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Dawn Food Products Inc

CDL Class A Driver

Chatham
$31.55/hr
Posted 1 day ago
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Dawn Foods

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.

Why work for Dawn Foods?

PEOPLE. PRODUCTS. CUSTOMERS.

Why should you apply? We invest in you!

  • Industry-leading health insurance on Day 1!
  • Competitive Pay $31.55 an hour
  • $10,000 Signing Bonus
  • 401(K) + company match
  • 10 Paid Company Holidays
  • Paid Time Off
  • Ride-along and Professional training

Additional Benefits

  • Automatic Transmission
  • Trailers have liftgates, no ramps!
  • Trailer loaded by stop, not by zone
  • Yearly boot allowance, uniforms, and protective eye wear (if applicable)
  • Family-owned business over 100 years in service
  • An opportunity for career advancement, working as part of an empowering workforce

Shift Schedule

  • Monday – Friday: Dependent on route, average 5 days per week.
  • Start Times: range from 3:00 am – 4:00 am (dependent on route)
  • End Times: range from 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm (until the route has been completed)
  • Routes will not exceed DOT hours.
  • Weekend work may be required based on business needs.
  • Minimum of 1 overnight (layover) route per week.

Job Purpose and Overview

As a Driver for Dawn Foods, you will support our customers by safely and efficiently transporting product from the distribution center by driving a tractor-trailer to various customers and properly delivering and unloading product according to customer invoices and Dawn team standards.

This opportunity is a full-time and benefits-eligible position.

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

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

  • Class “A” CDL License in good standing
  • Minimum of 6 months Class A Commercial driving experience
  • Ability to work in the United States
  • Must be 21 years of age or older
  • Must be able to lift 50+ pounds consistently throughout work shift
  • Ability to operate MHE equipment
  • Experience delivering into food service accounts is preferred
  • Lift-gate, reefer, electric pallet jack and forklift experience helpful
  • Computer skills or experience with electronic logs helpful

What will you do as a CDL Class A Driver at Dawn Foods?

  • Obey all federal, state, and local rules and regulations of the road including all DOT operating, recording and safe food handling procedures
  • Conduct daily face to face interaction with customers, representing Dawn Foods in a friendly, competent, and professional manner
  • In a DSD (direct store delivery) setting, break down product and complete shelf stacking at each stop
  • Driving and maintaining multi-temp trailers
  • Offloading with electric pallet jacks/two wheelers
  • Performing pre and post trip vehicle inspections as well as collecting invoice receipts that are generated from the deliveries

Physical Demands & Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a Team Member to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

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

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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.


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: 38234

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Skills

CDL Class A
Commercial driving
MHE equipment operation
Electric pallet jack
Forklift operation
Food service delivery
Pre-trip inspection
Post-trip inspection
Electronic logs
Customer service
Lifting 50+ pounds
Safe food handling

Location

Chatham, England, United Kingdom

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