AZ Local Truck Driver Windsor Depot

Gordon Food Service; Windsor; On-site; CAD 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A major food service company in Windsor, ON, is seeking an AZ Driver to deliver food products while providing excellent customer service. The role requires a valid AZ driver's license, physical fitness to lift heavy items, and strong communication skills. Successful candidates will enjoy a 4-day work week, a pay-for-performance incentive program, and the satisfaction of being home every night. This is a full-time position with various shifts required, including weekends.

Benefits

Pay-for-performance incentive program

4-day work week

Medical and dental benefits

Qualifications

• Valid AZ driver’s license with a clean commercial driver 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 varying weather conditions.

Responsibilities

• Provide exceptional service and maintain customer relationships.
• Sort and unload food products into customer locations.
• Operate trucks safely and professionally.
• Conduct pre/post-trip inspections and maintain delivery records.
• Verify product delivery at locations and maintain invoices.
• Follow health and safety procedures.

Skills

Inventory Control

Basic Math

Commercial Driving

Customer Service

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 and enjoys delivering excellent customer service while 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!

Driver Position Highlights

• Location: Windsor ON
• Shift: Day Shifts – 3 – 5 am start times, Monday to Friday (possibly Saturdays)

What We Offer

• 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 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 using ramps and occasionally stairs (approx. 600 – 1,000 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, safety and safe‑work procedures

Depot Specific Job Specifications

• 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 and business needs

We are 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. Because of this collaboration we’ve created an atmosphere that’s fun, supportive and alive with energy!

Equal Opportunity Statement

Gordon Food Service is an equal‑opportunity employer. We strive 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 a disability. If you require reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process due to a disability, please submit your request and use the words "Accommodation Request" in your subject line.

Key Skills

• Inventory Control
• Basic Math
• Paratransit
• Tanker Experience
• Van Driver
• Box Truck Experience
• Commercial Driving
• Commercial Vehicle Experience
• Delivery Driver Experience
• Manual Transmission Experience
• Driving
• Heavy Lifting

Employment Details

Employment Type: Full‑Time
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1