CDL-B Route Delivery Driver | Efficient, Customer-Focused

Sysco Northeast Rdc; Altoona (IA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Sysco Northeast RDC in Altoona, IA is seeking a delivery driver to manage daily routes, load and unload products, and ensure accurate deliveries with signatures. You will work under the Transportation Department to maintain efficient routes and proper vehicle operation.

Responsibilities include occasional loading, palletizing, and adhering to DOT regulations and Sysco safety policies. CDL-B is required, with Class A preferred, and prior route experience preferred.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED or equivalent.
• One-year route delivery experience or applicable background driving a straight truck.
• Valid Commercial Driver’s License – Class B (Class A 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.

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

Skills

Customer relations

Problem resolution

Communication

Plan and organize work

Inter-department communication

Arithmetic basics

Adaptability

Building customer loyalty

Managing work

Follow-up

Building trust

Meet productivity goals

Route planning

Education

High School diploma or GED

Job description

Sysco Northeast RDC in Altoona, IA is seeking a delivery driver to manage daily routes, load and unload products, and ensure accurate deliveries with signatures. You will work under the Transportation Department to maintain efficient routes and proper vehicle operation.

Responsibilities include occasional loading, palletizing, and adhering to DOT regulations and Sysco safety policies. CDL-B is required, with Class A preferred, and prior route experience preferred.