About this role
Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate. or equivalent experience. Work site environment: Outdoors. Cold/refrigerated. Hot. Wet/damp. Noisy. Dusty. Work setting: Courier company. Urban area. Various locations. Warehouse. Moving and storage company.
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.
- 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?.
- Experience: 1 to less than 7 months.
- Employment terms options: Early morning.
- Evening.
- Morning.
- On call.
- Day.
- Weekend.
- Overtime available.
- Workplace information: On the road job.