Location: Teeswater
Department: Bulk Milk Hauling - Teeswater
Reports to: Supervisor, Bulk Hauling
Status: Full-time
The starting hourly pay rate for the role is $34.65 based on experience and qualifications. Plus bonus, comprehensive benefits, retirement savings plan, paid vacation, and other perks and opportunities.
The Role and Candidate:
Reporting to the Supervisor, Bulk Hauling, the scope of this position involves the transportation of liquid goods from plants and/or farms to other facilities in a safe and timely manner. Other responsibilities include loading and offloading trucks and other duties as assigned by management.
Key Responsibilities:
- Operate trucks and equipment as per standard operating procedures
- Complete log books and run sheets accurately and thoroughly each day
- Weigh volume of milk and record in log
- Grade milk, take, store and deliver samples
- Provide exemplary customer service to all customers
- Assist in loading and offloading of trucks if needed
- Food Safety & Quality responsibility as outlined in SOPs & other training materials provided and accurate record keeping
- Attend prescribed courses and training as required
Qualifications & Competencies:
- Valid Ontario Driver’s License
- "AZ" classification: “A” license, "Z" Airbrake Endorsement
- Valid Milk Grader’s License (training to be provided)
- Minimum high school diploma and/or related CPG or food warehousing experience
- Knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), including excellent sanitary habits and possess knowledge of Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP)
- Ability to work as an individual and in a team environment
- Ability to be flexible in terms of shift work and perform other duties as required
- Physically capable of performing the demands of the job and ability to multi-task
- Accurate when working with calculations
- Clean driving abstract
Physical Demands:
- Sitting for extended length of time
- Standing and walking for considerable length of time
- Moderate lifting of materials up to maximum 25kgs
Working Environment:
- Regular exposure to long duration of driving and frequent interruptions. Occasional exposure to dust and extreme temperatures
Shift Details: 8-13 hour shifts totaling 40-60 hrs weekly (approx.) Hours worked may vary dependent on volumes, routes and/or traffic and weather conditions
Gay Lea Foods is a leading Canadian dairy co-operative renowned for producing high-quality, nutritious dairy products that Canadian families love and trust. From farm to table, our 1,200 farmer members in Ontario and Manitoba, and more than 1,200 employees across four provinces, work together to nourish communities through award-winning brands including Gay Lea, Nordica, Salerno, Bothwell Cheese, and more. As part of its deeply rooted, balanced commitment to people, profit, and planet, Gay Lea Foods proudly invests one percent of pre-tax earnings back into Canadian communities through a national food security partnership with Second Harvest, and the community-building efforts of the Gay Lea Foundation. To learn more, visit gayleafoods.com.
Gay Lea Foods is an equal-opportunity employer and values diversity in our workplace.
Reasonable accommodation is available upon request throughout our recruitment and selection process.
Gay Lea Foods may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support aspects of the recruitment process, including screening and assessment.
We are currently accepting applications for this open position.
Thank you for your interest in Gay Lea Foods.
Wishing you all the best with your career search!
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: $34.65 per hour
Benefits:
- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- RRSP match
- Store discount
- Vision care
Experience:
- Commercial driving: 2 years (required)
Licence/Certification:
Work Location: In person
