boom truck driver
- Work Term : Permanent
- Work Language : English
- Hours : 40 to 70 hours per week
- Education : Other trades certificate or diploma
- Experience : 1 year to less than 2 years
Work setting
Transportation company
Tasks
- 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
- 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 emergency roadside repairs
- Perform pre-trip, en route and post-trip inspection and oversee all aspects of vehicle
- 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
- Transport and handle dangerous goods
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- Class 1 / 1F / A Licence (semi trailer trucks)
- Class 3 / 3F / DF Licence (trailer truck, vehicles with more than 3 axles)
- Air Brake (Z) Endorsement
- CPR Certificate
- Driver's License (Class 1 or A)
- First Aid Certificate
- Hydrogen Sulphide Awareness (H2S) Certificate
- Transportation of Dangerous Goods (TDG) Certificate
- Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate
- Construction Safety Training Systems (CSTS) Certificate
Documentation knowledge
- Bill of lading
- Driver logbook
Type of trucking and equipment
- Flatbed
- Straight truck (4,600kg+ or 10,000lbs+ with 3+ axles)
- Tractor-trailer
- Tractor-trailer B train
Transportation / travel experience
- Local
- Provincial / territorial
Security and safety
- Driving record check (abstract)
- Drug test
Transportation / travel information
- Drive manual transmission vehicle
- Valid driver's licence
- Willing to travel for extended periods
- Willing to travel overnight
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Attention to detail
- Handling heavy loads
- Large workload
- Overtime required
- Physically demanding
- Sitting
Own tools / equipment
- Cellular phone
- Steel-toed safety boots
- Gloves
Personal suitability
- Excellent oral communication
- Flexibility
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Hardworking
Green job
Involves duties and responsibilities that lead to positive environmental outcomes
Health benefits
- Dental plan
- Health care plan
- Vision care benefits
Financial benefits
- Bonus
- Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)
Long term benefits
- Long-term care insurance
- Maternity and parental benefits
Other benefits
- Free parking available
- Learning / training paid by employer
- Team building opportunities
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