Company Overview
Sysco is the world’s largest food distribution company, providing food products to restaurants, hospitals, schools, hotels, and other businesses that serve meals outside the home. We also offer equipment and supplies for the foodservice and hospitality industries. With over 74,000 employees, we operate 334 distribution centers globally and serve approximately 725,000 customer locations. In fiscal year 2023 (ending July 1, 2023), Sysco generated over $76 billion in sales. Information regarding our sustainability program, including Sysco’s 2022 Sustainability Report and 2022 Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Report, is available
Responsibilities:
- Deliver products within assigned route schedules and time frames, immediately reporting any deviations to management.
- Unload products from the trailer, by hand or using a hand truck, and place them in designated customer storage areas. This may involve navigating ramps, stairs, or docks in various weather conditions.
- Frequently lift, push, or move products weighing 1-75 pounds, up to 100 pounds; frequently reach up to 72 inches to stack and unstack pallets and hand trucks.
- Continuously bend and twist while loading, unloading, and retrieving items from the trailer.
- Verify deliveries with customers and obtain necessary signatures. Contact management for authorization regarding invoice discrepancies and communicate all errors/returns.
- Collect payments (cash or checks) when required.
- Pick up, load, and unload damaged goods and customer returns, completing the necessary paperwork.
- Conduct pre-trip and post-trip vehicle inspections according to DOT regulations and Sysco policies.
- Perform tractor-trailer coupling procedures as needed.
- Complete DOT logs (electronic or manual), company vehicle maintenance reports, and reconcile them with the appropriate company representative.
- Adhere to SyscoSafe preferred work methods at all times and immediately report any unsafe conditions to the supervisor.
- Maintain sanitary conditions in the tractor and trailer and assist in maintaining sanitary conditions in the warehouse and yard.
- Maintain and safely operate all assigned equipment, including hand trucks, pallets, load bars, and personal protective equipment.
- Attend all required company meetings.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
Education:
- High school diploma or GED.
Experience:
- 2 years of local food or beverage delivery experience.
- Experience with pallet breakdown and hand truck delivery.
Requirements:
- Must be 21+ years of age.
- Valid Class B Commercial Driver’s License with a clean driving record (no single DUI in the last 3 years and no multiple DUIs within the last 10 years).
- 1 year of commercial driving experience.
- (For internal associates or under certain market conditions, Sysco may require completion of Sysco’s Entry-Level Driver Training Program within the first 12 weeks of employment instead of 1 year of CMV experience).
- Must pass pre-employment testing (drug screen, background check, and physical abilities test).
Professional Skills:
- Ability to operate a vehicle in various traffic and weather conditions.
- Meet or exceed company-established minimum productivity levels.
- Meet or exceed established cases per error goals.
- Strong customer relations and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to plan and organize work independently.
- Good working knowledge of product and inventory control techniques and procedures.
- Maintain ongoing interdepartmental communication related to routing, safety, and customer relations.
- Ability to read, write, and communicate in English related to the job and safety regulations.
- Basic math skills (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division).
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