Linehaul/Shuttle - SYGMA - Indianapolis, IN Job at Sysco in Indianapolis

Warehouse Driver

To serve our customers by safely and efficiently transporting product from the warehouse by driving a tractor-trailer to various destination points according to customer invoices and company standards.

*** Route out from 2 to 5 days***

Responsibilities

• Safely transports product from the warehouse to the customer location and ensures the product is delivered on a timely basis, according to assigned route; loads and unloads product according to customer specifications.
• Ensures all paperwork is completed according to established company and governmental guidelines.
• Ensures all food safety protocols are met according to established guidelines.
• Follows preferred work methods at all times, and immediately advises the management team of any unsafe conditions.
• Maintains and safely operates all assigned equipment.
• Develops and establishes good relationships with customers by providing excellent and courteous service with clear communication.
• Communicates with management team regarding any deviations to route, trailer or loading issues and/or customer or product issues.
• Works assigned schedule and work outside the usual work schedule as needed to meet customer needs.

Qualifications

Education/Experience: 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.

Certifications and/or technical requirements: Valid Class A Commercial Driver's License. Must be insurable to operate a vehicle as a condition of initial and continued employment.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Knowledge of Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations; Hazmat guidelines; Safe lifting and delivery practices
• Skill in driving over long distances, communicating with customers; solving problems; delivering the product
• Ability to drive a tractor-trailer unit both in the day and at night in a variety of traffic and weather conditions and remain alert and aware of surroundings
• Meet or exceed minimum productivity levels established by the Company
• Operate a 3 axle tractor, 45' - 48' trailer, straight truck, onboard computer keypad and a 2 wheel hand cart; read, write and communicate in English as it relates to the job and to the safety regulations
• Perform basic math functions; 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

Physical Demands

• While performing the duties of this job, the associate is regularly required to sit, talk and hear.
• The associate is occasionally required to lift, push, or move product that weighs up to up to 50 pounds by hand and push/pulls up to 350 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
• Vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

• While performing the duties of this job, the associate is occasionally exposed to wet, hot, extreme cold and/or humid conditions
• Moving mechanical parts and may be required to work in confined spaces.
• The associate usually works an overnight schedule, including weekends, holidays, overtime, on-call and starting at various times are required in order to successfully meet customers' needs.
• The associate is occasionally exposed to high, precarious places.
• The associate is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
• Overtime hours, working weekends and holidays, and starting at various start times are required in order to successfully meet customers' needs.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature of the environment and the level of work being performed by this job.

Sysco is the global leader in foodservice distribution. With over 71,000 colleagues and a fleet of over 13,000 vehicles, Sysco operates approximately 333 distribution facilities worldwide and serves more than 700,000 customer locations.

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer, and consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran status or any other protected factor under federal, state or local law.