Van Driver - Bartlett, IL

Job Description

Job Description

Get Fresh Produce ,  A FreshEdge LLC company, is hiring  Class D Local Day Drivers Bartlett, IL  

Get Fresh Produce, operates a modern distribution fleet of 125 fully refrigerated trucks, all maintained and fueled on-site. Our drivers are equipped with individual tablets to process deliveries electronically, track their routes and hours of service, and communicate with the team. 

We base everything we do on 'Fresh Thinking'. This means constantly seeking to work more efficiently, creatively and meticulously to meet our customers' needs. We work everyday to drive consistency in the areas most important to our customers: Customer Service, Quality, Food Safety, Reporting, Technology. 

Compensation:  

Hourly Base Rate determined based on license type with an average of 40-55 hours per week: 

• Class D Day Shift: $19.50/hour 
• Overtime paid after 40 hours worked 
• Opportunity for advancement 
• Paid via direct deposit weekly  

Benefits & Perks:  

• Great company benefits starting after 60 days of employment on the 1st of the month: 
  • Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance 
  • Life Insurance 
  • 401K with a company match - After 1 year 
• Paid Personal and Vacation Days: available after 120 days to start earning 
• Paid Holidays: available after 120 days 
• Union Position  

Home Time, Route & Schedule:  

• Home Time: Home Daily or Nightly 
• Schedule: 5-day Work Week 
  • Day Shift: Monday - Saturday 
    • Saturday is a full, mandatory work day
    • Off Sunday and one other day during the week 
• Shift:  Start times may vary but are typically 
  • Day Shift: 7am start time 
• Route :   Drivers will drive throughout the Midwest surrounding ~250 mile radius of the Bartlett area 
  • Must be flexible with route changes 
• Level of Touch: Touch Freight/hand unload 
  • Hand delivery to restaurants using hand-cart/2-wheel dolly, ramps 
  • Must be able to lift, push, pull up to 75lbs with no assistance 

Equipment:  

• Reefer Box Trucks 
• Transmission: Automatic 

Qualifications:  

• Must be at least 21 years of age
• Must have Class D license 
  • Drivers with a CDL license are still encouraged to express interest - our team has opportunities for you that we would love to discuss with you! 
• New grads are encouraged to apply 
• Must meet Department of Transportation (DOT) testing and physical requirements and be knowledgeable of DOT regulations  
• Must be able to pass a required pre-employment drug screen  
• Hiring Radius: Drivers must live within 40 miles of Bartlett, IL or be willing to relocate for this position 

Physical abilities commonly associated with the performance of the functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions: 

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk, hear, and use hands to grasp, manipulate or feel objects. 
• The employee must regularly lift and / or move up to 75 pounds

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth and pregnancy-related conditions), gender identity or expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, military service and veteran status, physical or mental disability, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws and ordinances.