Driver Trainee CDL Permit - SYGMA - Clackamas, OR

The SYGMA Network; Oregon (WI); On-site; USD 34,807 - 47,092; Full time

Job summary

The SYGMA Network is hiring a Driver Helper in Wisconsin/Oregon to assist the driver with unloading and route support. The role includes night dispatch shifts of 10–14 hours and a 3-month trial period, with pay of $900 per week.

Responsibilities include unloading per customer invoices, maintaining courteous customer relations, assisting with route paperwork, and supporting safe vehicle operations. CDL school attendance is expected, with opportunities to become a SYGMA delivery driver.

Qualifications

• High school diploma, GED or equivalent work experience is necessary.
• Previous food distribution and frozen food handling is preferred.
• Ability to read and write clearly is required.

Responsibilities

• Unload product according to customer specifications and SYGMA delivery procedures at customer locations.
• Develop and establish good relationships with customers by providing excellent, courteous service.
• Learn route on current bid.
• Assist in all aspects of route paperwork.
• Work safely by following SYGMA’s Preferred Work Methods.
• Attend CDL School when scheduled.

Skills

Customer service

Reading & writing

Education

High school diploma or GED or equivalent work experience

Job description

Overview

Assist the driver in unloading product at customer locations according to customer invoices, Preferred Work Methods and company policies. A 3‑month trial working as a Driver Helper, with night dispatch shifts of 10–14 hours. Pay is $900 per week. Get paid to get your CDL. Become a SYGMA delivery driver.

Primary Duties

• Unload product according to customer specifications and SYGMA delivery procedures at customer locations.
• Develop and establish good relationships with customers by providing excellent, courteous service.
• Learn route on current bid.
• Assist in all aspects of route paperwork.
• Work safely by following SYGMA’s Preferred Work Methods.
• Other duties as assigned by Management.
• Attend CDL School when scheduled.

Additional Duties That May Be Assigned

• Assist the driver in the pre‑trip and coupling of equipment to ensure the vehicle is safe to operate. Assist with ensuring tandems are properly and safely locked out to meet any applicable laws for weight requirements.
• Provide assistance in routing with map reading and giving directions on route. Help with situations involving low clearances, i.e., getting out of vehicle and directing driver under a low underpass to ensure proper clearance.
• Assist with delivery set up at the customer location. This includes all three compartments of the trailer and requires directing the driver to ensure a safe set up is attained.
• Assist driver in backing situations by getting out of the truck and watching for hazards, communicating using hand signals or verbal communication.

Education & Experience

• High school diploma, GED or equivalent work experience is necessary. Previous food distribution and frozen food handling is preferred. Ability to read and write clearly is required.

Physical Demands

Work is medium to heavy in nature. Half the day is spent sitting in a tractor/trailer unit. Must be able to climb into the trailer, lift 50 lb boxes frequently, lift up to 75 lb boxes occasionally, and move product on the 2‑wheeler. Ability to read and speak English to converse with the general public, understand highway traffic signs and signals, respond to official inquiries, and make entries on reports and records.

Mental/Visual Demands

Must be able to read at a distance close to the eyes and at arm’s length, with or without correction. May be required to back/direct driver through hand signals or verbal communication.

Working Conditions

Activities occur both inside (protection from weather conditions but not temperature changes) and outside. Position is subject to various roads, mechanical and electrical hazards.

Equipment Operated

A two‑wheeled dolly and a pallet jack.

License Or Certification

• Valid driver’s license.
• CDL‑A permit required.
• CDL permit required—must have to be considered.

Legal Statements

All position requirements are subject to reasonable modification to accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities. Some position requirements may exclude qualified individuals who pose a direct threat of significant risk to the health and safety of themselves or other employees. This description does not state or imply that these are the only duties to be performed by the person in this position. Employees will be required to follow and perform any other job‑related instruction and duties by their supervisor. This document is not intended to create an employment contract, implied or otherwise; rather, employment is on an at‑will basis.