Vistar offers the benefits of working for a nationwide company while maintaining a local, family feel. As a leader in the distribution industry, we provide passionate, hard-working associates with opportunities to grow their careers while helping our customers grow their business. Our 3,000+ associates procure, sell, package, and deliver over 30,000 different food and beverage products to operators throughout the country.
Our warehouses are the heartbeat of our company. They ensure products are received from suppliers, stored correctly, and distributed to our customers accurately, and on time. Each warehouse is designed to store dry, refrigerated, and frozen food and beverage products. Receivers, selectors, lift truck operators, and the rest of the team leverage technology and work together to ensure products are received, selected, and loaded onto trailers for delivery to our customers.
Our Class A CDL drivers – the faces of our company – deliver food and food-related products to restaurants, schools, hospitals, and more across the country. Our drivers adhere to strict safety standards designed to keep everyone safe and healthy, while on the road and unloading product for our customers.
Our sales associates are trusted business advisors to the customers we serve. They provide advice on improving operations, menu development, product selection, and operational strategies. Our sales associates often interact with customers daily, helping to facilitate orders, monitor deliveries, and answer questions.
There are numerous roles throughout each of our locations that appeal to just about any career path. We offer careers in Procurement, Finance, Human Resources, Marketing, Logistics and Food Safety to name a few. Within all of these roles, you will find a common thread – a dedication to customer service and a passion for food.
From the quality food we deliver, to the associates who make up our company, we believe in starting with the finest ingredients. Our values are the catalyst for our company’s path to achievement. By remembering these values every day, we ensure we thrive.
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There’s been Room to Grow within this company all throughout the years. And what I like about this place is that people are very friendly. I love working as a fortive operator.
At Vistar we understand that a good work environment is the key to feeling good about your job you want to trust the people you work with and want an opportunity to build your career that starts with putting people first.
We pride ourselves in creating a work environment where everyone feels safe and comfortable.
We’re all kind of like a big family we all work with each other we all help each other out. I just love that this are is a great place to work I I really enjoy working with my team. I love to to just be very active I like to challenge my work as I go.
When you spend so much of your time at work work it is important to feel support and trust with your co-workers.
The friendships you make here is not just work obviously you could also count on those guys outside of work you always have someone there for you. It’s like family everybody’s willing to go the extra mile to help you out.
Providing growth and career development opportunities for our Associates is a top priority.
There’s tons of opportunities here we do a really good job of of taking taking care of our folks and helping them find new opportunities within the company.
They give you opportunities to move up and you know not just be a picker you know you could be able to be a super AR lead trainer you know drop man whatever.
At Vistar we strive to hire develop and retain the best talent possible.
There’s a lot of stability in this company we see a lot of drivers here for many years.
We have so many opportunities and openings that if you find something that you’re interested in you’ll find it here at Vistar.
Jorge Mendoza, an Inventory Control Manager at Vistar – New York, started with us as a temp over 7 years ago. He progressed through various roles such as Selector, Receiver, Cycle Counter, Night Lead, and Day Supervisor before being promoted to his current role.
I like the teamwork and support Vistar gives to their employees to keep learning new skills. My goal is to keep learning and growing professionally and personally within the company.
We believe that a diverse company leads to a strong, engaged workforce. In fact, we have grown to become one of the nation’s leading specialty distributors because of our associates. We strive to attract, develop, and retain talent of all backgrounds. That’s a business practice we are confident will sustain our success.
Vistar values the experience, skills, work ethic, and training that associates from the armed services possess. We are committed to hiring veterans in all areas of our company.
We are committed to serving the communities in which we do business. Across Vistar, our dedicated associates volunteer for charity events and organize food drives. Each one of our distribution locations finds unique ways to support and lift up those in need.
As a nationwide employer, we offer total compensation packages that help associates lead healthy lives at work and at home. We offer medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage along with many other health and wellness plans designed to help you live your healthiest life. And for your financial well-being, associates can elect to participate in a variety of programs such as employee stock purchase, 401k plan, flexible spending accounts, and life insurance. From paid time off and short-term/long-term disability to adoption assistance, we understand that life happens, and we’re committed to providing the support you need, whenever you need it.
