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Delivery Driver Apprentice
@ Gordon Food Service - Canada
Thorold, Ontario
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Overview
Gordon Food Service is hiring a full-time Delivery Driver Apprentice at its Thorold depot in the Niagara area. The apprentice works as a helper alongside experienced drivers, with on-the-job training toward a DZ to AZ licence upgrade potentially within a year. The role involves 10-13 hour days, four days a week, Monday to Saturday, starting around 3:00am to 5:00am, at a starting base rate of $22.44 per hour.
Responsibilities:
- Unload and hand-wheel food products to customer locations
- Verify product deliveries at customer sites
- Provide exceptional customer service
- Follow health and safety and safe work procedures
- Follow company policies and procedures
Requirements summary:
- At least 18 years old with high school diploma or equivalent
- Valid G driver's licence with clean driving record
- Physically fit to lift up to 90 lbs
- Ability to work in varied weather and road conditions
- Fluent English and positive, people-oriented attitude
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- First seen by our source
- 2026-11-14
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-14
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Job details
| Seniority | Entry level |
| Department | Transportation & driving |
| Hours per week | 45 |
| Schedule | weekends, overnight |
| Travel | air: none · ground: moderate |
| Work setting | Vehicle, Client sites, Warehouse |
| Position | On the move |
| Physical demands | physical high · lift 90 lb · computer low |
| Languages | English |
| Driver’s licence | required |
| Background checks | driving record |
| Education | High school (required) |
| Perks mentioned | Performance bonus, Paid training |
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Gordon Food Service - Canada
| Field | Value |
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| Open jobs on Jobsy | 1 |
Job description
Welcome to Gordon Food Service! We are excited that you are thinking about opportunities with us, and we have an amazing story to share. Here's a quick glance of who we are and the impact you could have on the food service industry. There's a seat at our table for you...
The successful candidate should reside in Niagara area
Job Description
Here’s a once in a lifetime opportunity for those looking to build a career as a local delivery driver.
The Gordon Food Service (GFS) team is looking at hiring a Delivery Driver Apprentice for Niagara/ Thorold depot. If you’re a physically active person who’s hard working, disciplined, customer oriented and enjoys working in a fast paced environment, this could be the place for you. If you are someone who values responsibility, teamwork and building relationships on honesty, there's a seat at our table for you.
Our apprenticeship program is designed to facilitate a gradual license upgrade to "DZ" to “AZ” potentially within a year. Throughout this time, you will receive on-the-job training by working as a helper alongside our experienced Drivers.
Driver Apprentice Position Highlights
Note
We thank all applicants for their interest, however only those selected for the next stage will be contacted. Gordon Food Service is an equal opportunity employer who strives to provide an inclusive work environment that involves everyone and embraces the diverse talent of its people. All qualified applicants and employees will receive consideration for employment, or in terms or conditions of employment, without regard to any enumerated or analogous grounds of discrimination, including race, religious beliefs, colour, gender, gender identity, gender expression, physical disability, mental disability, age, ancestry, place of origin, marital status, source of income, family status, sexual orientation or status as a qualified individual with disability.
If you require reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process due to a disability, please submit your request to [email protected] and use the words “Accommodation Request” in your subject line.
We thank all applicants for their interest, however only those selected for the next stage will be contacted. Gordon Food Service is an equal opportunity employer who strives to provide an inclusive work environment that involves everyone and embraces the diverse talent of its people. All qualified applicants and employees will receive consideration for employment, or in terms or conditions of employment, without regard to any enumerated or analogous grounds of discrimination, including race, religious beliefs, colour, gender, gender identity, gender expression, physical disability, mental disability, age, ancestry, place of origin, marital status, source of income, family status, sexual orientation or status as a qualified individual with disability.
If you require reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process due to a disability, please submit your request to [email protected] and use the words “Accommodation Request” in your subject line.
The successful candidate should reside in Niagara area
Job Description
Here’s a once in a lifetime opportunity for those looking to build a career as a local delivery driver.
The Gordon Food Service (GFS) team is looking at hiring a Delivery Driver Apprentice for Niagara/ Thorold depot. If you’re a physically active person who’s hard working, disciplined, customer oriented and enjoys working in a fast paced environment, this could be the place for you. If you are someone who values responsibility, teamwork and building relationships on honesty, there's a seat at our table for you.
Our apprenticeship program is designed to facilitate a gradual license upgrade to "DZ" to “AZ” potentially within a year. Throughout this time, you will receive on-the-job training by working as a helper alongside our experienced Drivers.
Driver Apprentice Position Highlights
- Location: GFS Thorold Depot
- Workday is typically 10-13 hours, 4 day work week.
- Shifts range from Monday to Saturday with an approximate start time between 3:00am and 5:00am.
- Base Rate: $22.44 per hour (Starting)
- Anticipate up to 18 daily stops to varied locations such as Restaurants, Hospitals, Nursing Homes, Schools, Colleges, Grocery Stores etc.
- Apprentice plays a critical role in supporting daily operations, ensuring safe deliveries & representing GFS with professionalism at every customer location.
- Manually sorting and unloading food products and hand-wheeling them into the customer locations using ramps and occasionally stairs
- Performing product delivery verification at the customer location
- Providing exceptional service to build and maintain quality customer relationships
- Following health and safety and safe work procedures
- Follow company policies and procedures
- Must be at least 18 years of age or older
- High school diploma/ educational equivalent
- Must possess a valid G driver’s license with a clean driving record
- Must be able to sit, stand, kneel, crouch, crawl, push/pull
- Physically fit to repeatedly lift, stack, pull and carry heavy items (up to 90 lbs) unassisted or may use dolly type equipment to deliver products to customers
- Previous manual labor/ hand bombing experience is preferred
- Ability to work in a variety of weather, temperature and road conditions
- Effective communication with English fluency
- Demonstrate consistent positive attitude
- Ability to deal with change positively
- A “people-oriented” person who enjoys the customer interactions
- Time-management skills.
- Team player with strong work ethics
- Competitive Wage rate
- Medical, Dental, and Prescription Drug benefits after 30 days of employment
- Extensive Training
- Local routes - guaranteed to be home every day!
- Family culture and advancement opportunities
- Working for a company who genuinely cares for their people.
- Financial incentives.
Note
We thank all applicants for their interest, however only those selected for the next stage will be contacted. Gordon Food Service is an equal opportunity employer who strives to provide an inclusive work environment that involves everyone and embraces the diverse talent of its people. All qualified applicants and employees will receive consideration for employment, or in terms or conditions of employment, without regard to any enumerated or analogous grounds of discrimination, including race, religious beliefs, colour, gender, gender identity, gender expression, physical disability, mental disability, age, ancestry, place of origin, marital status, source of income, family status, sexual orientation or status as a qualified individual with disability.
If you require reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process due to a disability, please submit your request to [email protected] and use the words “Accommodation Request” in your subject line.
We thank all applicants for their interest, however only those selected for the next stage will be contacted. Gordon Food Service is an equal opportunity employer who strives to provide an inclusive work environment that involves everyone and embraces the diverse talent of its people. All qualified applicants and employees will receive consideration for employment, or in terms or conditions of employment, without regard to any enumerated or analogous grounds of discrimination, including race, religious beliefs, colour, gender, gender identity, gender expression, physical disability, mental disability, age, ancestry, place of origin, marital status, source of income, family status, sexual orientation or status as a qualified individual with disability.
If you require reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process due to a disability, please submit your request to [email protected] and use the words “Accommodation Request” in your subject line.
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