driver, truck
Education:
No degree, certificate or diploma.
Tasks:
- Arrange travel, related itineraries and make reservations.
- 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 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.
- Tarping and ensuring safety and security of cargo.
- Transport and handle dangerous goods.
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses :
- Driver's License (Class 1 or A).
- Extended Trailer Combination Permit or Endorsement.
Documentation knowledge:
- Accident or incident reports.
- Driver logbook.
- Inspection report (pre-trip, en-route, post-trip).
- 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:
- Local.
- Provincial/territorial.
- Regional.
- Short-haul.
Security and safety:
- Criminal record check.
- Driver's validity licence check.
- Driving record check (abstract).
- Medical exam.
Transportation/travel information:
Valid driver's licence.
Work conditions and physical capabilities:
- Attention to detail.
- Handling heavy loads.
- Large workload.
- Physically demanding.
- Sitting.
Weight handling:
- Up to 9 kg (20 lbs).
- Up to 13.5 kg (30 lbs).
- Up to 23 kg (50 lbs).
- Up to 45 kg (100 lbs).
- More than 45 kg (100 lbs).
Personal suitability:
- Efficient interpersonal skills.
- Flexibility.
- Judgement.
- Organized.
- Reliability.
Employment terms options:
- Evening.
Experience:
1 year to less than 2 years.
Employment terms options:
- Day.
- Overtime required.
- Overtime available.
Financial benefits:
As per collective agreement.