Home Delivery Driver

The Dufresne Group; Medicine Hat; On-site; CAD 32,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Market wages starting at $23/hr with 6

Raise to $24/hr after 6 months

Earn up to $2 more/hr based on perf

5-day work week

Educational assistance program

Excellent employee discounts

Employer Sponsored Retirement Savings

Career growth and development

Respectful and family-oriented culture

Job summary

The Dufresne Group in Medicine Hat is hiring a Home Delivery Driver to provide guests with a premium delivery experience, loading and unloading products into homes and ensuring safe, on-time service.

You will meet requirements including a high school diploma or GED, a valid Class 5 license with clean abstract, 6–12 months of delivery experience, strong communication, and physical stamina to lift up to 150 pounds.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED or equivalent.
• Valid Class 5 Driver’s license with a clean driving record.
• 6 months to 1 year of delivery driver experience.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Good physical condition with stamina to lift 50–150 pounds.
• Experience with hand tools is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Load and unload products into delivery vehicles.
• Conduct pre/post trip safety audits and meet regulatory requirements.
• Ensure products are properly wrapped and secured during transport.
• Drive scheduled routes safely and provide exceptional customer service.
• Deliver products to guests’ homes and assemble products when required.
• Follow all safety practices and company policies.

Skills

Driver's license

Delivery experience

Customer service

Communication skills

Physical stamina

Hand tools

Education

High school diploma / GED

Job description

Description

Our Distribution, Transportation and Repair team members play a critical role in our success. They are thorough in ensuring orders are properly fulfilled, committed to work safety, and passionate about providing an amazing guest experience. If you love working as a team and want to help Make Life Better for our guests and our communities, then we want you to join us!

We are hiring a Home Delivery Driverin Medicine Hat located at1921 Strachan Rd SE #115, reporting into our Calgary-based Transportation Manager.

If you pride yourself on your customer service skills this opportunity is for you!

As a Home Delivery Driver, you will provide our guests with a premium experience loading and unloading our product into their homes.

Ashley Canada - The Dufresne Group is committed to investing in our team members; we offer:

• Market competitive wages starting at $23 per hour with a performance-based increase after 6 months to $24;
• Ability to earn up to$2 more per hourbased on performance;
• 5-day work week;
• Educational assistance program;
• Excellent employee discounts;
• Employer Sponsored Retirement Savings Plan;
• Career growth and continuous development;
• Respectful and family-oriented working environment with strong company values

As the Home Delivery Driver, you will:

• Assist with the loading and unloading of products into the company’s delivery vehicles.
• Conduct “pre and post” trip audits as required to meet safety standards and regulatory requirements.
• Ensure all product is wrapped properly and securely within the company’s delivery vehicles.
• Complete all required Hours of Service (HOS) regulations and comply and present all HOS logs electronically when checked at a scale or stopped by the authorities.
• Safely and efficiently drive the scheduled route while keeping scheduling and providing exceptional customer service.
• Deliver product to the guest’s home following Company’s policies and procedures and assemble product when required.
• Conduct all activities safely and courteously with every effort to minimize damage to the product and the guest’s homes.
• Understand and follow all safe work practices and rules.
• Notify and reconcile any discrepancies and the completion of each delivery with the DCD (Delivery Completion Data) personnel.
• Ensure accurate completion of delivery work by using delivery tablets and taking required photos.
• Abide by all Federal, Provincial and Municipal regulations concerning commercial truck drivers.
• Communicate any issues (mechanical or otherwise) regarding the delivery truck.

As a successful candidate you will have the following:

• High school diploma, GED or equivalent skills and experience.
• Valid Class 5 Driver’s license held for at least 1 year with a clean Driver Abstract.
• 6 months to 1 year of Delivery Driver experience.
• Experience with hand tools is an asset.
• Effective written and oral communication skills.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to operate varying equipment (load securement, blankets, straps, etc.).
• Good physical condition with stamina to lift at least 50 – 150 pounds.
• Ability to adapt to change in a business environment.
• Ability to provide a high level of customer service.