Full Time- Driver- Shipper/receiver

**Full Time Driver
- Shipper/Receiver at our Little Italy location (10878 95 Street) in Edmonton, AB**

**Want to enjoy a free lunch every shift and a yearly bonus?**

**Join us in our mission to “Connect community through food and cultural experience”** Working at the Italian Centre Shop is like being part of our family. We value, reward, and promote team members who are passionate about food, family, community and committed to doing a great job.

**Duties and responsibilities**:

- Adhere to shipping and receiving policies/procedures
- Loading and unloading products from trucks
- Receive merchandise and ensure the shipment content matches invoices/orders
- Pick, pack, seal, and label products to prepare for shipping
- Stock shelves with received shipments, using the appropriate sorting/organization system and equipment
- Move products around warehouse using pallet jack
- Aware and follow basic inventory and waste guidelines
- Work collaboratively as a team and assist other teams when required
- Maintaining clean and organized working environment
- Occasionally using company vehicle to deliver customer orders around Edmonton
- Performs additional duties provided by management

1. **External Customer**:

- Reviews and verifies invoices and purchase requests to ensure accuracy
- Prepare, load and deliver a wide variety of Italian Centre Shop products to clients, within the city and surrounding areas as requested
- Review order with client upon delivery; double checking order against invoice
- Establishes and maintains outstanding relations with customers
- Engage with customers; answering questions and promoting product and services; enhancing loyalty, sales and profits
- Assist in loading and unloading of products from trucks in a safe manner
- Process transactions accurately and efficiently by reviewing the packing/delivery slips and invoices
- Pick, pack seal and label product to ensure they are ready for shipment
- Delivers high-quality products to our customers in a safe, courteous, and timely manner

2. **Internal Customer**:

- Follow all ICS policies and procedures within the department
- Present and maintains a safe work environment
- Professional and respectful verbal and written communication
- Assists other drivers who may need assistance/are behind on their route
- Assists with Warehouse duties once driving route(s) are completed, which may include receiving, picking orders, cleaning or any other duties as directed by Manager

3. **Ambassador**:

- Promote a positive company image by actively engaging with employees, customers, suppliers and the community
- Represent ICS both in and out of the store
- Ensure truck is cleaned and well maintained to positively represent ICS, regularly cleaning, inside and out. Driver and any passengers must also refrain from smoking in company vehicles

4. **Budget and Finance**:

- Ensure a log is kept of all returns, including the reason for the return (wrong product, unaware of price etc.); reporting returns to Manager daily
- Adhere to posted schedule
- Aware of and follow basic inventory and waste guidelines

5. **Maintenance**:

- Complete a safety check of vehicle prior to leaving ICS, including checking for damage and doing signal and brake checks
- Ensure regular maintenance of truck is completed, including checking oil, fluids, tires, signals and brakes; advise Manager immediately of any maintenance needs
- Complete logs as requested from Manager

**Physical requirements**:

- Long periods of standing and walking
- Frequent bending and twisting
- Manual and repetitive tasks
- Ability to work in Cooler/Freezer for various periods of time
- Individuals will be required to lift, move, and push up to 50lbs

**Qualifications**

**Education**:

- High School or GED from an accredited school system or program is preferred.

**Experience**:

- A minimum of two-year experience in a warehouse role.
- A minimum of two-year experience in a customer focused role
- Valid Class 5 Driver’s license and clean drivers abstract
- Ability to lift up to and including 50 lbs, unassisted

**Skills and Abilities**:

- Excellent listening skills and communication skills, both verbal and written
- Forklift Certificate Required
- Ability to work under pressure, in a fast paced environment
- Work independently with little direct supervision
- Ability to work cohesively as part of a team
- Superior Customer Service skills
- Familiarity with local streets, neighborhoods, and routes