Class A Regional Delivery Driver - Ice Cream

Home most weekends • Company-paid travel expenses • Established customer routes

DFA Dairy Brands is seeking a safety-minded Class A CDL Driver to join our 31 Logistics team. Domiciled at our Lancaster, Texas depot, approximately 15 miles south of downtown Dallas, this position delivers DFA-manufactured ice cream products to established franchise customer locations throughout Texas.

DFA is a farmer-owned brand of Dairy Farmers of America (DFA), a dairy marketing cooperative owned by more than 12,500 family farmers. Our mark matters and it represents the wholesomeness of dairy that we share with our communities and loved ones. DFA manufactures a variety of dairy products, including cheese, butter, fluid milk, ice cream, dairy ingredients and more, under well-known and established regional brands. Our fingerprints touch thousands of brands across the marketplace, and we’re passionate about delivering the simple pleasures of dairy to people everywhere, straight from our family farm-owners. At DFA Dairy Brands, we are proud to provide families with fresh, delicious dairy products.

By joining DFA, you can help us continue to make a difference that matters. We care deeply about the well-being of our neighbors and friends, and we celebrate the diversity of our company and our world. It takes an incredible team to deliver the goodness of dairy and enrich our communities – come join us!  

This position is domiciled at our Lancaster, Texas depot, approximately 15 miles south of downtown Dallas, where drivers report to begin their routes.

• Valid Class A Commercial Driver’s License (CDL); at least 21 years of age
• Meet applicable DOT qualifications and company hiring / ongoing compliance standards, including motor vehicle record (MVR), safety history, criminal background screening, a valid DOT medical certificate, FMCSA Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse requirements, and required drug and alcohol testing
• Customer-service mindset: Friendly, respectful, and professional, with the ability to build strong customer relationships and follow each location’s delivery procedures
• Hands-on delivery capability: Safely unload products using carts, push and pull loaded carts up and down unloading ramps, and move and stack 3-gallon tubs of ice cream in customer freezers
  • Ability to push, pull, and lift up to 55 pounds and safely maneuver loaded delivery carts
  • Ability to work in cold conditions, including repeated entry into and exit from refrigerated trailers and customer freezers, and in environments with potential exposure to food allergens
• Dependability and ownership: Report on time, follow route schedules and safe work practices, protect product quality, and complete delivery documentation accurately
• Communication and judgment: Communicate clearly with customers and dispatch, promptly report delays or concerns, and address delivery challenges professionally
• Willingness to participate in Driver Ambassador training and apply coaching and feedback to improve safety, service, and delivery performance
• Ability to read, write, and communicate in English
• Ability to travel overnight 2–4 nights per week, depending on route assignments
• Willingness to work flexible hours, including overtime and occasional weekends and holidays, as required

• Three years of related driving and delivery experience, particularly in foodservice, refrigerated transportation, or multi-stop routes involving customer interaction and hands-on unloading
• High school diploma or GED

An Equal Opportunity Employer including Disabled/Veterans