delivery driver
Education:
Secondary (high) school graduation certificate. or equivalent experience.
Work site environment:
Outdoors. Motor vehicles. Hot.
Work setting:
Courier company. Various locations. Willing to relocate.
Tasks:
- Deliver and pick up messages, parcels, and other items by hand.
- Operate and drive automobiles, vans and light trucks to pick up and deliver various items and products.
- Professionalism in customer service.
- Receive and relay information to central dispatch.
- Keep a record of items received and delivered.
- Prepare, package and restock goods.
- Accept and deliver messages and packages for events, conferences or assemblies.
- Load and unload goods.
- Sort packages for delivery.
- Follow directions and read map.
- Use maps and other trip planning aids.
- Record trip information such as vehicle mileage, fuel costs and any problems.
- Set appointments for sales team.
- Perform administrative tasks.
- Provide customer service.
- Perform pre-trip, en route and post-trip inspection and oversee all aspects of vehicle.
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses :
Air Brakes Endorsement. Class 1/1F/A Licence (semi trailer trucks).
Transportation/travel experience:
Local. Regional. Provincial/territorial. National.
Security and safety:
Criminal record check.
Work conditions and physical capabilities:
Attention to detail. Fast-paced environment. Tight deadlines. Work under pressure. Physically demanding. Handling heavy loads. Walking.
Weight handling:
Up to 23 kg (50 lbs). Up to 45 kg (100 lbs).
Screening questions:
- Are you available for shift or on-call work?.
- Do you have experience working in this field?.
- Do you have the required certifications listed in the job posting?.
Employment terms options:
Early morning. Evening. Shift.
Experience:
2 years to less than 3 years.
Employment terms options:
Flexible hours. Morning. Night. On call. Day. Weekend. Overtime required. Overtime available.
Health benefits:
Dental plan. Health care plan.
Financial benefits:
Gasoline paid. Life insurance.
Other benefits:
Free parking available. Travel insurance.
Support for newcomers and refugees:
- Assists with immediate settlement needs of newcomers and/or refugees (for example: housing, transportation, storage, childcare, winter clothing, etc.).
- Supports social and labour market integration of newcomers and/or refugees (for example: facilitating access to community resources, language training, skills training, etc.).
- Supports newcomers and/or refugees with foreign credential recognition.
- Does not require Canadian work experience.
Support for youths:
- Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports youth employment.
- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth.
Support for Indigenous people:
- Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports Indigenous people.
- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Indigenous workers .
- Develops and maintains relationships with indigenous communities, indigenous-owned businesses and organizations .
- Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers .
Support for mature workers:
- Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination .
- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for mature workers .
- Offers phased re-entry options for mature workers who are returning to work after retiring (for example: gradually increasing hours and responsibilities) .
Supports for visible minorities:
- Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.).
- Offers mentorship programs that pair members of visible minorities with experienced employees.
- Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities.