Who we are:
Founded in 2006, Fortified Nutrition Limited manufactures and sells high quality, leading edge vitamin and mineral premixes and supplements for swine, dairy, beef and poultry producers and supports producers with a sales team across Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Montana. Fortified Nutrition is under the GVF Group of Companies umbrella and operates in close affiliation with Grand Valley Fortifiers who is a progressive and innovative leader in animal livestock nutrition.
Ours is a family business that cares about its employees and its community. We make sure that all our staff get what the best workers deserve: benefits, good wages and respect.
The role:
We're looking to add a Part Time Feed Delivery Driver to our Fortified Nutrition team in Morden Manitoba. Our delivery team helps maintain and grow the business and strives to build positive and long-lasting relationships with the customer. This is not simply a “pick up and drop off” delivery department. We're so much more than that. As a key member of our delivery team, you will make on-farm deliveries operating with a high level of professionalism, customer service, and care and will take care of general maintenance and repairs of your delivery vehicle. As the successful candidate for this role, you will be organized and efficient, mechanically inclined, and have great communication and problem solving skills.
Normal hours of operation for this position are Monday to Friday 7:30am to 5:30pm. You will be provided with approximately 8-16 hours per week and hours will vary given the nature of the business. When needed, you will act as a backfill for the full-time Feed Delivery Drivers, to cover vacations, illnesses and leaves of absence.
Starting wage is between $23-$25/hour.
What you'll do:
- Organize orders and load the feed truck based on the dispatcher's instructions
- Safely and accurately transport, deliver and unload bulk and bag feed
- Check customer directions and customer on-farm instructions to avoid delivery errors
- Follow customer's instructions and comply with protocols
- Maintain the delivery equipment and make sure it's in good working order reporting anything that doesn't look in good working order
- Conduct regular routine maintenance on the equipment
- Build positive long-lasting relationships with the customers and consistently remain in good standing with the customers
- Participate in good housekeeping practices
- Adhere to good manufacturing, driving and bio-security practices
- Participate in good health and safety workplace practices
Your background includes:
- 2+ years of relevant working experience in a delivery role
- A Valid Class 3A License is required
- A Clean Drivers Abstract
- Physically fit with the ability to repetitively lift 25 kg bags
- Ability to operate a forklift
- Strong attention to detail and highly organized and efficient
- General knowledge of farming and agriculture is an asset
- Great interpersonal and communication skills both written and verbal
How we behave:
- Passion: Serving customers innovatively and well.
- Humble Confidence: Confidently choosing to forgo our status, deploy our resources and use of influence for the good of others before ourselves.
- Integrity: Consistently honest while honouring commitments with our customers, co-workers and suppliers.
- Professional: Committed to excellence in the way we lead, serve and relate.
- Caring: With a servant heart, truly caring for customers and co-workers. Find satisfaction in assisting with others' challenges and joy in witnessing their success.