Full-timeSupply Chain

CDL A Team Truck Driver - Out and Back

McKee Foods
Gentry, AR Average $92,800 / year* Posted Feb 28 Mid Level

About This Role

Join America’s favorite family bakery since 1934—home of Little Debbie®, Drake’s® Cakes, and Sunbelt Bakery® Granola Bars. Work with legacy brands that bring smiles to faces nationwide, including yours. You’ll experience a culture committed to work-life balance, guaranteed time off, and supportive health and wellness offerings. Enjoy profit sharing, long-term job security, and a range of exciting career paths. When you join McKee Foods, you’ll discover a better way to live and work.

Job Summary

McKee Foods is seeking a CDL A Team Truck Driver to join our team at our Gentry, Arkansas location.

Why drive with us?

  • 2 to 4 days of home time each week

  • 11 years average driver tenure

  • Newer equipment well-maintained by dedicated on-site fleet maintenance

Pay (18+ months of experience)

  • Average $92,800 / year*

  • Stable pay STARTING at $1628 / week after initial training (includes delivery premium)

  • Eligible for increase to $1691 / week after 6 months (based on performance)

  • 60+ years of profit sharing

  • Partial pay for road expenses (per diem)

  • Extra trips available to increase your weekly pay

Pay (6 - 17 months of experience)

  • Stable pay STARTING at $1503 / week after initial training (includes delivery premium)

  • Eligible for increase to $1628 / week after 6 months (based on performance)

  • 60+ years of profit sharing

  • Partial pay for road expenses (per diem)

  • Extra trips available to increase your weekly pay

Schedule and Route

  • Cover a dedicated region consisting of the Midwestern states

  • Run an average of 2 overnight trips per week

  • Unload cases of snack cakes safely and efficiently

  • Always off sundown Friday to sundown Saturday

Location

555 McKee Drive, Gentry AR 72734

Required Qualifications

  • Current Class A CDL

  • Minimum 6 months experience driving a tractor trailer

  • Willingness to drive team

  • Ability to unload a trailer containing cases of snack cake products, regularly lifting up to 25 pounds and occasionally lifting up to 50 pounds

  • Ability to obtain tanker endorsement within 30 days of employment

Benefits

  • Competitive, steady weekly pay

  • Profit-sharing cash bonus program

  • 401(k) with matching contributions

  • 19 days Paid Time Off (for vacation, holidays, sick time, personal time, etc.)

  • Medical insurance, including health, dental, vision and prescription drug plan

  • Supplemental plans, including life insurance

  • Fully-paid parental leave

  • Health Center and Pharmacy

  • Tuition reimbursement

  • Credit Union

  • Exercise and recreation facility

  • Wellness programs with incentives

  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

  • Short-term and long-term disability benefits (company-paid)

  • Mental wellness counseling (on-site in TN, virtual elsewhere)

*=includes extra trips

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer

About McKee Foods

Family-owned snack company (Little Debbie). Plant in Gentry, AR since 1982, employing 1,500+ people.

Gentry, AR Food & Agriculture
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