class dz (air brake endorsement) truck driver
Education:
No degree, certificate or diploma.
Work site environment:
Dusty.
Tasks:
- Address customers' complaints or concerns.
- Professionalism in customer service.
- Load and unload goods.
- Oversee condition of vehicle and inspect tires, lights, brakes, cold storage and other equipment.
- Perform pre-trip, en route and post-trip inspection and oversee all aspects of vehicle.
- Receive and relay information to central dispatch.
- Record cargo information, hours of service, distance travelled and fuel consumption.
- Tarping and ensuring safety and security of cargo.
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses :
- Air Brakes Endorsement.
- DZ class license.
- Air Brake (Z) Endorsement.
- Defensive Driving Course.
- Driver's License (Class 3 or D).
- Forklift Operator Certification.
Documentation knowledge:
- Accident or incident reports.
- Bill of lading.
- Driver logbook.
- Inspection report (pre-trip, en-route, post-trip).
- Maintenance and repair reports.
- Trip reports.
Type of trucking and equipment:
Flatbed.
Transportation/travel experience:
- Local.
- Short-haul.
Security and safety:
- Driver's validity licence check.
- Driving record check (abstract).
Transportation/travel information:
- Drive manual transmission vehicle.
- Valid driver's licence.
Work conditions and physical capabilities:
- Attention to detail.
- Handling heavy loads.
- Physically demanding.
- Repetitive tasks.
- Sitting.
Weight handling:
- Up to 9 kg (20 lbs).
- Up to 13.5 kg (30 lbs).
- Up to 23 kg (50 lbs).
- Up to 45 kg (100 lbs).
- More than 45 kg (100 lbs).
Own tools/equipment:
Steel-toed safety boots.
Personal suitability:
- Efficient interpersonal skills.
- Excellent oral communication.
- Judgement.
- Organized.
- Reliability.
- Team player.
- Hardworking.
Screening questions:
- Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?.
- Are you currently a student?.
- Do you have experience working in this field?.
- Do you have the required certifications listed in the job posting?.
- Do you meet the language requirements listed in the job posting for the position (English or French)?.
Experience:
2 years to less than 3 years.
Employment terms options:
- Day.
- Weekend.
Health benefits:
- Dental plan.
- Disability benefits.
- Health care plan.
- Paramedical services coverage.
- Vision care benefits.
Financial benefits:
As per collective agreement.