Driver - SYGMA - Baltimore, MD

Overview

Are you looking for a place to call home? Stability? A Career? Come join the SYGMA Pennsylvania Team at our Baltimore MD Location. Our Delivery Drivers run 2 to 4 routes per week, with routes out no more than 36 hours. Our drivers earn $90,000 to 95,000 per year.

At SYGMA we value our people and take pride in offering our customers the best service in the industry. We place an emphasis on teamwork and are known for developing our top internal talent. Offering Paid Training and Top Earning potential. Our Formula to Success is simple:
Route Pay + Incentives = SYGMA Top Dollars.

To serve our customers by safely and efficiently transporting products from the warehouse by driving a tractor trailer to various customers and properly delivering and unloading products according to customer invoices and company standards.

• Safely transports product from the warehouse to the customer location and ensures product is delivered on a timely basis, according to assigned route.
• Unloads product from trailer, by hand or using hand cart, down ramps, stairs, or docks, in all weather conditions and places in designated customer storage areas according to customer specifications and company standards (e.g., handling product according to preferred work methods, scanning product as it is delivered into the store).
• Picks up, loads and unloads damaged goods and customer returns, and transports products back to SYGMA warehouse.
• Ensures all paperwork is completed according to established company and governmental guidelines (e.g., DOT electronic or manual logs, inspections, vehicle maintenance reports and pre/post-trip reports, invoices, damages and shortages reported promptly).
• Ensures all food safety protocols are met according to established guidelines (e.g., proper temperatures, product inspected for visible damages, stored to prevent cross-contamination) and maintains sanitary conditions in tractor and trailer; assists with maintaining sanitary conditions in the warehouse and yard.
• Follows preferred work methods at all times and immediately advises management of any unsafe conditions.
• Maintains and safely operates all assigned equipment, including but not limited to hand cart, pallets, load bars, SLS unit, and personal protective equipment.
• Develops and establishes good relationships with customers by providing excellent and courteous service with clear communication.
• Communicates with management regarding any deviations to route, trailer or loading issues and/or customer or product issues.
• Safely transports product picked up via backhauls and line hauls and ensures it is delivered on a timely basis according to established company standards.
• Works assigned schedule and works outside usual work schedule as needed to meet customer needs; exhibits regular and predictable attendance. Other duties as assigned by Management.

• High school diploma/GED/equivalent degree, plus 1 year of tractor trailer driving experience preferred. Completion of a tractor trailer driving school will be accepted instead of, or in addition to a high school diploma.
• Commercial Vehicle Drivers must have the ability to read and speak English sufficiently to converse with the general public, understand highway traffic signs and signals, respond to official inquiries, and make entries on reports and records.

• Valid Class A Commercial Driver’s License. Must be insurable to operate a vehicle as a condition of initial and continued employment.

Knowledge
: DOT regulations;
Hazmat guidelines;
Safe lifting and delivery practices.

Skills
: driving long distances over various terrains and weather conditions; communicating with customers; solving problems; delivering product.

Abilities
: drive a tractor-trailer unit day and night in various traffic and weather conditions; meet or exceed minimum productivity levels; handle hazardous materials and food items that are frozen, dry and refrigerated; operate a 3-axle tractor, 45  - 48  trailer, straight truck, onboard computer, keypad and a 2-wheel hand cart; read, write and communicate in…