About the Role
US Foods is seeking dedicated Delivery Drivers to join our team. This role is crucial to our mission of helping customers 'Make It' by ensuring timely and safe delivery of products. Drivers are home nightly and benefit from a strong safety culture and modern equipment.
Responsibilities
- 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 inspections.
Requirements
- Must be at least 21 years of age.
- Must have a 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.
- Register to the FMCSA Clearinghouse.
Skills
- Customer Service
- Equipment Inspection
- Safe Driving
- Product Unloading
- Payment Handling
Location
- Saugerties, NY
Work Type
- Full-time
- Onsite
Experience Level
- Entry Level
- 6 months commercial driving experience
- 3 months food/beverage delivery experience
Salary/Compensations
- $31.19 per hour
- $36.71 per hour after training completion
Benefits
- $15,000 retention bonus for eligible new hires
- 401K with 2% automatic company contribution plus company match up to an additional 6%
- Medical Benefits Start Day One
- Weekly pay
- Low-cost Medical, Dental, and Vision for Family Coverage
- Paid vacation time, sick, and personal time
- Employee uniforms provided
- Strong Safety Culture
- Newer equipment
- Excellent local leadership
- Up to $10,000 employee referral bonus
About the Company
- 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.
- 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.
Equal Opportunity
- EOE – Race/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Age/Genetic Information/Protected Veteran/Disability Status
