We are looking for a reliable, punctual, driver who has a positive, ‘can do’ outlook to join our supportive and hardworking team. You will have previous delivery driving experience, preferably in a role which is time critical, so you will need to be able to think on your feet and have a certain amount of flexibility. This important role also requires someone with a friendly disposition as there will be customer contact and it’s important that you are able to develop and sustain relationships.

CERES Fair Food is no ordinary not-for-profit

Our values of Joy, Courage, Collaboration, Resourcefulness, Care and Customer Commitment make us proud and influence all we do.

CERES Fair Food is an exciting social enterprise which is building a more resilient food supply system. The service has a number of key objectives, to:

• Reduce the food miles associated with food shopping
• Build a more locally based, self-reliant food economy
• Work with and support local growers who use sustainable farming methods
• Give people easy access to healthy, organic food

Where you come in

You will deliver customers’ grocery orders across Melbourne on a daily basis (Monday- Saturday). There is significant manual handling as you are loading/unloading boxes of groceries in and out of your delivery van throughout your shift. You will have regular communication with customers, customer service team, Delivery Coordinator and the rest of the delivery team. Monitor your delivery vehicle for maintenance needs/damages etc.

You will make an impact by:

• Reducing food miles
• Minimising household food waste
• Collecting our boxes and coolers to reuse many times over.
• Returning all our green waste to organic farms, gardens and animal rescue orgs.

Does this sound like you?

This role requires:

• Experience in delivery driving.
• Positive, ‘can-do’ attitude.
• High level of attention to detail.
• Victoria manual car license and safe driving record essential.

What’s desirable:

• Experience in customer service.
• Forklift license.
• Solid geographical knowledge of Melbourne and surrounding suburbs.
• Interest or background in Fresh produce industry, environmentalism, social justice an asset.

Working at CERES and CERES Fair Food is more than just a job

It’s the feeling of knowing that your work is contributing to making the world a better place and working with others who feel the same.

In addition to a connection to social causes you will have access to:

• The opportunity to use your skills to contribute to building a more resilient food supply system.
• An excellent team of passionate and experienced individuals to work with.
• Flexible working conditions, staff discounts and more!
• Collaborative, values-centred and highly supportive team environment
• Access to all CERES’ unique environments including the park with strong links to the environment and community.
• Generous staff discounts across many CERES enterprises and products including educational programs and café purchases at Merri Café.

Please see the full Position Description attached.

CERES is committed to providing and maintaining a working environment that is safe and without risk to the health of its employees, consistent with our obligations under Occupational Health and Safety legislation. At CERES we seek a workforce that is as diverse as our society – in ethnicity, gender, age, sexuality, disability, cultures and beliefs – and reflects the communities we work in. We believe diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our culture and core values and we demonstrate this commitment through all our employment practices. Our inclusive workplace culture contributes to making CERES a great place to work. We actively encourage people from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander backgrounds, people from CALD backgrounds, LGBTIQA+ people, people with a disability, and others to apply.

Sound interesting?

We’d love to hear from you!

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