truck driver, long haul
Education:
Secondary (high) school graduation certificate.
Work setting:
Various locations.
Tasks:
- Address customers' complaints or concerns.
- Coach colleagues on new methods or work techniques.
- Drive as part of a two-person team or convoy.
- 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.
- Pay and receive payments for goods.
- 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 :
Driver's License (Class 1 or A).
Documentation knowledge:
- Driver logbook.
- Maintenance and repair reports.
- Trip reports.
Type of trucking and equipment:
Tractor-trailer.
Communication systems experience:
Operate GPS (Global Positioning System) and other navigation equipment.
Transportation/travel experience:
- Long-haul.
- Provincial/territorial.
Security and safety:
- Valid passport.
- Driver's validity licence check.
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.
- Steel-toed safety boots.
Personal suitability:
- Excellent oral communication.
- Flexibility.
- Judgement.
- Organized.
- Reliability.
- Team player.
Employment terms options:
- Early morning.
- Evening.
- Shift.
- Morning.
- Night.
Experience:
Experience an asset.
Employment terms options:
Day. Weekend.