moving truck driver
Education:
No degree, certificate or diploma.
Work setting:
Moving and storage company.
Tasks:
- Professionalism in customer service.
- Load and unload goods.
- Operate and drive straight or articulated trucks to transport goods and materials.
- Perform pre-trip, en route and post-trip inspection and oversee all aspects of vehicle.
- Tarping and ensuring safety and security of cargo.
- Assist trucks and delivery drivers to load and unload vehicles.
- Load, unload and move products and materials by hand or with basic material handling equipment.
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses :
- Air Brakes Endorsement.
- Class 5/5F/G Licence (cars, small trucks and other 2-axle vehicles).
- First Aid Certificate.
- Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate.
- Construction Safety Training Systems (CSTS) Certificate.
Documentation knowledge:
- Accident or incident reports.
- Driver logbook.
- Inspection report (pre-trip, en-route, post-trip).
Type of trucking and equipment:
Straight truck (4,600kg+ or 10,000lbs+ with 3+ axles).
Transportation/travel experience:
- Local.
- Provincial/territorial.
Area of work experience:
Material handling.
Area of specialization:
Office furniture.
Security and safety:
- Basic security clearance.
- Criminal record check.
- Driver's validity licence check.
- Driving record check (abstract).
Transportation/travel information:
Valid driver's licence.
Work conditions and physical capabilities:
- Attention to detail.
- Handling heavy loads.
- Physically demanding.
- Repetitive tasks.
- Sitting.
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.
- Flexibility.
- Judgement.
- Organized.
- Reliability.
- Team player.
- Hardworking.
- Patience.
Screening questions:
Do you have the required certifications listed in the job posting?.
Employment terms options:
- Evening.
- Morning.
Experience:
5 years or more.
Employment terms options:
- Day.
- Weekend.
- Overtime available.
Health benefits:
- Dental plan.
- Health care plan.
- Vision care benefits.
Financial benefits:
- Group insurance benefits.
- Life insurance.