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US Foods is Hiring a Yard Jockey - Coralville, IA Near Coralville, IA
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- Communicate with Dispatcher/Router for truck/trailer and door assignments
- Keep assigned equipment coupled
- Move trailers between buildings as directed by the Router or Warehouse Supervisor
- Load, unload, or merge loads between environments
- Stage shuttle trailers nightly for shuttle drivers
- Set up trailers for backhaul with tractor and empty pallets
- Place backhauls in the correct door to be unloaded by the warehouse
- Make sure all equipment is paired and ready for the next day's deliveries.
- Work with mechanics nightly
- Must attend all required company meetings.
- All other duties as assigned.
- Ability to lift/carry/push/pull 20 to 80 lbs. of product repetitively during each shift required
- Comfortable driving and working in inclement weather conditions
- Register to the FMCSA Clearinghouse*
- Must have valid CDL Class A issued by the state of legal residence with necessary endorsements and DOT qualifications
- A minimum of six months of commercial driving experience preferred
- Ability to operate manual transmission preferred; may be required in specific locations
- Must be able to read and communicate in the English language - able to hold a conversation, understand highway traffic signs and signals, respond to official inquiries, and enter information on reports and records.
- Registering with the FMCSA Clearinghouse is a requirement by the Department of Transportation. All Drivers are required to the Clearinghouse website and register to the new database. The Clearinghouse is a secure online database that provides real-time information about commercial driver’s license (CDL) and commercial learner’s permit (CLP) holders’ drug and alcohol program violations. If you have not registered to the FMCSA database, please note registration is required. Please visit https://clearinghouse.fmcsa.dot.gov/register and click GO to log in. If you can log into the log-in but are having trouble with the Clearinghouse registration, see the “Clearinghouse Help” field on the clearinghouse page.
Job Summary
Full Time
Wholesale
$43k-51k (estimate)
11/18/2022
01/15/2023
usfoods.com
SWEDESBORO, NJ
15,000 - 50,000
1989
Public
NICK WRIGHT
$10B - $50B
Wholesale
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About US Foods
U.S. Foods operates as a foodservice distributor that offers fresh, frozen and dry food products for restaurants, schools, hospitals and hotels.
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