delivery driver
Your tasks
- Deliver and pick up messages, parcels, and other items by hand.
- Operate and drive automobiles, vans and light trucks to pick up and deliver various items and products.
- Professionalism in customer service.
- Assemble, install and set-up merchandise/products.
- Keep a record of items received and delivered.
- Deliver newspapers, flyers to residences and businesses.
- Transport and handle dangerous goods.
- Load and unload goods.
- Follow directions and read map.
- Use maps and other trip planning aids.
- Record trip information such as vehicle mileage, fuel costs and any problems.
- Provide customer service.
- Perform pre-trip, en route and post-trip inspection and oversee all aspects of vehicle.
- Wrap goods.
- Transport and distribute materials and goods.
- Store cargo and materials.
- Operate a variety of equipment to load, unload and move materials and products.
- Load, unload and move products and materials by hand or with basic material handling equipment.
- Make labels and attach to goods.
- Pack and unpack goods.
- Organize and maintain inventory.
- Sort, crate and stack goods.
- Install, lash and secure goods.
Requirements
Education Secondary (high) school graduation certificate. or equivalent experience.
Equipment and machinery experience Dollies and hand trucks.
Transportation/travel experience Provincial/territorial.
Specialization or experience Specialized environmental skills and knowledge.
Transportation/travel information
- Own transportation.
- Own vehicle.
- Valid driver's licence.
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Attention to detail.
- Fast-paced environment.
- Tight deadlines.
- Work under pressure.
- Physically demanding.
- Handling heavy loads.
- Repetitive tasks.
- Hand-eye co-ordination.
- Bending, crouching, kneeling.
- Large workload.
Weight handling
- Up to 23 kg (50 lbs).
- Up to 45 kg (100 lbs).
- More than 45 kg (100 lbs).
Own tools/equipment
- Steel-toed safety boots.
- Cellular phone.
- Gloves.
Personal suitability
- Reliability.
- Team player.
- Dependability.
- Excellent oral communication.
- Adaptability.
- Collaborative.
- Analytical.
- Creativity.
- Efficiency.
- Energetic.
- Goal-oriented.
- Hardworking.
- Integrity.
- Outgoing.
- Positive attitude.
- Proactive.
- Quick learner.
- Time management.
Screening questions
- Are you available for shift or on-call work?.
- Do you have experience working in this field?.
1 to less than 7 months.
Other
Work site environment
- Outdoors.
- Cold/refrigerated.
- Hot.
- Wet/damp.
- Noisy.
- Dusty.
Work setting
- Courier company.
- Urban area.
- Various locations.
- Warehouse.
- Moving and storage company.
Employment terms options
- Early morning.
- Evening.
- Morning.
- On call.
- Day.
- Weekend.
- Overtime available.
Workplace information On the road job.