hydrovac truck operator

Education:

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate. or equivalent experience.

Work setting:

Various locations.

Tasks:

• Coach colleagues on new methods or work techniques.
• Professionalism in customer service.
• Oversee condition of vehicle and inspect tires, lights, brakes, cold storage and other equipment.
• Perform emergency roadside repairs.
• Perform pre-trip, en route and post-trip inspection and oversee all aspects of vehicle.
• Perform preventive maintenance.
• Receive and relay information to central dispatch.
• Record cargo information, hours of service, distance travelled and fuel consumption.

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses :

• Air Brake (Z) Endorsement.
• Driver's License (Class 3 or D).

Documentation knowledge:

• Accident or incident reports.
• Dangerous goods occurrence reports.
• Inspection report (pre-trip, en-route, post-trip).
• Maintenance and repair reports.
• Trip reports.

Type of trucking and equipment:

Hydrovac.

Security and safety:

• Basic security clearance.
• Bondable.
• Criminal record check.
• Driver's validity licence check.
• Driving record check (abstract).
• Drug test.

Transportation/travel information:

• Drive manual transmission vehicle.
• Own transportation.
• Own vehicle.
• Valid driver's licence.

Work conditions and physical capabilities:

• Attention to detail.
• Handling heavy loads.
• Physically demanding.
• Repetitive tasks.

Weight handling:

Up to 23 kg (50 lbs).

Own tools/equipment:

• Cellular phone.
• Steel-toed safety boots.

Personal suitability:

• Efficient interpersonal skills.
• Excellent oral communication.
• Excellent written communication.
• Judgement.
• Organized.
• Reliability.
• Team player.

Screening questions:

Are you available for shift or on-call work?.

Experience:

1 to less than 7 months.

Employment terms options:

• Early morning.
• Evening.
• Morning.
• On call.
• Day.
• Weekend.
• Overtime required.
• Overtime available.

Green job:

Involves duties and responsibilities that lead to positive environmental outcomes.

Health benefits:

• Dental plan.
• Health care plan.
• Vision care benefits.

Financial benefits:

Bonus.

Other benefits:

• Free parking available.
• Learning/training paid by employer.
• Team building opportunities.

Support for newcomers and refugees:

Does not require Canadian work experience.

Support for Veterans:

Offers flexible onboarding options to allow Veterans to gradually adapt to the civilian workplace (for example: gradually increasing hours and responsibilities, etc.) .

Support for Indigenous people:

Develops and maintains relationships with indigenous communities, indigenous-owned businesses and organizations .

Support for mature workers:

Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination .

Supports for visible minorities:

Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.).