_ 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! <ul style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in"> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Industry-leading health insurance on Day 1!</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Competitive Pay $30.85 an hour</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">$10,000 Signing Bonus</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">401(K) + company match</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">10 Paid Company Holidays</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Paid Time Off</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Ride-along and Professional training</li> </ul> <ul style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in" type="disc"> <li style="margin-bottom:1.0pt;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">Automatic Transmission </li> <li style="margin-bottom:1.0pt;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">Trailers have liftgates, no ramps! </li> <li style="margin-bottom:1.0pt;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">Trailer loaded by stop, not by zone </li> <li style="margin-bottom:1.0pt;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">Yearly boot allowance, uniforms, and protective eye wear (if applicable) </li> <li style="margin-bottom:1.0pt;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">Family-owned business over 100 years in service</li> <li style="margin-bottom:1.0pt;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">An opportunity for career advancement, working as part of an empowering workforce</li> </ul> Shift Schedule: <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0in;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="margin-right:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;margin-left:0.0px">Floater Position for yard and route coverage.</li> <li style="margin-right:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;margin-left:0.0px">Sunday – Friday: Dependent on route, average 40 hours per week.</li> <li style="margin-right:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;margin-left:0.0px">Start Times range from: 12:00 pm – 9:00 am (based on operational needs)</li> <li style="margin-right:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;margin-left:0.0px">End Times range from 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (until the route has been completed)</li> <li style="margin-right:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;margin-left:0.0px">Routes will not exceed DOT hours. </li> <li style="margin-right:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;margin-left:0.0px">Weekend work may be required based on business needs.</li> <li style="margin-right:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;margin-left:0.0px">Minimum of 1-2 overnights (layover) route per week. </li> </ul> 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. 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. <ul style="margin-bottom:1.0pt;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 1.0pt 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">Class “A” CDL License in good standing</li> </ul> <ul style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in" type="disc"> <li style="margin-bottom:1.0pt;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">Minimum of 6 months Class A Commercial driving experience</li> <li style="margin-bottom:1.0pt;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">Ability to work in the United States</li> <li style="margin-bottom:1.0pt;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">Must be 21 years of age or older</li> <li style="margin-bottom:1.0pt;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">Must be able to lift 50+ pounds consistently throughout work shift</li> <li style="margin-bottom:1.0pt;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">Ability to operate MHE equipment</li> <li style="margin-bottom:1.0pt;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">Experience delivering into food service accounts is preferred</li> <li style="margin-bottom:1.0pt;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">Lift-gate, reefer, electric pallet jack and forklift experience helpful</li> <li style="margin-bottom:1.0pt;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">Computer skills or experience with electronic logs helpful</li> </ul> What will you do as a CDL Class A Driver at Dawn Foods? <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0in;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="background-color:white;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;margin-left:0.0px">Obey all federal, state, and local rules and regulations of the road including all DOT operating, recording and safe food handling procedures</li> <li style="background-color:white;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;margin-left:0.0px">Conduct daily face to face interaction with customers, representing Dawn Foods in a friendly, competent, and professional manner</li> <li style="background-color:white;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;margin-left:0.0px">In a DSD (direct store delivery) setting, break down product and complete shelf stacking at each stop</li> <li style="background-color:white;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;margin-left:0.0px">Driving and maintaining multi-temp trailers</li> <li style="background-color:white;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;margin-left:0.0px">Offloading with electric pallet jacks/two wheelers</li> <li style="background-color:white;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;margin-left:0.0px">Performing pre and post trip vehicle inspections as well as collecting invoice receipts that are generated from the deliveries</li> </ul> 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. <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0in;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="background-color:white;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;margin-left:0.0px">Required to use motor coordination with arm, hand, finger, and leg dexterity. </li> <li style="background-color:white;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;margin-left:0.0px">Required to exert physical effort in handling objects more than 50 pounds frequently. </li> <li style="background-color:white;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;margin-left:0.0px">Specific vision abilities required by this job include distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to focus. </li> <li style="background-color:white;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;margin-left:0.0px">Ability to stand and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. </li> <li style="background-color:white;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;margin-left:0.0px">Ability to withstand cool and/or cold temperatures. </li> <li style="background-color:white;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;margin-left:0.0px">Normal setting for this job is outdoors and/or driving a video/GPS-monitored vehicle. </li> <li style="background-color:white;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;margin-left:0.0px">Will be exposed to a physical environment, which involves dirt, odors, noise, weather extremes, or similar elements most of the workday. </li> <li style="background-color:white;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;margin-left:0.0px">Must be able to tolerate potential allergens: peanut products, egg, dairy, gluten, wheat, and soy.</li> </ul> Note: The level of physical effort may vary from site to site and in some cases be greater or lesser than documented here. If this sounds like the opportunity that you have been looking for, please click "Apply.” 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. #LI-LM1 #LI-Onsite _ 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: 38129

CDL Class A Driver (Houston, Texas, United States) @ Dawn Food Products Inc

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