Job Description
BECOME A US FOODS® DRIVER.
Ready to build a career with a company that’s leading the foodservice industry?.
Pay: Our delivery drivers start at $25.00 during training, after training drivers switch to a component pay of mileage, stops, and cases to average $45.00 per hour.
- Average annual earnings of $91,000.
- $25.00 an hour paid training.
- Top earners average $45.00 per hour after training.
- Competent based pay structure based on miles stops and cases.
$7,500 Retention Bonus for eligible New Hires.
Schedule: Enjoy a variety of route opportunities while supporting our customers. Drivers must be flexible and available to run Home Daily, Team, and Layover routes based on business needs.
- Home Daily: Sunday night–Saturday with 2 days off, averaging 45–55 hours per week.
- Team: Sunday evening dispatch with a typical schedule of 2 days out, 1 day home, then 2 days out. Home every weekend.
- Layover: Typically 2-day overnight routes with hotel accommodations provided during required DOT resets.
Benefits:
- All benefits are available starting Day 1.
- Medical, dental, vision for the whole family.
- 401K, life insurance coverage and more.
US Foods is one of the largest food distributors with a culture and history of promoting from within, excellent training programs and a continuous improvement focus.
Main Ingredients of the Job:
- 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 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.
- Perform all pre-trip and post-trip equipment inspection.
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.
What You Bring to the Table:
- Register to the FMCSA Clearinghouse.
- 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 commercial driving experience (any industry) OR three months commercial driving experience in the food and/or beverage delivery industry required.
- Ability to operate manual transmission preferred; may be required in specific locations.
- Must be able to read and communicate in the English language - able to hold a conversation, to understand highway traffic signs and signals, to respond to official inquiries, and to enter information on reports and records.
Compensation depends on relevant experience and/or education, specific skills, function, geographic location, and other factors as applicable by law (for example: state minimum wage thresholds). The expected base rate for this role is between $25.00 and $58.00.
As applicable, this role may also receive overtime compensation, retention bonus, and component pay (i.e., based on cases, mileage, stops).
Benefits for this role may include health insurance, pre-tax spending accounts, retirement benefits, paid time off, short-term and long-term disability, employee stock purchase plan, and life insurance. To review available benefits, please click here: https://www.usfoods.com/careers/benefits.html.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Norcross, Georgia |
| Industry | Food and Beverage Production |
| Salary | $25–$58 |
| Company Size | 10,000 employees or more |
About Company
As one of America's top 10 largest private companies, we offer talented professionals outstanding opportunities for personal and professional development. We maintain a strong focus on growth in a high-performance environment.
That means your work will be challenging and rewarding. We conduct business in a highly ethical manner and maintain an unwavering commitment to operational excellence, safety and environmental responsibility.
As important, we encourage collaboration and value each member of our diverse and talented team.
US Foods is one of America's leading foodservice distributors to restaurants, healthcare and hospitality facilities, government operations and educational institutions.
We offer more than 350,000 national brand products and our own high-quality private label items ranging from meats to produce to frozen foods.
US Foods is based in Rosemont, Ill., and proudly employs about 25,000 associates in more than 60 locations.
The company is owned by funds managed by Clayton, Dubilier & Rice Inc. and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.
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