Cdl Class A Driver

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Dawn Foods is a global leader in bakery manufacturing and ingredients distribution. As the partner of choice for inspiring bakery success, we help customers grow their business through meaningful partnerships, research-driven insights and innovations, and products and expertise they can depend on. As a family-owned company, our commitments to our people, products, customers, and corporate values, are all part of our recipe for success.

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Why work for Dawn Foods?

PEOPLE. CUSTOMERS. PRODUCTS.

Are you an experienced Class “A” CDL Driver who thrives at building relationships? Do you enjoy contributing to the success of our customers while providing them with unmatched hands-on delivery? Dawn Foods wants you! Dawn Foods is proud to employ the top talent in the baking industry.

Why should you apply? We invest in you!

• $10,000 Signing Bonus
• Competitive starting pay, $29.31 per hr
• Paid overnights

• Monday - Friday, start times between 3:30am and 6:30am, average of 1 overnight route per week.
• Automatic Transmission
• Pick by stop, not by zone
• Industry-leading health insurance begins on Day 1
• 10 Paid Company Holidays
• Trailers have liftgates, no ramps!
• 401(K) + company match
• Paid Time Off
• Family-owned business over 100 years in service
• Yearly boot allowance, uniforms, and protective eye wear

About the Job

As a Driver for Dawn Foods, you will be responsible for completion of daily route as assigned in a timely manner, with safety and production in focus. Obeying all federal, state, and local rules and regulations of the road including all DOT operating and recording procedures. Conducting daily face to face interaction with customers; representing Dawn Foods in a friendly, competent, and professional manner. Duties may include but not be limited to breaking down product, shelf stacking, offloading with electric pallet jacks, performing pre and post trip vehicle inspections as well as collecting invoice receipts that are generated from the deliveries.

What Does It Take to be a Driver at Dawn Foods?

Below are the minimum qualifications to be a fit for this job.

• Ability to work in the United States
• Lift-gate, reefer, electric pallet jack and forklift experience helpful
• Experience delivering into food service accounts is preferred
• Class “A” CDL License in good standing
• Computer skills helpful
• Must be able to lift 50+ pound repeatedly
• Proven commercial driving experience
• Ability to operate MHE equipment
• Must be 21 years of age or older

Work Environment

Listed below are key points regarding the physical requirements, and work environment of the job. A reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

• Normal setting for this job is outdoors and/or driving a video/GPS monitored vehicle.
• Required to exert physical effort in handling objects more than 50 pounds frequently.
• Required to use motor coordination with arm, hand, finger, and leg dexterity.
• Ability to stand and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Will be exposed to a physical environment, which involves dirt, odors, noise, weather extremes or similar elements most of the workday.
• Ability to withstand cool and/or cold temperatures.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to focus.

Note: The level of physical effort may vary from site to site and in some cases be greater or lesser than documented here.

About Our Benefits

Dawn is proud to employ the top talent in the baking industry, and we reward our people with comprehensive health and well-being coverage, competitive compensation packages, and award-winning benefit offerings. We also help protect your future financial health with a generous 401(k) matching program that provides additional retirement funds and many tools and resources on financial wellness. Dawn encourages professional growth through tuition assistance and educational programs, and we are always searching for ways to improve our industry-leading services and benefits.

If this sounds like the opportunity that you have been looking for, please click "Apply.”

About Dawn Foods

Dawn Foods provides high-quality bakery solutions to customers around the globe. With unmatched manufacturing and distribution capabilities, we bring together the knowledge, commitment, and innovation our customers deserve.

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An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity/gender expression, citizenship status, military or veteran status, genetic information or any other status or condition that is protected by applicable law.

Requisition ID: 34538