What are the responsibilities and job description for the Regional Truck Driver position at Frito-Lay North America?
Deliver exceptional customer service and ensure timely delivery of products to our customers.
Frito-Lay North America is proud to offer a competitive salary that quickly ramps up for top performers. Your compensation package includes stop pay, unscheduled layovers, delay pay, dispatch pay, drop and hook pay, vacation pay, and more.
To learn more about our compensation package, please visit our career site at driveforfritolay.com. There you can also submit an interest card to speak with a recruiter, ensuring you meet the minimum requirements:
- You possess a valid Class A commercial driver's license
- You have at least 100,000 verifiable accident-free miles or more than 2,500 accident-free hours
- You are required to work on weekends and holidays
- You can lift 15 to 50 pounds with or without reasonable accommodation
- You are able to stand and walk for extended periods of time with or without reasonable accommodation
- You are able to repeatedly lift, carry, push, pull, and handle products with or without reasonable accommodation
- You have the ability to sit for extended periods of time, up to five hours daily, with or without reasonable accommodation
- You have the ability to work up to 14 hours a day and drive a tractor trailer for extended periods of time, up to 11 hours per day, with or without reasonable accommodation
Your schedule and home time will consist of a 60-70 hour cycle duty on average. You will have a varying schedule based on the needs of the business that includes both over the road and local work. Over the road trips are 2 days long and you are home night with local work.
As a full-time team member, you will be eligible to receive full company benefits. Our benefits include:
- 401(k) contribution and employer contribution
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- Financial support to help obtain a degree
- Company discounts and perks
We asked current Frito-Lay drivers what frequent tasks you should expect when you come aboard, and here is what they had to say:
- You will safely operate a tractor/trailer and transport products to and from specified destinations in accordance with Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations
- This is a physical job; we load and unload trailers - this can be manual, it could involve palletized loading/unloading, or require the use of a two-wheeler. You will also be lifting things over your head
- You will transport chips, dips, and more to and from large grocery stores, Frito-Lay manufacturing facilities, rural storage units, and other traffic centers
- You will obtain signature of receipt, pick up returns, and complete logs and other paperwork related to deliveries, and review invoices and/or manifests
- You will use an electronic logging device such as a tablet or an onboard (dash) computer
- We have regular contact with our customers, sales drivers, and dispatch, so you can expect to talk to people at various points throughout the day or night
- You will be responsible for pre- and post-trip truck inspections
- Your work hours may be up to the legal limits allowed by the FMCSA and require overnight trips as well as weekend and/or holiday work
- We run routes 24/7 and DOT hours vary slightly by location
This position requires a lot of walking and lifting over your head, but we believe the rewards are worth it, and our drivers agree.
We are looking for individuals who are safety-focused, coachable, communicative, flexible, self-motivated, and attentive to detail. If you have these qualities and are interested in a challenging and rewarding role, please consider applying.