truck driver

order picker

warehouse associate

forklift operator

customer service representative

Vistar

Vistar values the driver as individuals. The work is relatively easy. Most days your truck will have 8-10 stops with about 80% drops, the rest is handtruck work.  We either dock at the customers or use a liftgate. No ramp work or climbing in and out doors. Every driver dispatches with an electric power jack. If you have to use the handtruck the cases are light. Nothing too heavy. Mostly chips and cookies. Cases of soda is about as heavy as ot gets. We drive 48ft reefers with a few 28ft pups and straight trucks. Youll have to be able to drive all equipment. Most days are between 10-12 hours, some shorter or longer. Many senior drivers here , which to me , means the company is doing something right. Normal daily gripes about routing or not wanting to do certain stops but just ignore that. Top performers are rewarded, management is very open and responsive to suggestions and back the driver when issues arise. You just have to be honest with yourself and understand that safety and customer service are key with Vistar. As long as you understand that, youll enjoy working here.
Plenty of opportunities for advancement.  Nearly the entire transportation leadership members are former Vistar drivers, so they understand your concerns but also know when you're just blowing smoke. They talk to you on the same level as peers, but will hold you accountable. The hardest part of the job is dealing with the early morning hours, usually 3am dispatches and hearing over complainers in the morning bad mouthing the company while they stuff their faces with free breakfast and coffee.  I avoid the negative people and find that this is a good place to work. This is a great driving job, turned career for me.  It won't break your back, you'll feed your family and see them too! It beats any other food service driving job I've had.

My experience working at Vistar Performance Food Group was challenging and, at times, very stressful. In my opinion, the workplace environment often felt inconsistent, and I experienced issues with communication, favoritism, and how employee concerns were handled.

During my time there, I felt certain situations were handled unfairly and without clear communication. I was placed under an internal review related to prior employment verification after documents had already been previously accepted through a third-party process. The situation created significant stress and uncertainty, and I personally felt the process lacked transparency and consistency.

After returning from a leave of absence, I found the work environment difficult to navigate and emotionally draining. I did not feel adequately supported when trying to address workplace concerns, and communication from management and HR did not always feel constructive or solution-oriented.

The job itself can be manageable, and there are hardworking employees throughout the company, but I believe improvements could be made in management communication, employee support, consistency in investigations, and overall workplace culture. Employees should feel respected, heard, and treated fairly when raising concerns or asking questions.

What is the best part of working at the company?
The people were a phenomenal group of professionals.  Otherwise, I had my reasons for terminating employment with Vistar.  I only wish them continued success in the future.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Lack of support to cover the amount of work required to perform my duties. The position should've been performed by two individuals and not one. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
The office itself was tasteful and laid out very comfortably. The world was coming out of the pandemic and I do not believe that any company was fully structured to handle the work volume after such a global event. They were very supportive with PTO time when needed and remote capability was tremendous. The benefits were simply outstanding. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
A tremendous amount of phone calls from clients and vendors, resolving supply chain issues, establishing new clients, entering promotions into the AS400 environment, maintaining those promotions, and coordinating with high volume retailers - which was nearly impossible at times, but you were never bored or lacked work.

Was there for four months. For the first 3 months they overwork you. About 95% don’t make it past this which is why they’re always hiring. Five days a week of forced overtime, could be up to 14 hour days. If you choose to leave after making your 8-10hrs they give you points no matter what. After 17 points you’re fired. Some full timers leave very early without consequences but if you’re an actual good worker they will use/threaten to write up or point you. Scheduling personal days are a mess. Even if you have the time, they still like to hand out points. All around warehouse moral is extreme low. Management likes to play favorites. The scoring system follows whoever gets the better orders. They state during the hiring process to make lots of incentives but if the orders are terrible and you’re overworked, good luck making any extra money and/or maintaining speed. Management claim we can go to them with issues then start to get an attitude when you approach an issue. They give us all the borderline expired and damaged foods which is a low blow. Eating that bowl of salad might make you wanna end the day short. The most work I’ve seen the management do is right before their end of year inspection. There’s lots more but I’ll let you decide for yourself. 

