November 15, 2024

Dot Foods

Bear

FULL TIME

DRIVER TRAINER-CDS DE

Your Role: A Driver Trainer provides mentoring and training for new drivers to learn the processes and procedures of Dot Foods / Dot Transportation pertaining to all driving, pickup, and delivery responsibilities.

Mentor and train new drivers in DTI processes and procedures
Understand and train drivers in the safe operation of all equipment
Desire to Coach others and want to help others be successful in the driving industry
Attend Driver “Train the Trainer” courses
Track progress of assigned new drivers and provide feedback to those drivers and transportation leadership
Train drivers in need of recurrent and subsequent training as needed
Assist with testing equipment, systems, and processes as needed
Applies lean thinking and tools to identify and eliminate waste in all areas of the position

Role Specifics:

Flexibility in working with the training schedule, and in changing driving assignments to meet training schedule needs.
Attend training activities and offsite meetings. Must be able to travel independently without restriction by all modes of transportation, including car, plane, or train.

We Need you to have:

Minimum of one year of driving experience
Meet all legal and regulatory requirements for a DTI truck driver
Good interpersonal skills

We’d Like You To Have:

An understanding of appropriate management of paperwork, hours of service regulations, idle time, speed, MPG, and overall safety requirements
Mechanical experience

What Can Dot Offer You?
As a family-owned and -operated company since 1960, Dot Foods has created a strong family culture within the business. As a vital part of that family unit, we want to ensure you feel included and respected for any differing ideas. We appreciate those opinions and count on them to make us successful. In addition to an inclusive working environment, we will provide you with:

Competitive annual earnings, including bonus opportunities
Outstanding Health insurance and company-provided Life insurance
Company-sponsored retirement plan: 401k with a company match and profit sharing
Paid time off benefits that include up to 5 weeks of vacation, 8 paid holidays, and paid sick leave

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)