CDL Local Delivery Truck Driver

Sysco; Pennsylvania; On-site; USD 75,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

FreshPoint Pittsburgh, a Sysco Company, is hiring CDL A, CDL B and Non-CDL drivers to deliver fresh produce on daily routes. These positions are home daily with early morning shifts, touch freight duties, and customer-facing responsibilities designed to ensure timely deliveries and high service levels.

As a driver you will load and unload with hand trucks, complete pre‑trip inspections, and communicate clearly with customers and the Transportation Department.

Qualifications

• One-year route delivery experience or background driving a straight truck.
• Valid Commercial Driver’s License preferred.
• Must read and speak English sufficiently to converse with the public and complete reports.

Responsibilities

• Drive routes efficiently to meet or exceed designated times.
• Unload product from trailer using hand cart; place in designated storage areas.
• Verify delivery with customer and obtain signatures; communicate discrepancies to management.
• Perform pre-trip inspections and follow driver safety rules.
• Handle customer complaints professionally and maintain inter-department communication.

Skills

Operate vehicle

Customer relations

Problem resolution

Plan and organize work

Communication

Accuracy in arithmetic

Building trust

Building customer loyalty

Education

High School or GED

Job description

We're HIRING for CDL A, CDL B and Non-CDL Drivers!

Drive Forward into a New Career with FreshPoint Pittsburgh, A Sysco Company.

• Be Home Daily with our Fresh Produce CDL B Box Truck Delivery Driver positions.
• Touch Freight will be required.
• Client Facing Customer Service
• Early Morning Shift Starting

CDL A - $26.50/hour + incentives; Expected First Year $75,000 - $83,000+ Paid Benefits

CDL B - $23.50/hour + incentives; Expected First Year $65,000 - $73,000 + Paid Benefits

Non-CDL - $21.50/hour + incentives; Expected First Year $61,000 - $68,000 + Paid Benefits (Will need to obtain MEC card prior to Offer)

JOB 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.

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.
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QUALIFICATIONS

Education

• Degrees/Certificates Minimum Required:
• High School or GED or equivalent

Experience

• One-year route delivery experience or applicable background driving a straight truck
• Valid Commercial Driver’s License preferred
• 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.

Skills

• Operate vehicle in a variety of traffic and weather conditions.
• Meet or exceed minimum productivity levels established by the Company.
• Meet or exceed established cases per error goals
• Demonstrate strong customer relations and problem resolution skills.
• Effectively plan and organize work activities independent of direct supervision.
• Develop a good working knowledge of product and inventory control techniques and procedures.
• Maintain ongoing inter-department communications related to routing, safety, and customer relations.
• Proven ability to communicate articulately and perform simple arithmetic (Experience in handling money preferred)
• Building Customer Loyalty
• Managing Work
• Adaptability
• Building Trust
• Follow-up
• Communication

OTHER INFORMATION

• Frequent lifting of product up to 50 lbs. during the shift, infrequent lifting up to 80 lbs.
• Must be able to climb on and off the box of the truck
• Frequent bending, squatting, pushing, and pulling
• Must be able to work in confined spaces