CDL A Delivery Driver - SYGMA - Denver

Overview

Sysco is the global leader in food service distribution. With over 57,000 associates and a fleet of over 13,000 vehicles, Sysco operates approximately 326 distribution facilities worldwide and serves more than 625,000 customer locations.

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.

• Highly maintained equipment – all automatics
• 10 paid holidays
• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Benefits active on the 1st of the month after 31 days of employment
• 401k and Sysco Stock Purchase Plan
• Drive both team and single routes
• Evening dispatch, Sunday – Friday
• The more you drive; the more you earn!

• Unloads product from trailer, by hand or using a 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).
• Ensures all paperwork is completed according to established company and governmental guidelines (e.g., DOT electronic or manual logs, inspections, company vehicle maintenance reports and pre‑ and post‑trip reports are completed accurately and submitted on a timely basis, ensures all invoices are accurate and turned in daily and all damages and shortages are reported promptly).
• Ensures all food safety protocols are met according to established guidelines (e.g., proper temperatures are maintained in the delivery vehicle, product is inspected for visible damages prior to delivery, product is delivered and stored to prevent cross contamination) and maintains sanitary conditions in tractor and trailer; assists with maintaining sanitary conditions in the warehouse and yard.
• Develops and establishes good relationships with customers by providing excellent and courteous service with clear communication.
• 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.

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

• Knowledge of: DOT regulations;
  Hazmat guidelines;
  Safe lifting and delivery practices.
• Skill in: driving over long distances, over a variety of terrains and in varying weather conditions, communicating with customers; solving problems; delivering products.
• Ability to: drive a tractor‑trailer unit both in the day and at night, remain alert and aware of surroundings; meet or exceed minimum productivity levels established by the company; handle hazardous materials and food and restaurant 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.
• Perform basic math functions (e.g., add, subtract, multiply, divide); effectively plan and organize work activities independent of direct supervision; solve problems.
• Ability to read and speak the English language sufficiently to converse with the general public, to understand highway traffic signs and signals in the English language, to respond to official inquiries, and to make entries on reports and records.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• Regularly required to sit, talk, and hear; lift, push, or move product that weighs up to 50 pounds by hand and push/pull up to 250 pounds of product with a 2‑wheeled hand cart down a ramp and into the customer’s storage areas; climb in and out of a tractor and trailer; reach to stack and unstack pallets and hand cart; bend and twist while loading and unloading…