Delivery Driver Apprentice

Intercity Packers Ltd.; Milton; On-site; CAD 22,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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

Extensive Training

Local routes - guaranteed to be home every day

Family culture and advancement opportunities

Job summary

Intercity Packers Ltd. is seeking a Delivery Driver Apprentice in Milton, Ontario. Ideal candidates should be hardworking, physically fit, and customer-oriented. The apprenticeship offers on-the-job training to upgrade from a 'DZ' to 'AZ' license.

Responsibilities include sorting and delivering food products, ensuring safe deliveries, and maintaining customer relationships. Benefits include competitive wages, medical coverage after 30 days, and local routes ensuring you're home daily.

Qualifications

• Must be at least 18 years of age or older.
• Must possess a valid G driver’s license with a clean driving record.
• Ability to deal with change positively.

Responsibilities

• Sort and unload food products at customer locations using ramps and stairs.
• Verify product delivery at customer location.
• Provide exceptional service to maintain quality customer relationships.

Skills

Customer oriented

Physically fit

Effective communication

Team player

Education

High school diploma or educational equivalent

Job description

## Delivery Driver ApprenticeApplylocations: Milton, Ontariotime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todayjob requisition id: R-53725Welcome 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...Delivery Driver Apprentice**Job Description:**Here’s a once in a lifetime opportunity for those looking to build a career as a local delivery driver.The Gordon Food Service (GFS) team is looking at hiring Delivery Driver Apprentices. If you’re a physically active person who’s hard working, disciplined, customer oriented and enjoys working in a fast paced environment, this could be the place for you. If you are someone who values responsibility, teamwork and building relationships on honesty, there's a seat at our table for you.Our apprenticeship program is designed to facilitate a gradual license upgrade to \"DZ\" to “AZ” potentially within a year. Throughout this time, you will receive on-the-job training by working as a helper alongside our experienced Drivers.**Driver Apprentice Position Highlights:*** Location: GFS Milton Distribution Centre* Workday is typically 10-13 hours, 4 day work week.* Shifts range from Monday to Saturday with an approximate start time between 3:00am and 5:00am.* Base Rate: $22.44 per hour (Starting)* Anticipate up to 18 daily stops to varied locations such as Restaurants, Hospitals, Nursing Homes, Schools, Colleges, Grocery Stores etc.* Apprentice plays a critical role in supporting daily operations, ensuring safe deliveries & representing GFS with professionalism at every customer location.**Responsibilities include:*** Manually sorting and unloading food products and hand-wheeling them into the customer locations using ramps and occasionally stairs* Performing product delivery verification at the customer location* Providing exceptional service to build and maintain quality customer relationships* Following health and safety and safe work procedures* Follow company policies and procedures**Qualifications & Skills Required:*** Must be at least 18 years of age or older* High school diploma/ educational equivalent* Must possess a valid G driver’s license with a clean driving record* Must be able to sit, stand, kneel, crouch, crawl, push/pull* Physically fit to repeatedly lift, stack, pull and carry heavy items (up to 90 lbs) unassisted or may use dolly type equipment to deliver products to customers* Previous manual labour/ hand bombing experience is preferred* Ability to work in a variety of weather, temperature and road conditions* Effective communication with English fluency* Demonstrate consistent positive attitude* Ability to deal with change positively* A “people-oriented” person who enjoys the customer interactions* Time-management skills.* Team player with strong work ethics**What We Offer:*** Competitive Wage rate* Medical, Dental, and Prescription Drug benefits after 30 days of employment* Extensive Training* Local routes - guaranteed to be home every day!* Family culture and advancement opportunities* Working for a company who genuinely cares for their people.* Financial incentives.This is an opportunity to build a long-term career with a stable and growing company.**NOTE:***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.*