driver, truck
Education:
Secondary (high) school graduation certificate. or equivalent experience.
Tasks:
- Load and unload goods.
- 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.
- Receive and relay information to central dispatch.
- Record cargo information, hours of service, distance travelled and fuel consumption.
- Handling animals.
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses :
- Air Brakes Endorsement.
- Class 1/1F/A Licence (semi trailer trucks).
- Air Brake (Z) Endorsement.
- Driver's License (Class 1 or A).
Documentation knowledge:
- Bill of lading.
- Driver logbook.
- Inspection report (pre-trip, en-route, post-trip).
- Maintenance and repair reports.
- Trip reports.
Type of trucking and equipment:
Tractor-trailer.
Transportation/travel experience:
- Local.
- Provincial/territorial.
- Regional.
Security and safety:
- Criminal record check.
- 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.
- Sitting.
Weight handling:
Up to 23 kg (50 lbs).
Personal suitability:
- Excellent oral communication.
- Excellent written communication.
- Flexibility.
- Organized.
- Team player.
Screening questions:
Do you have experience working in this field?.
Employment terms options:
Early morning.
Experience:
1 year to less than 2 years.
Employment terms options:
- Shift.
- Morning.
- Night.
- On call.
- Day.
- Weekend.
- Overtime required.
- Overtime available.
Workplace information:
On the road job.
Health benefits:
- Dental plan.
- Disability benefits.
- Health care plan.
- Vision care benefits.
Financial benefits:
- Group insurance benefits.
- Life insurance.
- Pension plan.
- Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP).
Long term benefits:
Maternity and parental benefits.