Middleburg Heights-based Beverage Distribution Route Driver Opening

Position in Middleburg Heights, OH

Fast Facts

• Position: Beverage Distribution Route Driver (Based in Middleburg Heights)
• Hiring Organization: Prime Beverage Distributors
• Location: Middleburg Heights, OH
• This Middleburg Heights-based role is an excellent opportunity for professionals skilled in relevant skills.
• Our Prime Beverage Distributors team in Middleburg Heights, OH is growing.
• Benefit from working in Middleburg Heights, a key hub for the Beverage Distribution industry.

Rewards

• Compensation: $5.4k-$8.6k/Month (approx. $84.2k/Year)
• Benefits: This role offers a competitive benefits package.
• Impactful work with supportive local leadership.

Responsibilities

• This role centers on your professional skills within the Beverage Distribution space in Middleburg Heights.

Dominate the Direct-Store-Delivery Network

Major beverage companies (like Coca-Cola, Pepsi, and local beer distributors) rely on a massive Direct-Store-Delivery (DSD) network to keep supermarket shelves stocked. As a Beverage Distribution Route Driver, you are the muscle and the face of the brand. You will pilot a commercial side-bay truck or tractor-trailer along a dedicated local route, dropping off massive pallets of liquids to grocery stores, gas stations, and convenience stores. This is a highly lucrative, intensely physical route driver role that combines commercial driving with heavy-duty merchandising.

DSD Route Operations

• Commercial Trucking: Safely navigate a massive commercial beverage truck through tight commercial parking lots, executing complex backing maneuvers into receiving docks.
• Aggressive Merchandising: This is a "touch-freight" role. You will utilize heavy-duty hand trucks to manually unload towering stacks of soda cases, water, or kegs. You will frequently stock the physical store coolers and build end-cap displays.
• Account Management: You will interact daily with store receiving managers, executing accurate invoicing, processing returns for damaged cans, and ensuring your brand commands the best shelf space.
• Inventory Rotation: Execute strict "first-in, first-out" product rotation on the shelves to ensure absolute freshness and quality control.

The Beverage Route Advantage

Beverage routing is famous for its high earning potential. Drivers are often paid via a lucrative component model (base pay + commission per case delivered). It is an incredible cardiovascular workout that pays you extremely well. All routes are strictly local, guaranteeing you sleep in your own bed every night.

Requirements

Must be 21+ years old. A valid Class A Commercial Driver's License (CDL-A) is required. You must have an absolutely pristine driving record. Elite, extreme physical strength is mandatory; you must be capable of repeatedly pushing and pulling hand trucks loaded with 300+ pounds of liquid freight all day long. A rigorous DOT physical and drug screen are required.