CDL Driver

Grocerysupply; Sulphur Springs (TX); On-site; USD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Grocerysupply is seeking a professional Tractor Trailer Driver to deliver products to customers and provide excellent service at the time of delivery. The role requires a valid Texas Class A CDL, at least two years of safe driving, and strict adherence to DOT regulations.

You will unload groceries, check invoices, and comply with safety and company policies. The job may require overnight travel and staying away from home several nights per week.

Qualifications

• Ability to safely operate tractor-trailer equipment and follow DOT regulations.
• Excellent customer service and communication skills.
• Ability to read and interpret invoices and safety procedures.

Responsibilities

• Operate tractor trailer to deliver products to customers.
• Maintain clean, safe work area and follow company rules.
• Deliver orders and provide courteous service at delivery points.
• Unload groceries using a two-wheeler and ramp, and verify refrigerated items.
• Complete required logs and paperwork accurately.
• Attend safety meetings and report incidents promptly.

Skills

Safe driving

DOT compliance

Professional appearance

Time management

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Summary:

To operate a tractor trailer to deliver products to customers and provide excellent customer service at the time of delivery.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Maintain clean, orderly, and safe work area.
• Must comply with DOT regulations as well as company rules and regulations.
• Report to work with neat appearance including the company uniform.
• Must always maintain a professional attitude and deliver excellent customer service.
• Drive the truck to the designated stop and make deliveries to customers in a safe and efficient manner.
• Unload case groceries and totes that are hand stacked in the trick by using a two-wheeler and ramp.
• Check the invoice for refrigerated items and if necessary, climb into the front compartment of the trailer to retrieve these items for delivery.
• Take the loaded two-wheeler into the store and leave the items in a predetermined area.
• Loads any damaged or returned items back into the truck for return to the warehouse.
• Deliveries require extensive paperwork including driver logs.
• Must be willing to work a flexible schedule and report to work on time for dispatch.
• Must have a home telephone and be available for unscheduled duty.
• Must be willing to be gone from home overnight and possibly two or three nights a week.
• Required to attend safety meeting and other events as scheduled.
• Immediately report all vehicle accidents and personal injuries.

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience:

• Prefer two (2) years safe driving experience or completion of the GSC Driver Trainee program.

Language Skills:

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine correspondence.
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one situations.

Mathematical Skills:

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units or measure, using whole numbers.

Reasoning Ability:

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written and oral form.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Certificates, License, Registration:

• Valid Texas Class A - CDL License

Computer Skills:

• None

Other Qualifications:

• Must be twenty-one (21) years of age.
• No more than two (2) violations on the MVR.
• Must pass the DOT physical and Drug screen.
• Ability to lift, up to 115 pounds.
• Must live within a 30-mile radius of the distribution center and have a home telephone.
• Must be available for unscheduled duty.
• Personable
• Self-Motivated.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and listen. The employee is frequently required to sit; use hands to handle or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, climb, or balance; stoop and kneel. Position required bending, twisting, pushing, and pulling. The employee must frequently lift and/ or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/ or move more than 100 pounds. The ramp weighs 115 pounds and must be pulled out and put back at each stop. The driver is required to handle at least 300 pounds rolling weight on the two-wheeler. The driver must handle the two-wheeler on the ramp and may be required to pull uneven surfaces when wheeling the groceries into the store. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts and outside weather. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.