About this role
Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate.
Work setting: Various locations.
Tasks
- Address customers' complaints or concerns.
- Professionalism in customer service.
- Drive lighter, special purpose trucks.
- 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 pre-trip, en route and post-trip inspection and oversee all aspects of vehicle.
- Receive and relay information to central dispatch.
- Tarping and ensuring safety and security of cargo.
- Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses : Driver's License (Class 3 or D).
- Documentation knowledge: Driver logbook.
- Inspection report (pre-trip, en-route, post-trip).
- Maintenance and repair reports.
- Trip reports.
- Type of trucking and equipment: Straight truck (4,600kg+ or 10,000lbs+ with 3+ axles).
- Transportation/travel experience: Local.
- Short-haul.
- Security and safety: Driver's validity licence check.
- Driving record check (abstract).
- Transportation/travel information: Valid driver's licence.
- Work conditions and physical capabilities: Attention to detail.
- Physically demanding.
- Repetitive tasks.
- Sitting.
- Weight handling: Up to 9 kg (20 lbs).
- Own tools/equipment: Cellular phone.
- Personal suitability: Efficient interpersonal skills.
- Excellent oral communication.
- Excellent written communication.
- Flexibility.
- Judgement.
- Organized.
- Reliability.
- Team player.
- Hardworking.
- Patience.
- Screening questions: Are you available for shift or on-call work?.
- Do you have experience working in this field?.
- Employment terms options: Early morning.
- Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years.
- Employment terms options: Shift.
- Flexible hours.
- Morning.
- Day.
- Weekend.
- Health benefits: Dental plan.
- Health care plan.
- Vision care benefits.