- Location
- Perth Amboy NJ, United States of America
- Type
- Full-time
- Department
- Transportation
- Experience
- 21+ years
- Closing date
- Today
- Source
- Workday
Description
ARE YOU A CURRENT US FOODS EMPLOYEE? PLEASE APPLY DIRECTLY THROUGH OUR INTERNAL WORKDAY CAREER SITE
Join Our Community of Food People!
This position requires a CDL A license
Ready to build a career with a company that’s leading the foodservice industry?
WE HELP YOU MAKE IT!
Our delivery drivers make $320 per day + case pay.
Earn $115k in your first year!
$12,000 RETENTION BONUS FOR ELIGIBLE NEW HIRES.
($20,000 RETENTION BONUS FOR ELIGIBLE NEW HIRES WITH 2+ YEARS OF COMMERCIAL FOOD DELIVERY EXPERIENCE)
Schedule:
5-6 day schedule INCLUDES WEEKENDS (Home Daily)
Dispatch - until complete (12-14 hour shifts) 10-15 stops per day
Routes located in Metro NY- Manhattan, Queens and Brooklyn
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.
Main Ingredients of the Job
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 inspection
Physical Requirements
Ability to lift/carry/push/pull 20 to 80+ lbs. of product repetitively during
each shift required
Comfortable driving and working in inclement weather conditions with frequent stops (10+ per shift) required
What You Bring to the Table
Register to the FMCSA Clearinghouse*
Must be at least 21 years of age
Must have 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 - able to
hold a conversation, to understand highway traffic signs and signals, to
respond to official inquiries, and to enter information on reports and
records.
Why US Foods
At US Foods, we’re committed to our mission of GREAT FOOD. MADE EASY™ -- providing food products that keep operators ahead of customer demand and services that help them run their operations.
Great drivers are crucial to the US Foods® team and one of the important faces of our organization. On and off the road, our drivers strive for integrity and reliability, while building trusting relationships with customers.
At the foundation of those efforts are our cultural beliefs, the pillars that define our work ethic, collaborative spirit and service. Together we help our customers make it, but we also believe in helping our drivers make it!
*Registering to the FMCSA Clearinghouse is a requirement by the Department of Transportation. All Drivers are required to the Clearinghouse website and register to the new database. The Clearinghouse is a secure online database that provides real-time information about commercial driver’s license (CDL) and commercial learner’s permit (CLP) holders’ drug and alcohol program violations. If you have not registered to the FMCSA database, please note registration is required. Please visit https://clearinghouse.fmcsa.dot.gov/register and click GO to login. If you are able to log into login, but are having trouble with the Clearinghouse registration, see “Clearinghouse Help” field on the clearinghouse page.
Compensation depends on relevant experience and/or education, specific skills, function, geographic location, and other factors as applicable by law. The expected base rate for this role is between $34 and $39.35 an hour
This role may also receive overtime compensation and shift differential where applicable.
Benefits for this role may include health insurance, pre-tax spending accounts, retirement benefits, paid time off, short-term and long-term disability, employee stock purchase plan, and life insurance.
***EOE – Race/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Age/Genetic Information/Protected Veteran/Disability Status***
