About this role
Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate.
Tasks
- Address customers' complaints or concerns.
- Drive as part of a two-person team or convoy.
- 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 brake adjustments.
- 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.
- Air Brakes Endorsement.
- Documentation knowledge: Driver logbook.
- Inspection report (pre-trip, en-route, post-trip).
- Type of trucking and equipment: Tractor-trailer.
- Transportation/travel experience: Long-haul.
- Provincial/territorial.
- Short-haul.
- Security and safety: Valid passport.
- Criminal record check.
- Work conditions and physical capabilities: Handling heavy loads.
- Large workload.
- Physically demanding.
- Repetitive tasks.
- Weight handling: Up to 23 kg (50 lbs).
- Personal suitability: Excellent oral communication.
- Judgement.
- Organized.
- Team player.
- Hardworking.
- Patience.
- Employment terms options: Evening.
- Morning.
- Night.
- Experience: No experience (will train).
- Employment terms options: Day.
- Overtime required.