Delivery Driver

usfoods; Visalia (CA); On-site; USD 54,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Training

Paid Overtime

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

US Foods is seeking a dedicated driver in Visalia, CA to safely operate company trucks and ensure timely deliveries to customers. You will unload goods using a pallet jack or by hand and confirm delivery with signatures.

Responsibilities include pre-trip and post-trip inspections, handling payments when applicable, and delivering excellent customer service. Paid training and overtime are available; growth opportunities exist within a company with a long history of advancement.

Qualifications

• Must have CDL Class A with valid state license and DOT qualifications.
• Minimum six months of commercial driving experience (any industry) or three months in food/beverage delivery.
• Must be able to read and communicate in English.

Responsibilities

• Safely drive trucks to customers and meet scheduled delivery times.
• Unload products using a two-wheeler, pallet jack, or by hand and place in designated areas.
• Verify delivery accuracy with customers and obtain proper signatures.

Skills

CDL Class A license

English fluency

Customer service

Safety awareness

Tools

FMCSA Clearinghouse

Job description

Join Our Community of Food People!

BECOME A US FOODS® DRIVER!

Ready to build a career with a company that's leading the foodservice industry?

Schedule

• 4 days/10 hour shifts
• Monday (4:30am start time)
• Tuesday (4am start time)
• Thursday (5am start time)
• Friday (4am start time)

The expected base rate for this role is between $39.50 and $43.50.

US FOODS® is the company built on YOU Matter, where your hard work is rewarded

We are committed to compensation, and benefits that respect, and reward our employees for their dedication and hard work

Paid Training AND Paid Overtime

Service recognition and employee rewards

Company with a history of promotion from within and unlimited career growth opportunities w/ ongoing job skills and leadership development training

Excellent Leadership

US Foods is one of the largest food distributors with a culture and history of promoting from within, excellent training programs and a continuous improvement focus.

Main Ingredients of the Job

• Safely drive trucks to customers and meet scheduled customer delivery times
• Carefully unload products from the trailer with a two-wheeler, pallet jack, or by hand and place in designated customer storage areas
• Verify accuracy of delivery with customers and obtain proper signatures
• Handle collections and payments from customers when applicable
• Professionally perform customer service responsibilities to enhance our client experience
• Perform all pre-trip and post-trip equipment inspection

Physical Requirements

Ability to lift/carry/push/pull 20 to 80+ lbs. of product repetitively during each shift required

Comfortable driving and working in inclement weather conditions with frequent stops (10+ per shift) required

What You Bring to the Table

• Register to the FMCSA Clearinghouse*
• Must be at least 21 years of age
• Must have valid CDL Class A issued by the state of legal residence with necessary endorsements and DOT qualifications
• Minimum of six months commercial driving experience (any industry) OR three months commercial driving experience in the food and/ or beverage delivery industry required
• Ability to operate manual transmission preferred; may be required in specific locations
• Must be able to read and communicate in the English language - able to hold a conversation, to understand highway traffic signs and signals, to respond to official inquiries, and to enter information on reports and records.

Why US Foods

US Foods ® helps our customers Make It , with products and services that shape the communities where we live and work. Opportunities in our company abound for skilled, forward-thinking associates.

Great drivers are crucial to the US Foods® team and one of the important faces of our organization. On and off the road, our drivers strive for integrity and reliability, while building trusting relationships with customers.

At the foundation of those efforts are our cultural beliefs, the pillars that define our work ethic, collaborative spirit and service. Together we help our customers make it, but we also believe in helping our drivers make it!

At US Foods ® , we are committed to Total Rewards that respect and reward our associates for their dedication and hard work.

* Registering to the FMCSA Clearinghouse is a requirement by the Department of Transportation. All Drivers are required to the Clearinghouse website and register to the new database. The Clearinghouse is a secure online database that provides real-time information about commercial driver's license (CDL) and commercial learner's permit (CLP) holders' drug and alcohol program violations. If you have not registered to the FMCSA database, please note registration is required. Please visit https://clearinghouse.fmcsa.dot.gov/register and click GO to login. If you are able to log into login, but are having trouble with the Clearinghouse registration, see "Clearinghouse Help" field on the clearinghouse page.

Compensation depends on relevant experience and/or education, specific skills, function, geographic location, and other factors as applicable by law. The expected base rate for this role is between $39.50 and $43.50.

As applicable, this role will also receive overtime compensation.

***EOE - Race/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/ Age/Genetic Information /Protected Veteran/Disability Status***