Warehouse/Driver

Loaves and Fishes is responsible for distributing food to those in need within Nanaimo and across Vancouver Island. Our warehouse is the main hub of our operations. There are a variety of tasks required daily to be accomplished. We have a diverse team of people dedicated to making Vancouver Island a better place - if you want to be a part of our dynamic team of hard working individuals, please apply!

MUST apply in person with Resume and Cover Letter at our warehouse, 210 Fry St. Ask for Don, Joel or Alex. Be prepared to discuss availability for 5 minutes. Best to come Mon-Fri 9am-5pm.

Duties include: driving truck, picking up food from grocery stores, unloading trucks, moving food around on pallet jacks, washing dirty bins, sorting food (including separating good food from unusable food), picking up empties (bottles) from our bottle donation bins, sorting empties, lifting boxes of food, building pallets, distributing food to various points in Nanaimo and across Vancouver Island.

NOTE - air brake endorsement is not required. All you need to drive our vehicles is a class 5 drivers license.

Full availability is a MUST. The right candidate will regularly be working weekends and a mix of shifts from early in the morning to late at night.

Being familiar with the operation of a 5ton truck, pallet jacks and forklifts are all assets - but not required. We can teach all the necessary skills.

The right candidate needs to be punctual, have a positive attitude and be prepared to integrate into a team environment.

Please note - this is a physical job. You need to be able to lift 50 lbs repetitively. The driving is broken up with LOTS of physical hand loading of trucks. This is NOT a driving only type of job. This position can start immediately.

After a 3 month probationary period we can offer a benefits package (medical and dental). The job comes with 2 weeks paid vacation time, based on a 40 hour work week.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Starting wage: $22.00 per hour

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: From $22.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Dental care
• Employee assistance program
• Extended health care
• Paid time off
• Vision care

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Evening shift
• Monday to Friday
• Morning shift
• Overtime
• Weekends as needed

Supplemental pay types:

• Overtime pay

Licence/Certification:

• Driving Licence (required)

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 2024-02-23