Casual Driver- MCC Home Pick Up, Waterloo Region

at  Mennonite Central Committee

QUALIFICATIONS

All MCC workers are expected to exhibit a commitment to: a personal Christian faith and discipleship; active participation in a Christian church or Christian community; and nonviolent peacemaking. MCC is an equal opportunity employer, committed to employment equity. MCC values diversity and invites all qualified candidates to apply.

Required

• Self-motivated and willing to take initiative while at the same time willing to work as a team with shop staff, thrift support staff, and volunteers
• Ability to make quick and thoughtful decisions
• Sensitivity and awareness of cultural, racial, economic, and socially diverse communities
• Demonstrated ability to work with people from diverse experiences and life situations
• Strong interpersonal skills, and customer service skills with people of all ages and backgrounds
• Written and verbal fluency in English
• Ability to communicate timelines frequently and effectively to staff and donors.
• Ability to lift 50 lbs. and exert 11 to 25 lbs. of force frequently
• Experience in moving furniture
• Valid ‘G’ Ontario driver’s license, ability to drive and dock cube truck into loading dock
• Requires about 6 hours of intermittent standing or walking in a standard workday
• Ability to repeatedly bend or stoop to floor level
• Sitting may be required only intermittently and occasionally
• Basic smart phone and computer skills (MS Office and web-based applications)
• Comfort level dealing with cash and payment processing systems
• Healthy balance of patience, humour and energy
• Heart for justice, active peacemaking and global understanding
• Police vulnerable sector check (required upon hire)
• Legally able to work in Canada

Preferred

• Delivery truck experience
• Tow Motor/Pump Cart experience
• Experience working with volunteers
• Familiarity with Waterloo Region – Towns and Neighborhoods
• Knowledge of the Ontario Occupational Health and Safety Act, Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, Health Canada Regulations, and other legislation relating to a safe work environment

LOCATION DESCRIPTION

This role would start and end their day at the MCC Ontario Office at 50 Kent Ave. Kitchener Ontario

Logistics

• Safely driving truck between donor locations and MCC Ontario Thrift Shops
• Maintain a customer centric culture – create a positive experience in all interactions with donors, volunteers, and colleagues
• Work with shop teams to maintain an efficient transportation schedule between donors and shops
• Load and unload appropriate donations with pallets, gaylords etc.
• Operate shop trucks to pick-up donations and transport product to shop locations
• Ensure customer payments and receipts are completed (as needed)
• Work with shop teams to ensure donations are safely unloaded, stored, and tracked
• Some early morning and alternating Saturday shifts are required
• Daily truck tasks – example: checklist, gas, landfill runs, etc.

General

• Serve as a brand advocate and ambassador for MCC mission and values in every interaction with donors
• Track established key performance indicators (KPI’s) to measure the project’s success
• Develop strategies to improve the project
• Assist with scheduling and routing as needed
• Adhere to Health & Safety Guidelines as established by law and the organization including proper lifting techniques and using the tools available for movement of goods
• Assist with refuse and the handling of donated goods as needed.

Other

• Share the news about MCC Thrift and the MCC Ontario Thrift Network in the community
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned
• Participate in a local faith community, being willing to use personal gifts within this community and model nonviolent peacemaking through respectful interaction with others
• Maintain a high level of integrity, reflecting Christian respect and Christ’s unconditional love to those with whom you work, including colleagues, partner agencies, the homeless and marginalized
• Model nonviolent peacemaking through respectful daily interactions with staff and the public