Location
Prince George, BC | Canada
Job description
Description
The Driver provides pick-up and delivery services to donors, clients & customers by exercising safe and careful driving and material handling procedures.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Ensures the safe and careful handling of all deliveries, donations, kettle & other funds while protecting property, including donations & vehicles
- Takes responsibility for daily and overall safety, maintenance, operation of vehicle, & records of such. Washing and cleaning of vehicle.
- Provides customers and donors with courteous and diplomatic service
- Maintains knowledge of legislative and company policies such as Health & Safety Regulations, provincial and municipal highway traffic acts
- Performs circle checks of trucks and maintains truck logs
- Loads and unloads goods at the warehouse, destinations, and other storage facilities.
- Data entry of incoming and out going loads.
- Cleans bins, garbage, general cleaning of shipping area
- Unloading of truck can be somewhat labour intensive.
- Performs other duties as assigned
- Driving duties to pick up and deliver food and material donations, as needed
- May assist in processing raw materials by unloading, sorting, packing, storing, loading the donations; protects the integrity of the donations
- May assist with selecting donations for store distribution, meeting established standards of quality and distinguishing between discarded and good quality merchandise according to company standards
- May assist with meeting assigned daily targets; counts, weighs and records incoming and outgoing donations
- Complies with all safety procedures and in/outdoor tidy maintaineance guidelines
- May operate warehouse equipment such as a power jack
- Performs other duties as required
QUALIFICATIONS AND EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS:
Education/Certifications:
- High school diploma
- A valid BC Class 5 Driver’s License supported by a clean Driver’s Abstract
Experience:
- Up to 12 months of prior related experience, including experience with warehouse processing or goods distribution and knowledge of lifting guidelines are an asset
PREFERRED SKILLS/CAPABILITIES:
- Experience in sorting food and goods
- Punctuality, reliability, trustworthiness
- Required to lift and/move more than 40 pounds
- May operate warehouse equipment such as power jack
- Focused and able to work under pressure
- Able to work independently
- Able to comply to with all applicable traffic laws
HOURS:
Successful candidates, prior to hiring, may be required to provide:
- Background check consent.
- A clear vulnerable sector screening.
- A clean drivers abstract.
The Salvation Army will provide reasonable accommodation upon request. Please let us know if you have a need for any accommodation.
We thank all applicants, however, only those candidates to be interviewed will be contacted. Internal Applicants, must advise your managing supervisor of your intentions prior to submitting your application.
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