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Job Description
Job Description
Salary : $21 / hour
$21 / hour
Full-time schedules :
We have one opening that will be at out Central Kitchen in inner SE Portland :
Saturday, Sunday, Monday night shifts, starting at 10pm until 8 : 30am (Days Off : Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday)
About Elephants
A locally owned company since 1979, Elephants Delicatessen pioneered the gourmet food industry in the Pacific Northwest and now has six Portland-metro area retail locations and a busy catering company, all serving great local foods prepared from scratch.
A certified B Corporation, Elephants Delicatessen prides itself on sustainable practices and voluntarily meets a higher standard of transparency and accountability, using the power of business as a force for good.
About the job
Elephants Deli is well-known in the Portland area for our fun, lively atmosphere, and amazing food! We like that fun to carry over into every aspect of our team.
Elephants’ Own Delivery Drivers are responsible for making sure our fresh food, made daily from scratch, arrives at our retail locations on time and with a smile.
We are looking for a driver who is experienced with medium duty trucks or similar. We would love to hire someone with a fun personality that can be efficient as well as cool and professional, even in a time crunch.
In this position you will deliver food from our production kitchens in Milwaukie and Portland.
Duties Include :
- Load large crates into trucks
- Push heavy dollies filled with food or Equipment
- Drive medium duty trucks to retail locations and production kitchens (No CDL Required)
- Help unload food
- Cleaning duties as assigned
- Working independently
Minimum Qualifications :
- Experience driving medium duty trucks or similar
- Able to pass an TSA background check
- Able to pass a DMV background check
- Able to lift 60 lbs. regularly
- Proof of COVID Vaccination is Required for this position
The ideal candidate will also :
- Be flexible, able to solve problems in the moment
- Have excellent communication skills
- Be a responsible person
Elephants Delicatessen is committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of diversity and inclusion.
What we offer
- Paid vacation and sick time
- Kaiser Medical coverage with alternative care as a bonus (acupuncture, chiropractic, massage therapy, etc.)
- Mental Health Services
- Dental, FSA (Flexible Spending Accounts), and 401k with 4% company match
- Training that will fast track your culinary / hospitality career
- Free counselling and financial services
- Opportunities for advancement
- Discounts on our delicious made-from-scratch food
- Pet insurance
- Chance to win employee raffles
- Discounts at Sketchers, Shoes for Crews, Verizon, Sprint, select B Corporations, and many more
- A commitment to community involvement, employee well-being, and environmental protection
Elephants Delicatessen provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.