CDL Driver Trainee: Paid Training to Earn Your CDL

Heartland Coca-Cola Bottling Company; Du Quoin (IL); On-site; USD 41,411,000 - 56,013,000; Full time

Job summary

Heartland Coca-Cola Bottling Company in the United States offers a Driver in Training position to obtain a CDL through its training program, with placement into a CDL Driver role after completion. The role includes attending training, completing required coursework, and demonstrating program success.

You will participate in outlet-specific training, learning driver handheld usage, customer service, and safety.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Minimum of one year of work experience required.
• Prior retail customer service experience preferred.
• Prior merchandising or warehouse order builder experience preferred.
• Meet admission guidelines for the Heartland Program.
• Must be at least 21 years old and legally eligible to work in the United States.
• Possess a valid driver's license, with a driving record within MVR guidelines.
• Must have completed applicable knowledge testing and hold a Commercial Learner's Permit (CLP) prior to entering the Heartland Driver Training Program.
• Satisfactorily complete all background checks upon conditional offer, including criminal record check, DOT drug and alcohol testing, DOT physical exam, and motor vehicle record check.
• Prior experience using pallet jack preferred. Ability to obtain PIT (Powered Industrial Truck) certification upon hire is required.
• In accordance with the regulations of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration: read, speak, and write English sufficiently; understand highway signs and signals; make entries on reports.

Responsibilities

• Attend driver training program at Heartland Coca-Cola.
• Complete program satisfactorily and obtain CDL.
• Complete company content training such as outlet training, driver handheld usage, customer service, and safety.
• Maintain employment with Heartland Coca-Cola for two years.
• Other duties as assigned such as merchandising or assisting in distribution or warehouse.

Skills

Customer service

Valid driver's license

English literacy

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Pallet jack

PIT certification

Job description

Heartland Coca-Cola Bottling Company in the United States offers a Driver in Training position to obtain a CDL through its training program, with placement into a CDL Driver role after completion. The role includes attending training, completing required coursework, and demonstrating program success.

You will participate in outlet-specific training, learning driver handheld usage, customer service, and safety.