Az Drivers for 8 Week Spring Contract

Bradford Greenhouses, awarded Canada’s Best Managed Companies since 2018, is a long-established family owned and operated business dating back to 1961, carrying with us for sixty plus years traditional values of integrity and commitment to customer service engrained by the founder Francis Ferragine.

We are well renowned as a retail/wholesale leader and a good responsible corporate citizen in Central Ontario.

Environmentally friendly; Bradford Greenhouses capture rainwater in cisterns for plant watering, heat glass houses with natural solar heat, engage in plastic product recycling, retailer’s plastic collection/recycle program, heat recovery systems on boilers, and composting organic materials for garden soils.

Community aware Bradford Greenhouses is fortunate to provide community support through such items as the Poinsettia Program (school fundraiser), and golf tournament (Roots for Youth Foundation).

Believing that diversity brings in creativity and teamwork, we annually hire a great mix of students, retirees, regular full time, seniors, and seasonal staff who better serve our diverse community.

Bradford Greenhouses offers health/dental benefits, employee discounts, job advancement opportunities, supplemental training, wrapped in a culture of learning and empowering people to be motivated toward company goals.

In today’s modern world, it is an exciting time of change. We are blending core values to create a culture that enhances and enriches a work/life balance with the growing needs of the company. Collectively in this common ground, we can continuously improve to reap the rewards from the “Seeds of Change”.

**Here we **GROW** again As we gear up for our busy Spring season, Bradford Greenhouses is looking to expand our team of AZ Drivers If you are looking for a quick, 8-week gig this spring (April-May), this is a great opportunity for you**

**Reports To**

Shipping & Receiving Manager

**Summary**

The individual(s) in this position’s main role is to deliver both large and small products from the retail location to the residences and/or offices of our retail customers. This individual will also support the retail and office environment by delivering and/or picking up supplies as required.

Although deliveries are the primary function of this individual, the individual in this position will be expected to work in the other area(s) in the retail environment when there are no deliveries to complete.

**Job Duties**
- Receive delivery requests
- Review delivery schedule periodically throughout the day to ensure that all deliveries will be completed as committed to the customer
- Ensure product is delivered within the time frame committed to the client
- Load product into the delivery vehicle
- Retrieve maps/directions of location where delivery will occur
- Unload product and place product in accordance with the directions on the delivery receipt.
- Return undeliverable products to the appropriate area (i.e. Flower shop, wholesale)
- Return all completed delivery receipts to Customer Service for tracking
- Conduct basic maintenance on delivery vehicles: gas, oil, windshield washer fluid etc...
- Clean both interior and exterior of delivery vehicles as required.
- Maintain a log of all deliveries completed, recording time of departure and time returned.
- Delivery drivers assist in store with various activities when deliveries are not available. This may include but is not limited to: setting up displays, moving products, assisting customers, bagging products etc...
- Ensure that all activities are being conducted with customer service in mind
- Communicate to Customer Service or Shipping Office of any potential delivery concerns/delays so that they may be relayed to the customer.
- Conduct all activities in accordance with the Health and Safety Policies and Procedures.
- Coordinate with other supervisors, leads, and managers to obtain maximum use of resources.
- Plan for manpower and equipment needs.
- Ensure compliance with company standards for cost control, waste reduction, quality, safety, and complete and on-time delivery.
- Manage material requirements to increase inventory turns and reduce levels on hand.
- Provide leadership for problem resolution to facilitate faster improvements and improved working relationships.
- Provide leadership for employee relations through effective communications, coaching, training, and development.
- Lead and participate with quality and productivity improvement initiatives.
- Identify and determine quality and productivity related problems and solutions.
- Maintain and adhere to all company policies and procedures.
- Perform other tasks as may be assigned.

***Requirements**:

- Able to communicate in a positive manner to all customers (both internal and external).
- Current Ontario class AZ driver's license.
- Ownership of tractor is an asset.
- Able to review the daily deliveries and conduct them in an efficient and timely manner.
- Enjoys bot