AZ Local Truck Driver

Gordon Food Service; Owen Sound; On-site; CAD 36,000 - 51,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits after 30 days

Dental benefits after 30 days

Prescription drug benefits after 30d

Job summary

Gordon Food Service is seeking an AZ Driver for Owen Sound, ON. The role emphasizes delivering excellent customer service and safely operating straight trucks on local routes, with home daily expectations and a 4-day work week structure.

Competitive benefits begin after 30 days, including medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage, with opportunities for advancement within a family-oriented culture that values teamwork and integrity.

Qualifications

• Valid AZ driver’s license with a clean commercial driver’s abstract.
• Physically fit and able to repeatedly lift, stack, pull and carry heavy items (up to 80 lbs).
• Strong communication and customer service skills with English fluency.
• Previous professional driving experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Providing exceptional service to build and maintain quality customer relationships.
• Manually sorting and unloading food products and hand-wheeling them into customer locations with ramps and stairs as needed.
• Operating straight trucks or trailers safely to transport goods over urban, short inter-urban and rural routes.
• Performing pre/post-trip inspections and maintaining delivery records.

Skills

AZ Driver's license

Physically fit

Customer service

English fluency

Professional driving experience

Job description

Welcome to Gordon Food Service! We are excited that you are thinking about opportunities with us, and we have an amazing story to share. Here's a quick glance of who we are and the impact you could have on the food service industry. There's a seat at our table for you... Are you an AZ Driver who is physically fit, enjoys delivering excellent customer service, and working with a great team? Do you like being able to come home at the end of your shift and are you ready for a new challenge? If so, Gordon Food Service could be the place for you! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8Y717E3fqE

AZ Driver Position Highlights:

Location: Owen Sound, ON

Competitive hourly rate for first 3 months ($31.11 per hour)

Shift: Day

Shifts: 3 - 5 am start times, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday.

Pay for performance incentive program after 3 months

4 day work week with overtime opportunities (if applicable)

Medical, Dental, and Prescription Drug benefits available after 30 days of employment

Local routes -> guaranteed to be home every day!

Family culture and advancement opportunities

Skills, Knowledge and Ability Required:

• Valid AZ driver’s license with a clean commercial driver’s abstract
• Physically fit and able to repeatedly lift, stack, pull and carry heavy items (up to 80 lbs)
• Strong communication and customer service skills with English fluency
• Previous professional driving experience is preferred
• Ability to work in a variety of weather, temperature and road conditions

Responsibilities Include:

• Providing exceptional service to build and maintain quality customer relationships
• Manually sorting and unloading food products and hand-wheeling them into the customer locations with the use of ramps and occasionally stairs (approx. 600 - 1000 cases/shift)
• Operating straight trucks or trailers safely and professionally to transport goods and materials over urban, short inter-urban and rural routes
• Conducting routine pre/post-trip truck inspections and maintaining accurate records of delivery routes, temperature logs, count sheets and incident reporting
• Performing product delivery verification at the customer location and maintaining customer invoices
• Following health and safety and safe work procedures

DEPOT SPECIFIC JOB SPECIFICATIONS:

Please note that in addition to the above job description the following criteria are applicable for all of our depot specific positions:

• Flexibility to cover other nearby Depots as required.
• Flexibility to cover nearby depots for both deliveries, and/or night transit routes for vacation or sick coverage as needed
• Ability to work weekends is required
• Availability to work a full 10-13 hour shift is required.
• Understanding that hours fluctuate depending on weather business needs.

We're a company with integrity at its core. We believe in treating each other with respect and working as a team to get things done right. And because of this collaboration, we've created an atmosphere that's fun, supportive, and alive with energy!

We thank all applicants for their interest, however only those selected for the next step will be contacted.

Gordon Food Service is an equal opportunity employer.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however only those selected for the next stage will be contacted.

Gordon Food Service is an equal opportunity employer who strives to provide an inclusive work environment that involves everyone and embraces the diverse talent of its people.

All qualified applicants and employees will receive consideration for employment, or in terms or conditions of employment, without regard to any enumerated or analogous grounds of discrimination, including race, religious beliefs, colour, gender, gender identity, gender expression, physical disability, mental disability, age, ancestry, place of origin, marital status, source of income, family status, sexual orientation or status as a qualified individual with disability.

If you require reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process due to a disability, please submit your request to [e-mail] and use the words “Accommodation Request” in your subject line.

For more than 125 years, Gordon Food Service has delivered uncompromised quality and heartfelt service. From a butter-and-egg delivery service, it has grown into the largest family-operated foodservice business in North America. Today, the company serves customers from restaurants, to healthcare and education, across the U.S. and Canada through its distribution network and more than 180 retail stores.