Class A Driver - Golden State Foods

Position Summary (Job Description):

Are you looking for a role with an organization that cares about its team members, encourages training and development, and strives to provide the best customer experience? Join QCD Tigard, as a Class A Delivery Driver. 

Class A Driver Can Earn up to $120K annually – Local Delivery ***HOME DAILY!***

As a delivery driver, you will make deliveries in beautiful equipment and interact with our iconic customers. Your dependability and dedication are key. This is an hourly, full-time position with possible overtime opportunities. 100% Touch Freight Job. Here are even more reasons why QCD is the place to be to grow your career:

• Base hourly rate Starting at $34.55 and then raising to $35.55 after a year of employment.
• Drivers who deliver Fri-Sun get an EXTRA $1 / Hr.
• You and your family will be eligible for benefits in as little as 15 days from hire!
• Union Job!! Teamsters 305
• LOCAL ROUTES start times 2pm- 4pm
• Pay day is every FRIDAY!!!
• 401k Company matched
• Paid holidays and vacation
• We are proud of our equipment. Our drivers love utilizing side lift gates for deliveries.

Quality Custom Distribution, a division of Golden State Foods, was recently designated as a 2024 US Best Managed Company. 

QCD's Creed and Values

QCD employs more than 2,000 associates who are deeply committed to their customers, each other, and the QCD Creed and Values. These aren’t just words, or just a mission statement, they are a way of living, a way of doing business, and a reflection of the positive change that we would like to see in the world. At QCD, our Culture is who we are and what we represent.

• We believe in God and the dignity of all people.
• We believe that people should be treated as we would like to be treated, and this applies to all of our associates, their families, our customers and suppliers, and to all others with whom we do business.
• We believe that successful independent business is the backbone of nations, and that our success is dependent upon the success of our customers, and that only by working together can the ultimate success of all partners be assured.
• We, therefore, dedicate ourselves to work for our mutual success and pledge our best efforts always toward the attainment of our common goals.

Get to Know the Role

Our drivers go the extra mile to make our customer successful. To join our growing team as a professional driver, we require the following:

• Valid CDL Class A
• Excellent driving record
• Driver Trainee Candidates: Class A with less than 1 year of experience
• Driver Candidates: Minimum 1 year of recent tractor-trailer driving experience and 6 months of recent driver delivery experience
• Be able to provide excellent communication and customer service
• Flexible schedule working nights, weekends, and holidays
• Must be able to pass all pre-employment screens (including drug, background and criminal checks).
• Must be able to drive, stand, walk, kneel, lift and bend required for virtually the entire shift. Balance - pulling product, climb in and out of truck. Lifting- Ability to lift and/or move products on a hand truck or pallet jack and the ability to lift up to 50 lbs.
• You can call Recruiting at 503-536-2759 with any questions.

Qualifications Required of this Position:

• Must possess a valid driver's license and possess a current DOT Medical certification card.  
• One (1)  year driving tractor-trailer experience. 
• Must be able to effectively communicate to maintain positive customer relations climate with other drivers/warehouse personnel/customers/supervisors. 
• Capable of standing, walking and repeatedly climbing into and out of road tractor or switch tractor. 
• Must be able to work all necessary work schedules, including holidays/weekends. 
• Requires safely operating equipment in extremes of weather and climatic conditions and insure working in a cold environment (cooler/freezer). 
• Must be able to frequently lift/handle cases ranging from 5-50 pounds.

At GSF, we believe that investing in our associates strengthens our culture and fuels our growth. We care about your well-being, and will support you with the following:

Paid time off, including paid leave (in compliance with state and local regulations), vacation, sick, holiday, jury duty, and bereavement. Associates accrue 1 hour for every 40 hours worked of sick time off. Additionally, associates accrue 1 week of vacation time in their first year of employment with 9 holidays per year.

Comprehensive benefits package to support our associates and their families, subject to elections and eligibility: Medical, Dental, Vision, Employee-Funded 401(k), Teamsters Pension, Short-Term Disability, Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Associate Development via Education Reimbursement and/or Scholarships, virtual courses, or classroom development experiences.

Please note that the compensation details listed in postings reflect the base pay only.

* The expected range for this position is $34.55 / hour