About this role
Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate.
Work setting: Various locations.
Tasks
- Address customers' complaints or concerns.
- Arrange travel, related itineraries and make reservations.
- 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 : AZ class license.
- Documentation knowledge: Accident or incident reports.
- Bill of lading.
- 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.
- Work conditions and physical capabilities: Attention to detail.
- Large workload.
- Physically demanding.
- Repetitive tasks.
- Sitting.
- Weight handling: Up to 13.5 kg (30 lbs).
- Personal suitability: Judgement.
- Organized.
- Reliability.
- Team player.
- Patience.
Experience: No experience (will train).
Employment terms options: To be determined.
Other benefits: Free parking available.