CDL Driver
Carlstadt, NJ
Full Time
Wonder Meats
Entry Level
Job Title: CDL Driver
Reports to: Logistics Manager
Who Are We:
At Wonder Meats, we are committed to becoming the leading provider of high-quality meat products, focusing on excellence, innovation, and customer satisfaction. Upholding a legacy of quality, consistency, and dedication for over 50 years, we aim to continue delivering exceptional products while embracing new ideas to shape the future of the food industry. Join our team and help us feed the world!
Position Summary
We are seeking an experienced individual to join our team as a CDL Driver. Our organization handles shipments and deliveries across a vast region and requires a skilled CDL Driver to ensure our company deliverables are met. We’re looking for a candidate with demonstrated road knowledge and applicable state laws.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Comprehensive Benefits: Comprehensive insurance benefits, including medical, dental, vision, and life coverage, ensuring financial security and well-being for employees and their families
Time-off: Competitive time off including, sick leave and site closures for selected holidays
Corporate Discounts: Get discounts on travel, subscriptions and more!
Reports to: Logistics Manager
Who Are We:
At Wonder Meats, we are committed to becoming the leading provider of high-quality meat products, focusing on excellence, innovation, and customer satisfaction. Upholding a legacy of quality, consistency, and dedication for over 50 years, we aim to continue delivering exceptional products while embracing new ideas to shape the future of the food industry. Join our team and help us feed the world!
Position Summary
We are seeking an experienced individual to join our team as a CDL Driver. Our organization handles shipments and deliveries across a vast region and requires a skilled CDL Driver to ensure our company deliverables are met. We’re looking for a candidate with demonstrated road knowledge and applicable state laws.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Responsible for transporting dry freight and meat loads from customer location, to transfer location or processing location.
- Manage assigned routes ensuring that dry freight and meat loads are transported in a safe, timely, and accurate manner.
- Responsible for picking up and transporting dry freight and meat loads safely according to all federal, state, and local rules and regulations.
- Follow routing software route schedule.
- Plan daily schedule based on customer needs by reviewing daily paperwork provided by Transportation Manager
- Ensure load is secured and placarded if required, prior to operating vehicle on public highway.
- May require loading and securing material or unloading truck at various customer sites.
- Ensure that assigned paperwork is completed legibly, neatly, accurately, and completely and returned to Logistics Manager, at the time of debriefing, for processing.
- Communicate with Logistics Manager regarding any change to pickups.
- Driver is expected to provide the highest level of customer service at all times.
- Report any problems/issues with accounts to the Logistics Manager before the close of business each day. Report any maintenance problems to Logistics Manager for follow-up. Ensure all defects have been corrected prior to operating the vehicles again.
- Perform a documented pre-trip inspection on vehicles prior to leaving yard to commence route. Perform a documented post-trip inspection on vehicles prior to being debriefed for the day.
- Use of ELD (electronic logging device) and Geotab to log hours per DOT guidelines.
- Perform other duties and responsibilities, as assigned.
- 1+ Years of Experience driving Preferred.
- Maintain current Class B Commercial Driver's License (CDL), with an excellent driving record.
- Demonstrate ability to read a map and follow turn by turn direction on electronic devices.
- Medical Examiners Certification.
- Must be able to push/pull light or heavy objects (up to 50 pounds).
Comprehensive Benefits: Comprehensive insurance benefits, including medical, dental, vision, and life coverage, ensuring financial security and well-being for employees and their families
Time-off: Competitive time off including, sick leave and site closures for selected holidays
Corporate Discounts: Get discounts on travel, subscriptions and more!
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