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Event Loader - Delivery Driver

Springfield, IL • On-site

Nelson's Catering, Inc.
51 - 200 employees
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$24K - $29K/yr

Other

Medical, Dental, Vision, Retirement, PTO

Re-posted 15 hours ago

Job description

Events Loading Specialist

Do you take personal pride in your work, are you a detail oriented, responsible individual, do you thrive in a fast paced environment and enjoy being part of a larger team all working towards client satisfaction? Are you ready to work at 5:00am, follow a checklist, make deliveries, clean the fleet, keep the warehouse clean and organized? Our event loader position is key to the success of our offsite events.

Nelson's Catering - In business since 1992, we are proud to be an award winning full service offsite catering company. We are dedicated to serving delicious meals with top notch customer service throughout over 50 counties in Central IL.

Requirements for Right Candidate:

  • Positive, customer first, can do attitude
  • Passion and skill for details/organization/cleanliness/service
  • Ready to learn and work as part of a small, but dedicated team
  • Dedication to quality
  • Ability to work in all weather. The event loading position is a fulltime year round all season position
  • Excellent time management skills-work ahead and work independently
  • Ability to learn a new process, follow detailed instructions/lists, and adhere to all company policies
  • Clean a large fleet of vans/trucks
  • Organize a warehouse with high volume catering traffic
  • Run a mop/broom and sanitize equipment-take personal pride in keeping a clean work space
  • Reliable transportation and ability to be at work onsite as scheduled
  • Good physical condition, ability to stand, bend, squat and regularly lift 50lbs of equipment and rentals into full size vans
  • Driving skills, must be able to back up trucks including box trucks with liftgates
  • Saturday availability, we are busiest on Saturdays and Sundays
  • Flexible early AM availability by 5:00am daily when needed
  • Two years progressive back of house experience-we check employment history
  • Serve Safe Certification
  • Three references upon request after first interview

Nelson's Offers for Full Time Employees:

  • Full time schedule with two days off each week, will rotate depending upon scheduled events
  • Regular training and development opportunities
  • Regular wage review
  • Competitive hourly wage based on experience
  • Paid holidays- annually 6 paid holidays
  • PTO - annually 5 earned PTO days after 90 days employment
  • Vacation - five days - one week paid vacation after one year full time employment
  • Health insurance - 3 plans with employer contribution towards employee premium after 60 days employment
  • Day 1 retirement plan option including a company sponsored employer 3% match on your contribution
  • Dental and vision insurance plans
  • Delicious free lunch daily

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