Class A Driver - Fort Wayne, IN (Finance)
Are you a professional CDL Driver looking for a better work/life balance and to be home more with your family? UNFI is your next stop!
- Home daily - great work-life balance
- Comprehensive benefits package: Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability & Life insurance, flex spending. Profit sharing and 401(k) with company match AND MORE!
- Driver uniform program
- Paid safety bonus and performance award programs
- Paid Overtime after 40 hours worked
- Desirable work- mostly dock stop, pallet deliveries
- Clean, new model, well maintained equipment-trailers equipped with lift-gates and power jacks
- Paid DOT break plus meal per-diem and monthly cell phone reimbursement plan
- Generous Paid Time Off- Drivers accrue 3 weeks of PTO in the 1st year and over 4 weeks after year 1 +
- Paid holidays (8) per year
- Healthy food purchasing discount program
- As a UNFI associate, you will have access to Even - an app that's designed to make your paycheck work better for you. Even lets you request part of your paycheck early, set up automatic paycheck deductions into a high-interest savings account, and more. You won't have to count the days until payday with Even on your phone
Job Overview:
Deliver palletized products to UNFI's corporate and independent retail stores in various states across the United States.
Job Responsibilities and Accountabilities:
- Complying with FMCSA regulations.
- Delivering and unloading products utilizing equipment, including tractor trailer, ramps, lift gates, pallet jacks, load bars, and other devices which assist delivery.
- Operating vehicle safely within UNFI guidelines minimizing accidents, traffic violations, and complaints from the public.
- Reporting any accident immediately to the Transportation Manager/Department.
- Keeping vehicles well maintained, safe, and secure, reporting any defects promptly using DCVR form.
- Picking up supplies and back hauls from vendors while completing related paperwork.
- Addressing and resolving customer problems as appropriate.
- Ensuring customer orders arrive in quality condition and correspond precisely to the initial order.
Job Requirements:
- Minimum 1 years of Class A experience required.
- Valid medical card as prescribed by the Federal Motor Carrier Administration and a valid state specific Commercial Driver's License (Class A and CDL Drivers require respective licensing).
- Ability to pass a written exam and road test.
- Basic knowledge of Department of Transportation (DOT) law and mandates and understanding of UNFI's safety standards.
- Must be at least 21 years of age.
