Full Time Van Delivery Driver

Gordon Food Service Store LLC is a prominent retail division of Gordon Food Service, a leading foodservice distributor operating over 170 locations primarily in the Midwest region of the United States. The company is well-known for supplying a wide range of quality food products to various customers such as small foodservice operators, families, non-profit organizations, and caterers. With a strong presence in Michigan, including its store located at 3800 Carpenter Rd, Ypsilanti, MI, Gordon Food Service Store offers a fast-paced retail environment that balances professional work with opportunities for personal growth and development. The company emphasizes a customer-centric approach, striving to create an environment where the "Customer is King," and sets the bar high for customer satisfaction in the retail industry.

This particular opportunity is for a Van Delivery Driver position, with an hourly pay rate of $20. The employment incorporates a schedule that includes Monday through Saturday from 7 AM to 8 PM and Sunday from 9 AM to 6 PM. Gordon Food Service Store is closed on major holidays such as Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's Day, and Easter, ensuring employees have important holidays off to spend with their families. The company also boasts a high internal promotion rate and offers various development programs aimed at fostering career growth for its employees.

In the role of Van Delivery Driver, you will be responsible for ensuring courteous, timely, and accurate delivery of products along variable daily routes. This role involves operating a delivery van professionally and safely while practicing attention to detail and safe work habits. Beyond delivery responsibilities, the position includes assisting with store operations either before or after completing daily delivery duties. The delivery tasks include accurately locating and picking orders for wholesale customers, maintaining positive customer relationships, and performing daily pre-trip and post-trip vehicle inspections to ensure the vehicle and equipment are functioning safely.

Within the store, drivers also support cashiering processes by ensuring efficient and accurate processing of customer purchases through point-of-sale systems, as well as safeguarding assets including cash and merchandise by adhering to established policies and procedures. Additionally, the role involves receiving and merchandising products with a focus on proper rotation, product quality, planogram compliance, and store organization across shelving, freezers, coolers, and backroom inventory.

Gordon Food Service Store values the health and wellbeing of its employees and offers a comprehensive benefits package to eligible staff. This includes profit-sharing, a 401(k) retirement plan, employee assistance programs, 24/7 mental health support through ComPsych, and employee purchase discounts of 10%. Further, the company provides an extensive discount program through Beneplace and access to affordable health insurance plans, including prescription, dental, and vision coverage. Additional support includes short-term and long-term disability insurance, paid time off (PTO), flexible scheduling options, company note savings programs, fully paid maternity leave for 12 weeks, and free health management resources.

This role requires specific qualifications aimed at ensuring safe and effective delivery service. Candidates should possess at least one year of delivery driving experience along with experience in a customer service-related role. Candidates must hold an unrestricted Standard Operator's License and maintain a clean driving record, free of drug or alcohol offenses in the past five years. Applicants must be at least 18 years old and successfully pass pre-employment screenings including drug tests, criminal background checks, and motor vehicle reports. Physical requirements include the ability to use a two-wheel cart carrying loads up to 350 pounds and safely lift up to 70 pounds.

Gordon Food Service Store fosters an inclusive and respectful workplace culture, committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or disability. They also maintain tobacco-free and drug-free workplaces. Candidates invited for interviews who currently work for a Gordon Food Service customer must provide a letter of support from their management. This stipulation reflects the company's commitment to maintaining professional relationships and high standards across all partnerships.

Joining Gordon Food Service Store means joining a company dedicated not only to customer excellence but also to empowering and developing its team members. If you are driven by the opportunity to deliver exceptional service and enjoy a dynamic working atmosphere with growth opportunities and a robust benefits package, this Van Delivery Driver position offers an ideal opportunity for you.