truck driver
Education:
Secondary (high) school graduation certificate.
Work setting:
Various locations.
Tasks:
- Professionalism in customer service.
- Drive as part of a two-person team or convoy.
- Load and unload goods.
- Oversee condition of vehicle and inspect tires, lights, brakes, cold storage and other equipment.
- Perform brake adjustments.
- 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.
- Transport and handle dangerous goods.
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses :
Driver's License (Class 1 or A).
Documentation knowledge:
- Accident or incident reports.
- Dangerous goods occurrence reports.
- Driver logbook.
- Inspection report (pre-trip, en-route, post-trip).
Type of trucking and equipment:
- Refrigerated.
- Tractor-trailer.
Transportation/travel experience:
- Long-haul.
- Provincial/territorial.
Security and safety:
- Basic security clearance.
- Driver's validity licence check.
- Driving record check (abstract).
- Drug test.
- Medical exam.
Transportation/travel information:
- Valid driver's licence.
- Willing to travel for extended periods.
- Willing to travel overnight.
Work conditions and physical capabilities:
- Attention to detail.
- Handling heavy loads.
- Large workload.
- Physically demanding.
- Sitting.
Weight handling:
Up to 23 kg (50 lbs).
Own tools/equipment:
Steel-toed safety boots.
Personal suitability:
- Efficient interpersonal skills.
- Excellent oral communication.
- Excellent written communication.
- Organized.
- Hardworking.
Employment terms options:
- Early morning.
- Evening.
Experience:
1 year to less than 2 years.
Employment terms options:
- Flexible hours.
- Morning.
- Night.
- Day.
- Weekend.
- Overtime required.
Workplace information:
On the road job.
Other benefits:
Learning/training paid by employer.
Support for newcomers and refugees:
Provides diversity and cross-cultural trainings to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and/or refugees .
Support for youths:
Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth.
Support for Indigenous people:
Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers .