About this role
Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate.
Tasks
- Calculate the cost of truck repairs and new parts if needed.
- Plan or adjust routes based on changing conditions, using computer equipment, global positioning systems (GPS) equipment, or other navigation devices, to minimize fuel consumption and carbon emissions.
- Address customers' complaints or concerns.
- Professionalism in customer service.
- Load and unload goods.
- Obtain special permits and other documents required to transport cargo on international routes.
- 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.
- Record cargo information, hours of service, distance travelled and fuel consumption.
- Work conditions and physical capabilities: Attention to detail.
- Handling heavy loads.
- Large workload.
- Physically demanding.
- Repetitive tasks.
- Sitting.
- Personal suitability: Efficient interpersonal skills.
- Excellent oral communication.
- Flexibility.
- Organized.
- Reliability.
- Team player.
- Hardworking.
- Patience.
- Employment terms options: Early morning.
- Evening.
- Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years.
- Employment terms options: Morning.
- Night.
Day.