Apply Job ID: 110401BR Type: Transportation Salary: Start Rate: From $17 to $18.50 per hour based on experience Primary Location: Orlando, Florida Date Posted: 11/06/2024 Job Details: Company Description PFG Specialty is a family of premium, protein-focused companies, dedicated to delivering the highest-quality products and services to discerning restaurants. Operating independently in New England and Florida, the Specialty companies offer the expertise of local craftspeople, backed by decades of experience in the foodservice industry: T.F. Kinnealey & Co, Inc. is New England's premier meat company. Since 1939, they have been providing unsurpassed value to New England's finest restaurants, hotels, country clubs, and more. Founded in 1976, Larry Kline Wholesale Meats & Provisions provides high-quality products and services to premier restaurants, hotels, and country clubs throughout Florida and the Caribbean. Located in Orlando, Bar Harbor Seafood has become one of Central Florida's premier seafood distributors. They carry more than a hundred fresh and live species of seafood and 300 varieties of frozen and specialty products. Job Description We Deliver the Goods:
- Salary Rate: Range from $17 to 18.50 per hour based on experience
- Work Schedule: 5 days Workweek - Open 6 days/week, schedule can fluctuate each week between Monday thru Saturday (Sundays Off)
- Start Time: Between 4am - 7am, working until job is complete.
- Competitive pay and benefits, including Day 1 Health & Wellness Benefits, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, 401K Employer Matching, Education Assistance, Paid Time Off, and much more
- Growth opportunities performing essential work to support America's food distribution system
- Safe and inclusive working environment, including culture of rewards, recognition, and respect
Position Purpose: This driver role is responsible for driving a straight truck or van intrastate and/or interstate on local routes to deliver and unload various food and food related products to customers. This role generally handles deliveries of urgent orders due to mispicks and other customer service related issues. All routes are expected to be completed safely in accordance with all Company policies and Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations. The driver communicates and interacts with customers, vendors and co-workers professionally ensuring all services and duties are executed in accordance with preferred work methods and customer service practices. Primary Responsibilities:
- Perform pre-trip safety check inspection of truck and trailer according to Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations; inspect cab and trailer to insure they meet company quality standards and take appropriate action as needed.
- Perform count check of items and check customer invoices of products that have been loaded.
- Check and complete in an accurate and in legible fashion all the required paper work associated with freight.
- Move tractor to the loading dock and attach preloaded trailer as needed.
- Drive to and deliver customer orders according to a predetermined route.
- Handles deliveries of urgent orders due to mispicks and other service related issues typically using small straight truck and/or van.
- Unload products from the trailer transport items into designated customer storage areas.
- Perform damage control checks on items and contact supervisor about removing orders according to company policy.
- Verify delivery of items with customer and obtain proper signatures.
- Collect money (cash or checks) where required.
- Load customer returns on to trailer and secure trailer doors.
- Unload damaged goods and customer returns at the driver check-in dock and complete necessary paperwork.
- Unload pallets, insulated blankets, Power Walker / Hand carts and remove trash from trailers as required.
- Complete daily record of hours of service and enter in log in accordance with Federal DOT, state and company requirements.
- Perform post trip safety check on the vehicle, secure tractor and trailer and / or Red Tag for repair or maintenance as needed.
- Perform general housekeeping duties in cab, 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.
Required Qualifications High School Diploma/GED or Equivalent Experience. 6 + months experience driving box trucks Non-Commercial Driver's License Meet the medical requirements of the DOT Preferred Qualifications High School Diploma/GED or Equivalent Experience. 1+ years of experience of successful driving experience within foodservice industry. 6+ months Customer Service experience OSHA Forklift operator certificate. EEO Statement Performance Food Group and/or its subsidiaries (individually or collectively, the Company ) provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all applicants and employees, regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state and federal laws and regulations. Please click on the following links to review: (1) our EEO Policy; (2) the EEO is the Law poster and supplement; and (3) the Pay Transparency Policy Statement. Apply