Non CDL Local Delivery Truck Driver

FreshPoint a Sysco Company; Detroit (PA, MI); On-site; USD 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a delivery driver, where you'll navigate daily routes and ensure timely product delivery. This role involves loading and unloading products, maintaining customer relations, and adhering to safety regulations. You'll work in a dynamic environment that values efficiency and customer satisfaction. If you thrive in a fast-paced setting and enjoy driving, this opportunity is perfect for you! Embrace the chance to contribute to a company that prioritizes teamwork and excellence in service delivery.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent required.
• One year of route delivery experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Run daily routes efficiently, unloading products at designated stops.
• Verify deliveries and handle customer complaints professionally.
• Perform pre-trip and post-trip inspections according to DOT regulations.

Skills

Customer relations

Problem resolution

Vehicle operation in various conditions

Time management

Communication skills

Adaptability

Inventory control techniques

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Hand trucks

Delivery trucks

Job description

Drive Forward Into A New Career With FreshPoint Pittsburgh, A Sysco Company.
Walk-Ins Welcome every Wednesday 12-2pm EST
173 Thorn Hill Road, Warrendale, PA

JOB SUMMARY:
All drivers run daily routes with frequent stops and are required to load packages onto hand trucks and unload products at each stop on the assigned route in the order they are designated by the Transportation Department Manager. The candidate will operate successfully in a cross-dock model picking up a loaded truck from a nightly delivery at the assigned loading dock and returning the empty truck to the assigned lot at the end of the route. May be required to assist occasionally with loading trucks, palletizing products, and performing other duties as assigned by Supervisor or Manager.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Provide technical, customer relations, and personnel management for major programs and projects.
2. Run routes efficiently, meeting or exceeding designated route times.
3. Unload the product from the trailer, by hand or using a hand cart, and place it in designated customer storage areas. This may include transporting products down ramps, stairs, or docks, in all weather conditions.
4. Frequently lift, push, or move product that weighs 1-75 pounds, up to 100 pounds; frequently reach up to 72” to stack and unstack pallets and hand cart; constantly bend and twist while loading and unloading product, and retrieving items from trailer.
5. Verify delivery of items with customer and obtain proper signatures.
6. Contact management for authorization when discrepancies are on invoices. Communicate all errors/returns.
7. Call in when a customer does not receive their entire order (shorts).
8. Handle any customer complaints professionally.
9. Handle company equipment properly, follow written driver safety rules, and perform a pre-trip inspection.
10. Perform pre-trip and post-trip responsibilities in accordance with Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations and Sysco policies and procedures.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Education:

• High School or GED or equivalent.

Experience:

• One-year route delivery experience or applicable background driving a straight truck.
• A valid Commercial Driver’s License preferred.
• Must be able to read and understand English.

Skills:

• Operate vehicles in a variety of traffic and weather conditions.
• Meet or exceed minimum productivity levels established by the Company.
• Meet or exceed established cases per error goals.
• Demonstrate strong customer relations and problem-resolution skills.
• Effectively plan and organize work activities independent of direct supervision.
• Develop a good working knowledge of product and inventory control techniques and procedures.
• Maintain ongoing inter-department communications related to routing, safety, and customer relations.
• Proven ability to communicate articulately and perform simple arithmetic (Experience in handling money preferred).
• Building Customer Loyalty.
• Managing Work.
• Adaptability.
• Building Trust.
• Follow-up.
• Communication.

OTHER INFORMATION:

• Frequent lifting of product up to 50 lbs. during the shift, infrequent lifting to 80 lbs.
• Must be able to climb on and off the box of the truck.
• Frequent bending, squatting, pushing, and pulling.
• Must be able to work in confined spaces.