Job description
BECOME A US FOODS® DRIVER!
Ready to build a career with a company that’s leading the foodservice industry? US Foods is one of the largest food distributors with a culture and a history of promoting from within, excellent training programs and a continuous improvement focus.
Eligible new hires receive a $15,000 sign-on bonus!
US Foods is one of the largest food distributors with a culture and a history of promoting from within, excellent training programs and a continuous improvement focus
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Benefits: Low-cost union benefits: medical, dental, vision, pension, strong safety culture, stellar local leadership, and much more!
Pay: Hourly, $32.18 based on experience, overtime paid at 1.5X. Pay raises are laid out twice per year, through 2024, in the current CBA.
Facility: Conveniently located, concessions available on-site for purchase. Free coffee, tea, and cocoa, and snacks.
Uniforms: Provided. Annual safety shoe stipend through our direct order boot program, for your choice of safety footwear.
Employee Discounts: Available for all types of items through Perkspot; discounts are also available on over 300,000 items that can be purchased through US Foods.
Culture:all training and certifications provided, warehouse appreciation week, access to employee resource groups, opportunities to join cultural and professional employee groups, strong safety culture, nationwide transfer and promotion opportunities, and much more!
Click here for more on diversity and inclusion at US Foods: Diversity & Inclusion | US Foods
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Essential Job Functions:
- 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 the 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
QUALIFICATIONS
Education/Training:
- 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 of commercial driving experience or three months of commercial driving experience in the food and/or beverage delivery industry required
- Must be able to pass DOT physical.
- Register to the FMCSA Clearinghouse*
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
- Ability to operate manual transmission preferred
- Basic English skills verbally and writing to use equipment read road signs, and communicate with customers.
Driving Record Requirements:
- No more than two convictions in the past two-year period for traffic violations.
- No more than one of these may be a serious as defined by DOT (e.g., leaving the scene of an accident, reckless driving, homicide/assault, eluding police, at fault offense, refusing a breathalyzer test, committing a felony with a vehicle) violation or the result of an accident - company or private vehicle; No DUI convictions within past three years, regardless of the type of vehicle operated; no driver's license suspension within past three years (insurance and overweight tickets are excluded); and no termination by a previous employer for failure to comply with safety regulations or for accident involvement.
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
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!
We are committed to compensation and benefits that respect and reward our employees for their dedication and hard work.
- 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 the “Clearinghouse Help” field on the clearinghouse page.
***EOE Race/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Protected Veteran/Disability Status***
Questions Contact the recruiter at
Montia.Miller@USFoods.com
About US Foods:
A RECIPE FOR SUCCESS 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.OUR PROMISE: WE HELP YOU MAKE IT: We've been in business for more than 150 years spanning five generations, building on a legacy that began with delivering supplies on wagon trains to the Western Frontier. Today, we’re a publicly traded Fortune 150 company on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), and inside our doors you’ll find us developing leading-edge solutions to help our customers’ operations flourish.
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