Produce Jobs in Indiana (NOW HIRING)

Piazza Produce, A FreshEdge LLC company, is hiring Drivers Home Daily Box Truck Reefer Drivers in Indianapolis, IN. Piazza Produce offers a wide array of produce, locally sourced goods, specialty items, and more. Piazza Produce delivers to over 150 surrounding cities including Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, Illinois, Tennessee, and Michigan. This allows us a large distribution network in which we can backhaul and deliver products from producers who need help distributing their products. Our fleet has grown to include trucks equipped with refrigeration and GPS tracking devices, making us a great option for dry or perishable loads.

Compensation:

• Average annual earnings: $52,000 - $56,875
• Base Rate: $16.00/hr. for non-CDL drivers and $17.50/hr. for CDL drivers, with higher rates based on experience.
• Scheduled annual increases!
• Overtime is paid after 40 hours worked
• Additional Pay Incentives:
• Sign-on Bonus: $3,000 NET with payments of $1,000 at 30 days, 60 days and 90 days
• Loyalty Bonus – weekly bonus $130.
• Safety Bonus: Eligible after 90 days
• Paid annually 1% of total wages for safe drivers
• Paid via direct deposit weekly

Benefits & Perks:

• Great company benefits starting after 90 days:
• Medical, Dental & Vision
• Disability Insurance
• Life Insurance
• 401K available after 1-year of employment: plan provides a matching contribution of the first 4% of compensation
• Paid Company Holidays & Vacation
• Orientation & Training: No experience is necessary; New CDL Graduates are encouraged to apply!
• Career advancement opportunities!
• Perks: Free weekly truck washes, protein boxes and daily bonuses, uniform shirts and jackets, 24/7 dispatch and roadside services

Home Time, Schedule & Route:

• Home Time: Home daily with one possible overnight layover a week
• If an overnight layover were to occur, you would never be out more than one night at a time and drivers would be placed at a hotel
• Schedule: Monday - Saturday (5-6 days per week)
• Work every Saturday and off every Sunday and one other day off during the week
• Shift: Typically, 8-12 hour shifts with start times varying typically between 3:00am – 6:00am (until work is done)
• Route: Deliver to over 150 cities around IN, OH, IL, TN and MI
• Routes can be 15-25 stops per day
• Deliver 300+ cases per day (up/ down stairs at some locations)
• Level of Touch: Touch Freight, load & unload
• Must be able to lift, push, pull 50lbs with no assistance
• Be able to use pallet Jacks, 2-wheel dolly & phone scanner

Equipment:

• Freightliner M2 Trucks - 2018 - 2023
• Most trucks are automatic with a few manual in the fleet

Qualifications:

• Must be at least 21 years of age
• For hire Endorsement, CDL drivers are encouraged to apply
• 1 year of commercial driving experience is preferred but not required
• 0 DUI/DWI are allowed
• Must have no more than 2 moving violations in the past 3 years and proven safe PSP Score
• Must have no more than 3 preventable accidents in the past 3 years
• Must meet Department of Transportation (DOT) testing and physical requirements and be knowledgeable of DOT regulations 
• Must be able to pass a required pre-employment drug screen 
• Must be able to work in all types of environments and under difficult conditions: hot, cold, dust, indoors and outdoors
• Drivers must live within a 40-mile radius of Indianapolis, IN or be willing to relocate for position

Physical abilities commonly associated with the performance of the functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk, hear, and use hands to grasp, manipulate or feel objects.
• The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth and pregnancy-related conditions), gender identity or expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, military service and veteran status, physical or mental disability, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws and ordinances.