CDL B Delivery Driver

Kowalski Companies Inc; Hamtramck (MI); On-site; USD 29,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) match

Life insurance

Paid time off

FSA

Employee discount

Overtime pay after 8 hours

Bonus opportunities

Job summary

Kowalski Companies Inc. is hiring a full-time CDL B Delivery Driver to deliver food products and serve customers, with a home daily schedule and early starts. This union-represented role emphasizes safety, efficiency, and quality service on daily routes.

Typical shifts begin early, with no overnight trips, and reliable performance is rewarded with comprehensive benefits and a path within a union environment. Apply today to join a dependable team.

Qualifications

• Valid Class B CDL and clean driving history.
• Ability to meet commercial driving and medical qualifications.
• Accurate math and delivery paperwork skills.
• Comfort with smartphones and delivery apps.
• Ability to lift and move products up to 65 pounds.

Responsibilities

• Operate a Class B delivery truck and complete deliveries.
• Follow company procedures, DOT rules, and food safety practices.
• Transport food products safely and finish scheduled deliveries.
• Unload products using a hand truck or similar device.
• Place items in customer locations and stock as needed.
• Verify deliveries, complete paperwork, and process returns.
• Perform pre-trip and post-trip vehicle inspections.
• Report maintenance needs and delivery issues.
• Keep the vehicle clean and professional at all times.
• Provide courteous service at customer locations.

Skills

Valid Class B CDL.

Safe driving history

Commercial driving qualifications

Basic math & delivery paperwork

Smartphone & route apps

Lift up to 65 pounds

Job description

CDL B Delivery Driver

Full-Time Union Position | Starting at $21.00 per Hour | Home Daily

The Opportunity

Looking for a full-time driving job that gets you home at the end of the day? Kowalski Companies is hiring a dependable Class B CDL Driver to deliver food products to our customers.

This is an active, hands-on position that combines commercial driving, product handling, and customer service. Drivers start early; travel assigned delivery routes and return home daily. Overnight trips are not required.

What You'll Do

• Operate a commercial delivery truck requiring a Class B CDL.
• Follow company procedures, DOT requirements, and applicable food safety practices.
• Transport food products safely and complete scheduled customer deliveries.
• Unload products using a hand truck or similar equipment.
• Place merchandise in designated customer locations and stock products when required.
• Verify deliveries, complete paperwork, and process returns, credits, and refused merchandise.
• Perform required pre-trip and post-trip vehicle inspections.
• Report vehicle maintenance needs, delivery issues, and other concerns.
• Keep the delivery vehicle clean and orderly.
• Provide professional, courteous service at customer locations.

What You Bring

Required qualifications

• Valid Class B CDL.
• Safe and responsible driving history.
• Ability to meet applicable commercial driving and medical qualification requirements.
• Ability to perform basic math and accurately complete delivery paperwork.
• Ability to operate a smartphone and use route or delivery applications.
• Ability to repeatedly lift and move products weighing up to 65 pounds.

Preferred experience

• Commercial delivery or route driving.
• Food distribution or warehouse operations.
• Customer service.

Schedule & Physical Requirements

• Full-time, early morning shifts typically Monday - Friday.
• Occasional weekends required.
• Start times may be as early as 3:00 AM.
• Home daily; no overnight trips required.

The position involves frequent lifting, carrying, bending, reaching, standing, walking, and entering and exiting a commercial vehicle. Drivers must be able to navigate customer delivery locations, including stairs as needed, and work outdoors in changing weather conditions.

Union Position & Benefits

This is a union-represented position. Wages, benefits, and applicable terms of employment are outlined in the union contract.

Benefits included with this position:

• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Employee discount
• Daily Overtime Pay After 8 Hours
• Attendance & Performance Bonus Opportunities

Ready to Get Started?

If you're dependable, safety-minded, comfortable working independently, and take pride in getting deliveries where they need to go, we'd like to hear from you.