Management is very very poor they try and give points for every little thing you do  like you don't have a life outside this place very ungrateful. You can get hired to pick /pack and be loading trucks or you have to do both through out the day. They are always saying team work but management will never help u with anything neither will a team leader talk about lead by example. If you have a voice or opinion don't work here moving up in the company and learning new things don't hold your breath seriously. They really talk so rough to people and the favoritism stands and they wonder why the turnover rate is so high. The company only care about what benefits them for instance the weather was  kinda bad so people was skeptical to come in just because people call in they made the next day mandatory will take five points really like think about somebody other then your self and be respectful.  You put up with all this and people are coming through the door making the same as people who has been there for 2 and 3 years. 

To start off, an order gets sent to your wrist scanner. If it's not obvious, you have to ask the lead handing out the orders how many pallets the order must be built on. Each order has a certain amount of time in which it.must be completed. Now, the timer only includes picking time. It does not allow tme for getting empty pallets to start picking, making boxes, travel time around the warehouse, wrapping pallets or dropping them in their assigned door. Despite this, they want you to work at 90% efficiency. So, if you're single picking, you better be moving at top speed because, with the exception of the assigned break times, your timer never stops. If you can't maintain 90% percent efficiency, you won't be working here long. The company wants robots not workers. I lost count of the number of trainees I saw come and go. 
   If you can deal with being constantly micromanaged, the long hours and the ridiculous pick times, this is the job for you. 

I quit and said"packing boxes just wasnt for me" but really it was my bosses attitude. Didnt mind the work,just his condescending rudeness. the only teamwork present here is when a few get in trouble, we all deal with the consequences as a whole.was told we're here to work not socialize, as a group.(duh its work and i also wasnt much of a talker as it was but whatever) which is why I quit speaking to almost everyone and was told to pick the pace up(yet im reminded repeatedly that im expendable and can be replaced,why would i be motivated?), yet there are people who do less than me.would not reccomend if working up stairs. Talks down to and belittles everyone as a group, instead of handling it indivually. Again, also liked to remind us we're expendable and can be replaced, why would I be motivated when being reminded repeatedly?Has worse social skills than a socially awkward highschooler. was considering inquiring if they did forklift Certifs.Decided to just leave.

You start off hyped up and excited and then you start getting to work and realize there's not a lot that they promised or lived up to once you get out to the warehouse world. Safety or even production numbers. either their cluesless or they don't care. Very unorganized and everything is the warehouse selectors fault even if you didn't do it. Warehouses like this shouldn't exist. They take advantage of you and then expect you to keep taking and taking. The production numbers are not set up for you to come in and succeed it takes a year at best before you even start hitting production numbers. It's not designed for newcomers to succeed that's why the sign on bonus is so high. it's unclean and you're expected to do more because order selecting isn't enough and it's the lower job of the warehouse. Not what they promised and I'm not even sure why they do these safety protocols before you start your first day you could tell within a week it's not even close to what you were promised.

Vistar has an a problem facing and handling its issues whether that be outdated processes or problem employees including management.  Issues at Vistar only became worse during the COVID outbreak especially when management was regularly overheard discussing how precautions were over exaggerated and unnecessary. Employees were never told if they were exposed to COVID positive individuals which they were over and over. Employees were also intimidated to not discuss employment or safety concerns with one another and were regularly reminded how bad unions are for employees. The CEO would send out regular updates about the company's stock and stockholders but rarely updates about COVID safety.
I would only work here on a short term basis. Compensation is okay at best.
Only saw people let go for stealing or for lack of work within the company. 

Management is the most toxic I've ever seen. Its a union company so they hire ballbreaking managers to harass the workers and keep them in line. Even when you're doing everything right, its still wrong and everything always has to be a big confrontation where the manager will yell, argue and cuss at you. When you see that caller ID, you know its going to be a clash.

Management will hound you on everything you do, and as has happened with me personally, will make things up and accuse you of things you didn't even do.

The pay is good and the union rate is cheap although they don't do a lot for you compared to other unions.

Most routes are overnight 2 day runs so you can expect to spend half your week sleeping in hotels until you can get enough seniority to work strictly local routes.

If you're okay with the unnecessary drama then the pay is worth it and the company overall is pretty good.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Truck driver 3 salaries reported	$26.50 per hour
Order picker 6 salaries reported	$19.31 per hour
Warehouse associate 2 salaries reported	$23.50 per hour
Forklift operator 5 salaries reported	$22.00 per hour
Customer service representative 1 salary reported	$19.00 per hour

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