Job Overview
Employment Type
Full-time
Compensation
Salary
Range $70,000.00 - $85,000.00
Work Schedule
Day Shifts
Fixed Shifts
Benefits
Health Insurance
wellness benefits
Employee stock purchase plan
401K Employer Matching
Education Assistance
Paid Time Off
Uniforms and boots provided
Job Description
Performance Foodservice, a division of Performance Food Group (PFG), is a leading broadline distributor dedicated to serving a diverse range of customers across the foodservice industry. The company maintains strong relationships with independent restaurants, hotels, healthcare facilities, schools, and quick-service eateries, providing them with high-quality food products and operational support. The team at Performance Foodservice includes sales representatives, chefs, consultants, and other experts who collaborate closely with customers to enhance their operations, develop menus, optimize product selection, and implement effective business strategies. This commitment to both exceptional service and customer success positions Performance Foodservice as a trusted partner in the food distribution sector.
Performance Foodservice offers a positive and safe working environment, emphasizing inclusivity, respect, and a culture of recognition. The company's competitive pay and benefits package demonstrates its dedication to employee well-being, including day one health and wellness benefits, 401K employer matching, employee stock purchase plan, paid time off, and educational assistance. The company also embraces diversity and meets all equal employment opportunity standards, ensuring fairness and equity in all aspects of employment.
The role of Food and Food Service Delivery Driver is vital to the food supply chain, responsible for ensuring that products reach customers accurately, on time, and in excellent condition. This position involves operating tractor trailers or straight trucks for intrastate and interstate deliveries, local and over-the-road routes, shuttle services, overnight drives, and drive-and-drop assignments. Drivers are not only responsible for timely delivery but also serve as the face of the company, building and sustaining positive customer relationships.
Delivery drivers perform a variety of tasks including conducting safety inspections of vehicles and loads according to Department of Transportation regulations, maintaining precise paperwork, securely handling freight, and managing customer interactions professionally. They are tasked with product loading, unloading, damage control assessment, verifying deliveries, collecting payments when necessary, and ensuring vehicles and cargo are properly secured at all times. The role requires adherence to safety protocols and company policies to promote a secure and efficient delivery process.
Working as a delivery driver at Performance Foodservice promises a 4-day workweek with dispatch hours between 1:30 a.m. and 6:00 a.m., along with a competitive salary range from $70,000 to $85,000 annually. The company also supplies uniforms and boots at no cost. This position offers substantial opportunities for personal and professional growth while contributing meaningfully to the critical national food distribution system. Performance Foodservice values its drivers by recognizing their essential role in supporting communities and ensuring access to high-quality food products.
Performance Foodservice offers a positive and safe working environment, emphasizing inclusivity, respect, and a culture of recognition. The company's competitive pay and benefits package demonstrates its dedication to employee well-being, including day one health and wellness benefits, 401K employer matching, employee stock purchase plan, paid time off, and educational assistance. The company also embraces diversity and meets all equal employment opportunity standards, ensuring fairness and equity in all aspects of employment.
The role of Food and Food Service Delivery Driver is vital to the food supply chain, responsible for ensuring that products reach customers accurately, on time, and in excellent condition. This position involves operating tractor trailers or straight trucks for intrastate and interstate deliveries, local and over-the-road routes, shuttle services, overnight drives, and drive-and-drop assignments. Drivers are not only responsible for timely delivery but also serve as the face of the company, building and sustaining positive customer relationships.
Delivery drivers perform a variety of tasks including conducting safety inspections of vehicles and loads according to Department of Transportation regulations, maintaining precise paperwork, securely handling freight, and managing customer interactions professionally. They are tasked with product loading, unloading, damage control assessment, verifying deliveries, collecting payments when necessary, and ensuring vehicles and cargo are properly secured at all times. The role requires adherence to safety protocols and company policies to promote a secure and efficient delivery process.
Working as a delivery driver at Performance Foodservice promises a 4-day workweek with dispatch hours between 1:30 a.m. and 6:00 a.m., along with a competitive salary range from $70,000 to $85,000 annually. The company also supplies uniforms and boots at no cost. This position offers substantial opportunities for personal and professional growth while contributing meaningfully to the critical national food distribution system. Performance Foodservice values its drivers by recognizing their essential role in supporting communities and ensuring access to high-quality food products.
Job Requirements
- High school diploma or GED or equivalent
- 12+ months commercial driving experience
- Valid CDL-A license
- Must be 21+ years of age
- Meet all state licensing and/or certification requirements
- Clean motor vehicle report for past 3 years
- Pass post offer drug test and criminal background check
- Pass road test
- Attains or has valid current DOT health card or able to secure new DOT health card
- Able to hand-lift and utilize two-wheeler, lift gate and/or other equipment
- Ability to move and/or stack product cases/freight of varying size and weight
- Product weight ranges from 10 to 90 pounds depending on location
Job Qualifications
- High school diploma or GED or equivalent
- 12+ months commercial driving experience
- Valid CDL-A license
- Must be 21+ years of age
- Meet all state licensing and/or certification requirements where applicable
- Clean motor vehicle report for past 3 years
- Pass post offer drug test and criminal background check
- Pass road test
- Attains or has valid current DOT health card or able to secure new DOT health card
- Able to hand-lift and utilize two-wheeler, lift gate and/or other equipment to move and/or stack product cases/freight of varying size and weight throughout shift
- Product generally ranges from between 10-35 pounds and up to between approximately 60 and 90 pounds depending on the location
Job Duties
- Communicates and interacts with customers, vendors and co-workers professionally ensuring questions are answered accurately and in a timely manner
- Functions as a team member within the department and organization, as required, and perform any duty assigned to best serve the company
- Performs all required safety checks (i.e., pre/post trip) including inspections of tractor/truck and trailer according to Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations
- Reports all safety issues and/or repairs required
- Follows all DOT regulations and company safe driving guidelines and policies
- Immediately reports all safety hazards
- Inspects trailer for properly loaded and secured freight
- Performs count check of items and check customer invoices of products that have been loaded
- Checks and completes in an accurate and in legible fashion all required paperwork associated with freight
- Moves tractor to the loading dock and attach preloaded trailer as needed
- Drives to and delivers customer orders according to predetermined route delivery schedule
- Unloads products from the trailer, transports items into designated customer storage areas
- Performs damage control checks on items, scans, and contact supervisor about removing orders according to company policy
- Verifies delivery of items with customer and obtain proper signatures
- Collects money (cash or checks) where required
- Loads customer returns on to trailer and secures trailer doors
- Ensures that tractor, trailer, and freight are appropriately locked and/or always secured
- Unloads damaged goods and customer returns and bring to the driver check-in and complete necessary paperwork
- Unloads all equipment, materials and remove trash from trailers as required
- Completes daily record of hours of service and enter in log in accordance with Federal DOT, state, and company requirements
- Performs general housekeeping duties in tractor, loading dock area and keep trailers clear and clean as required
- At the end of the shift secure all equipment and complete all necessary paperwork
- Performs other related duties as assigned
Job Criteria
Experience
Mid Level (3-7 years)
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