truck driver
Education:
Secondary (high) school graduation certificate.
Tasks:
- Load and unload goods.
- Operate and drive straight or articulated trucks to transport goods and materials.
- 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.
- Tarping and ensuring safety and security of cargo.
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses :
AZ class license. 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).
- Maintenance and repair reports.
- Trans-border documentation.
- Trip reports.
Type of trucking and equipment:
Tractor-trailer.
Transportation/travel experience:
- Local.
- Long-haul.
- National.
- Provincial/territorial.
- Regional.
- Short-haul.
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.
- Repetitive tasks.
- Sitting.
Weight handling:
Up to 23 kg (50 lbs).
Own tools/equipment:
Cellular phone.
Personal suitability:
- Efficient interpersonal skills.
- Flexibility.
- Organized.
- Reliability.
- Team player.
Employment terms options:
Early morning.
Experience:
7 months to less than 1 year.
Employment terms options:
- Evening.
- Morning.
- Night.
- Day.
- Weekend.
- Overtime required.
Health benefits:
Disability benefits.
Other benefits:
Free parking available.