Driver

Overview

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Incumbent is responsible for transporting and delivering freight to franchise stores and/or production kitchens safely, legally and on-time. This position requires working in environments with variation in temperature and humidity (e.g., dry, cooler and freezer areas of the trailer, along with changing outdoor weather conditions.)

National DCP, LLC (NDCP) is a global provider of innovative supply chain solutions for the foodservice industry. Focused on quick service restaurants, casual dining restaurant brands, and food service operators, our expertise includes strategic sourcing of food and non-food items, distribution, manufacturing, business services, supply chain and more. We currently serve over 10,000 quick service restaurants in the U.S. and we distribute products to more than 40 countries.

“NDCP is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.”

Responsibilities

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Operates a tractor trailer truck that transports product to and from specified destinations.
• Conduct a proper pre-trip inspection to ensure the vehicle is safe to operate.
• Ensures delivery-related paperwork is in order before departing the Distribution Center or transportation hub.
• Prepares, receives and provides appropriate documentation for the delivery of products.
• Scans all product labels during store deliveries, and reports all orders with shorts or damages.
• Unloads cargo and delivers via a two-wheeler hand truck and/or pallet jack in a safe manner into store locations.
• Maintains proper logs of travel and product according to Federal, State and DOT regulations.
• Maintains contact with NDCP’s Member Services team to communicate any problems or delays with deliveries.
• Ensures the cleanliness and presentation of the interior of the truck cab, as well as the removal of delivery-related trash at the store and production kitchen (i.e., shrink wrap, cardboard, crates and pallets).
• Conduct a proper post-trip inspection to ensure equipment is in good working order to minimize delays the following day. Reports any vehicle maintenance or malfunction issues to the distribution center.
• Serves as the face of NDCP and the main point of contact between the distribution center and the customer.
• Trains and leverages a Driver Assistant, as applicable, to ensure the accurate, timely and efficient delivery of product to customer, as well as to assist in the safe maneuvering of the truck entering, exiting and parking at delivery locations.

Supervision Exercised

No direct supervisory responsibilities but may direct a Delivery Assistant assigned to the route.

Qualifications

Qualifications & Skills

• High School Diploma or equivalent experience required
• Valid Class A CDL license with a clean driving record. 6-month experience minimum and 1 year desired
• Possess a current DOT Medical Certification Card and successfully pass DOT pre-employment requirements
• Ability to repetitively lift, tug pull 50lbs+ and operate a hand truck and/or hand pallet jack to delivery product to stores over multiple stops per shift
• Dependable attendance and a great customer service attitude
• IF APPLICABLE- Ability to operate a 10-speed manual transmission
• Ability to operate a lift gate and refrigeration unit

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 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.