Warehouse & Delivery Assistant

GCHC; Guelph; On-site; CAD 21,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

Guelph Community Health Centre is seeking a part-time Warehouse and Delivery Associate for The SEED Community Food Warehouse. The role supports food distribution to community organizations, schools, and households across Guelph and surrounding areas, with duties from receiving shipments to delivering orders and maintaining a safe warehouse.

Ideal candidates are available to work about 21 hours per week on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, may drive to Etobicoke occasionally, and have a valid G

Qualifications

• Understanding of food insecurity and local community needs.
• Availability to work 21 hours per week on a regular basis.
• Valid G Driver's license is required.
• Criminal record check is mandatory.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs.
• Proficiency with Excel and Word.
• Able to work as part of a team and independently.
• Commitment to equity and anti-oppressive practices.
• Punctual and reliable.

Responsibilities

• Deliver food to community organizations, schools, and Fresh Food Rx participants along routes.
• Receive incoming food and warehouse shipments; verify quantities and quality; report discrepancies.
• Assist with inventory management and updating product information.
• Pickup and deliver with partner organizations, including Etobicoke, with adherence to traffic laws and safety procedures.
• Maintain a clean, safe warehouse environment; manage garbage, recycling, and compost routines.
• Welcome and assist volunteers, drivers, partners, and visitors; provide guidance.
• Safely operate warehouse equipment; training provided (forklifts, pallet carts, sweepers).
• Serve as a keyholder for opening/closing procedures and security checks.

Skills

Food insecurity awareness

Driver's license (G)

Criminal record check

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Lifting up to 50 lbs

Team player

Punctual

Equity & anti-oppressive practice

Tools

Forklift operation

Electric pallet carts

Job description

EMPLOYMENT STATUS: Part-Time, 6 month contract

HOURS/WEEK: up to 28 hours per week

What We Live By:

• Our Vision: A community without barriers to health and wellbeing
• Our Mission: We work with our community to promote and sustain health and wellbeing for all
• Our Values: Compassion, Social Justice, Courage, Integrity, Adaptability

Guelph Community Health Centre prioritizes people who face barriers to health and accessing services, and people who identify as:

• Homeless or at risk of homelessness
• Living on low income
• Newcomers to Canada with language barriers
• Having moderate to severe mental health and/or addiction issues
• Having moderate to severe disabilities
• Indigenous First Nations, Inuit and Métis
• Black, mixed race and racialized populations
• Experiencing intersectional oppression
• 2SLGBTQIA+
• Vulnerable children and their families experiencing conflict, isolation or attachment struggles

The SEED's Vision: Everyone in Guelph-Wellington has enough good food to be well.

The SEED's Mission: To run programs and social enterprises that increase physical and financial access to nutritious food among people facing food insecurity.

The Warehouse and Delivery Associate plays an important role in the SEED's food distribution network, helping ensure nutritious food reaches community organizations, schools, and households throughout Guelph, Wellington, and Dufferin. Working from The SEED Community Food Warehouse, volunteers support the receiving, preparation, loading, and delivery of food, including grocery orders for Fresh Food Rx participants. By assisting with the safe and efficient movement of food from the warehouse to the community, the Warehouse and Delivery Associates help increase food access and strengthen local food food security for those who need it most.

Principal Job Duties:

• Deliver food to community organizations, schools, and Fresh Food Rx participants along established routes.
• Receive incoming food and warehouse shipments, verify quantities and quality against orders and invoices, and communicate any discrepancies.
• Assist with inventory management, including maintaining accurate inventory counts and updating product information as required.
• Pickups and deliveries with partner organizations in Etobicoke, requiring regular highway driving and strict adherence to all traffic laws, safety procedures, and MTO regulations.
• Maintain a clean, safe, and organized warehouse environment, including stacking skids, sweeping, and managing garbage, recycling, and compost procedures.
• Welcome and assist volunteers, delivery drivers, partner organizations, and visitors by answering questions and providing guidance.
• Safely operate warehouse equipment such as forklifts, electric pallet carts, manual pump carts, and industrial floor sweepers (training provided).
• Serve as a keyholder when required, completing warehouse opening and closing procedures, including door checks, alarms, and lighting.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Understanding of Food Insecurity: Knowledge of the causes and effects of food insecurity, particularly within the Guelph-Wellington community.

• Availability: Available to work 21 hours per week on a regular, ongoing basis. Monday's, Tuesday, and Thursdays, some mornings with an earlier start time.

• Valid G Driver's license

• Criminal record check

• Able to lift up to 50lbs consistently

• A working understanding of Excel and Word software

• Ability to work as an effective member of a team as well as individually

• Commitment to equity and anti-oppressive practices

• Punctual and reliable

We know that experience comes in many forms. If you have some of these qualities and are excited about this opportunity, then we want to hear from you.

Guelph Community Health Centre is committed to employment equity and encourages applications from all qualified candidates, including individuals from priority populations who may identify as 2SLGBTQIA+, persons with disabilities, Indigenous, First Nations, Inuit and Metis individuals, and members of Black and other racialized communities.

We thank, in advance, those who apply, but will contact only those who qualify for interviews. If at any stage in the selection process you require accommodation, please let us know the nature of the required accommodation.

We require that all finalist applicants undergo a Criminal Record Check and Vulnerable Sector Screen through their local Police Services Branch prior to start date.