Class 1 Local Delivery Driver

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...

What We Offer

• Family culture
• Pay for performance incentive program after 3 months
• Starting rate of $24 per hour, move to $25.50 in 6 months, and $27 in 12 months!
• Profit Sharing
• Local routes --> guaranteed to be home every day!
• Company matching RRSP
• 125 year, family owned and operated company history
• Career advancement opportunities
• FULL flex benefits program
• Medical, Dental, Prescription Drug, and EFAP Benefits after 30 days of employment

Are you a Class 1 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!

What We Require

• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing
• Must be goal oriented with a positive, “can do” attitude
• Previous professional driving experience is preferred
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment
• Strong communication and customer service skills with English fluency
• Physically fit and able to repeatedly lift, stack, pull and carry heavy items (up to 80 lbs)
• This position requires punctuality and attention to detail
• Ability to work in a variety of weather, temperature and road conditions
• Valid Class 1/AZ driver’s license with a clean commercial driver’s abstract and a minimum of 1 year of experience

Responsibilities Include

• 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)
• Performing product delivery verification at the customer location and maintaining customer invoices
• Following health and safety and safe work procedures
• Providing exceptional service to build and maintain quality customer relationships
• Conducting routine pre/post-trip truck inspections and maintaining accurate records of delivery routes, temperature logs, count sheets and incident reporting
• Operating straight trucks or trailers safely and professionally to transport goods and materials over urban, short inter-urban and rural routes

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 [email protected] and use the words “Accommodation Request” in your subject line.