CDL Class B Overnight Delivery Driver

Food Authority, INC; Melville (NY); On-site; USD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Food Authority, INC is hiring experienced CDL B Delivery Drivers for daily dispatch in a fast-paced environment. This role involves delivering temperature-controlled products, managing deliveries, and ensuring compliance with safety regulations. A competitive salary and comprehensive benefits are offered, along with a $5,000 sign-on bonus for new hires.

Benefits

Competitive salary commensurate with experience

Comprehensive benefits package (medical, dental, vision)

401K with a great company match

5 paid holidays

Paid weekly

Qualifications

• Drivers must be 21 years of age.
• Drivers must have a minimum of 2 years of verifiable commercial driving experience.
• Drivers must hold a current driver’s license and DOT medical card.

Responsibilities

• Ensure shipment of temperature-controlled products and manage inventory levels.
• Drive vehicles to designated destinations and load/unload products safely.
• Maintain driving logs and follow DOT regulations.

Skills

Commercial driving experience

Ability to work overnight

Lifting heavy weights (25-80 lbs)

Job description

Career Opportunities with Food Authority, INC

Current job opportunities are posted here as they become available.

Come Join our Team! $5,000.00 Sign-on Bonus!

At Food Authority, we ensure delivery and inventory management of temperature-controlled products to customer locations. We exceed our customer’s expectations with a level of service that can only be counted on from Food Authority. In a rapidly changing distribution market, we are always looking for great people to join our family.

We’re looking to hire experienced CDL B Delivery Drivers.

Shift: Daily dispatch between 8 pm - 9 pm, home every day.

Delivery Driver Qualifications:

• Drivers must be 21 years of age.
• Drivers must have a minimum of 2 years of verifiable commercial driving experience in the last 3 years.
• Drivers must have a current driver’s license and current DOT medical card.
• No CDL accidents in the last 36 months (3 years).
• No major violations or suspensions in the last 36 months.
• No suspensions related to driving performance in the last 36 months.
• Must be able to work overnight.
• Must be able to work Friday and Sunday nights.

Preferred Driver Requirements:

• Minimum 1-year prior food distribution experience.
• Prior experience delivering from a liftgate.
• Minimum 1 year of material handling equipment experience.
• Prior experience working an overnight shift.

Driver Responsibilities:

• Ensure shipment of temperature-controlled and undamaged products, proper count of goods at customer locations, assuring inventory levels are FIFO in the customer locations.
• Manage Driver Apprentice/Helper.
• Drive vehicles to designated destinations for customer product deliveries.
• Drive safely and deliver products within deadlines.
• Load and unload products from trucks or trailers.
• Put product away based on customer specifications.
• Maintain driving log, prepare vehicle performance forms, and complete daily paperwork.
• Follow DOT regulations and safety standards.
• Follow set, scheduled routes for daily deliveries.
• Maintain and organize all delivery paperwork and deliver it to the proper personnel at the end of each shift.
• Perform pre- and post-trip inspections.

Physical requirements:

• The ability to lift 25/50/80 pounds regularly.
• The ability to respond quickly to sounds.
• The ability to move safely over uneven terrain or in confined spaces.
• The ability to see and respond to dangerous situations.
• The ability to see well at night and drive in the dark.

We offer a competitive salary commensurate with experience.

Comprehensive benefits package (medical, dental, vision, time off including 5 paid holidays, 401K with a great company match, and paid weekly).

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer: Race, Religion, Color, National Origin.

In addition to federal law requirements, Food Authority complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which we operate.