Dock Maintenance - Night Shift

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Position Summary

Maintains tidiness of dock areas and zones to be in orderly condition.

Shift: Sunday to Thursday (9:00PM to 5:00AM)

Essential Functions

• Remove dunnage from trailers and prep them for loading
• Collect, stack and organize pallets
• Remove overflow of pallets from zones
• Assist putting decant/top off pallets in the infeed
• Assist in the removal of “Top Off” pallets from the outfeed to be staged and loaded at the appropriate door.
• Load pallet trailer and maintain general tidiness of the dock

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities

• Employees in all warehouse positions must be able to immediately perceive auditory warning signals such as bells, alarms, and horns that are used to warn employees of the start-up, movement, or approach of equipment (including forklifts, turrets, overhead cranes, conveyors, trucks, and other equipment operated inside or outside the warehouse), mechanical abnormalities, and similar risk situations during warehouse operations.
• Ability to work independently and within team environment
• Must have basic computer skills utilizing windows based software
• Ability to read and understand information on a Material Safety Data Sheet, and adhere to safety regulations and procedures
• Must be able to operate powered industrial vehicle (PIV), vacuum cleaner, and other various types of equipment.
• Ability to read, write and communicate in English

Working Conditions

• Freezer is approximately –18°C. Freezer equipment including thermal suits, gloves and boots are provided.
• Cooler is approximately 1 - 2°C. Employees often wear jogging pants, sweatshirts, and a light jacket.
• Occasionally lifting up to 50 lbs and exposure to various food-safe cleaning detergents and soaps.
• Employees are provided with a $250 annual clothing allowance. For the purchase of approved CSA steel toed boots, clothing or any combination of the two.
• There are approximately 60 employees working per shift.
• Grocery is warm. Employees often wear shorts and T-shirts year round.

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.