Buckhead & Newport Meat and Seafood
CDL A or B Local Delivery Truck Driver - Gulf Coast
Buckhead & Newport Meat and Seafood, College Park, Georgia, United States
CDL A or B Local Delivery Truck Driver - Gulf Coast
Applicants must reside in the Gulf Coast region. All drivers run daily routes with frequent stops, loading packages onto hand trucks and unloading product at each stop in the order designated by the Transportation Department Manager. The driver works away from OpCo at a domiciled location near the customer’s market, performing a customer-facing role similar to an operating company delivery driver.
The driver handles cross‑dock model picking, uploads trucks from nightly delivery at the assigned loading dock, and returns empty trucks to the assigned lot at the end of the route. Occasionally may assist with loading trucks, palletizing product, and other duties assigned by Supervisor or Manager.
Responsibilities
Run routes efficiently, meeting or exceeding designated route times.
Unload product from trailer by hand or using a hand cart and place in designated customer storage areas, including transporting product down ramps, stairs, or docks in all weather conditions.
Frequently lift, push, or move product that weighs 1–75 pounds, up to 100 pounds, and frequently reach up to 72 inch to stack and unstack pallets and hand cart; constantly bend and twist while loading and unloading product, and retrieving items from trailer.
Verify delivery of items with customer and obtain proper signatures.
Contact management for authorization when discrepancies on invoice and communicate all errors/returns.
Call in when a customer does not receive their entire order (shorts).
Handle any customer complaints professionally.
Handle company equipment properly, follow written driver safety rules, and perform a pre‑trip inspection.
Perform pre‑trip and post‑trip responsibilities in accordance with Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations and Sysco policies and procedures.
Organize a truck and make deliveries efficiently.
Check whether a truck is operating well enough to perform the route.
Qualifications Education
High School diploma or GED or equivalent.
Experience
One year route delivery experience or applicable background driving a straight truck.
Valid Commercial Driver’s License – Class B (Class A preferred).
Must have the ability to read and speak English sufficiently to converse with the general public, understand highway traffic signs and signals, respond to official inquiries, and make entries on reports and records.
Professional Skills
Operate vehicle in a variety of traffic and weather conditions.
Meet or exceed minimum productivity levels established by the Company.
Meet or exceed established cases per error goals.
Demonstrate strong customer relations and problem resolution skills.
Effectively plan and organize work activities independently of direct supervision.
Develop a good working knowledge of product and inventory control techniques and procedures.
Maintain ongoing inter‑department communications related to routing, safety, and customer relations.
Prove ability to communicate articulately and perform simple arithmetic (experience in handling money preferred).
Build customer loyalty and trust, manage work, adapt, and follow up.
Physical Demands
Frequent lifting of a product up to 50 lbs during the shift, infrequent lifting to 80 lbs.
Must be able to climb on and off the box of the truck.
Frequent bending, squatting, pushing, and pulling.
Must be able to work in confined spaces.
Seniority Level Entry level
Employment Type Full‑time
Job Function Management and Manufacturing
Industries Wholesale Food and Beverage
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The driver handles cross‑dock model picking, uploads trucks from nightly delivery at the assigned loading dock, and returns empty trucks to the assigned lot at the end of the route. Occasionally may assist with loading trucks, palletizing product, and other duties assigned by Supervisor or Manager.
Responsibilities
Run routes efficiently, meeting or exceeding designated route times.
Unload product from trailer by hand or using a hand cart and place in designated customer storage areas, including transporting product down ramps, stairs, or docks in all weather conditions.
Frequently lift, push, or move product that weighs 1–75 pounds, up to 100 pounds, and frequently reach up to 72 inch to stack and unstack pallets and hand cart; constantly bend and twist while loading and unloading product, and retrieving items from trailer.
Verify delivery of items with customer and obtain proper signatures.
Contact management for authorization when discrepancies on invoice and communicate all errors/returns.
Call in when a customer does not receive their entire order (shorts).
Handle any customer complaints professionally.
Handle company equipment properly, follow written driver safety rules, and perform a pre‑trip inspection.
Perform pre‑trip and post‑trip responsibilities in accordance with Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations and Sysco policies and procedures.
Organize a truck and make deliveries efficiently.
Check whether a truck is operating well enough to perform the route.
Qualifications Education
High School diploma or GED or equivalent.
Experience
One year route delivery experience or applicable background driving a straight truck.
Valid Commercial Driver’s License – Class B (Class A preferred).
Must have the ability to read and speak English sufficiently to converse with the general public, understand highway traffic signs and signals, respond to official inquiries, and make entries on reports and records.
Professional Skills
Operate vehicle in a variety of traffic and weather conditions.
Meet or exceed minimum productivity levels established by the Company.
Meet or exceed established cases per error goals.
Demonstrate strong customer relations and problem resolution skills.
Effectively plan and organize work activities independently of direct supervision.
Develop a good working knowledge of product and inventory control techniques and procedures.
Maintain ongoing inter‑department communications related to routing, safety, and customer relations.
Prove ability to communicate articulately and perform simple arithmetic (experience in handling money preferred).
Build customer loyalty and trust, manage work, adapt, and follow up.
Physical Demands
Frequent lifting of a product up to 50 lbs during the shift, infrequent lifting to 80 lbs.
Must be able to climb on and off the box of the truck.
Frequent bending, squatting, pushing, and pulling.
Must be able to work in confined spaces.
Seniority Level Entry level
Employment Type Full‑time
Job Function Management and Manufacturing
Industries Wholesale Food and Beverage
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