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About this role
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!
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We are hiring Home Delivery Drivers for our Mississauga Distribution Centre located at 333 Matheson Blvd West. 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.
This position is being posted to fill an immediate staffing need within the department. We are actively seeking qualified candidates who can step into the role and contribute to the team as soon as possible.
Ashley Canada - The Dufresne Group is committed to investing in our team members; we offer:
- Starting Rate: $21.00
- 6-Month Proficiency Rate: $22.00
- 4-day work week
- Comprehensive benefits plan, educational assistance program and excellent employee discounts
- Employer Sponsored Retirement Savings Plan
- Career growth and continuous development
- Respectful and family-oriented working environment with strong company values
- The opportunity to work at one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies
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 (with air a plus).
- 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 – 100 pounds.
- Ability to adapt to change in a business environment.
- Ability to provide a high level of customer service.
- Criminal Record Check is required.