- Work Term : Permanent
- Work Language : English
- Hours : 40 to 50 hours per week
- Education : Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- Experience : Experience an asset
Work setting
Various locations
Tasks
- Address customers' complaints or concerns
- Coach colleagues on new methods or work techniques
- Mountain driving expertise
- Drive as part of a two-person team or convoy
- 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 emergency roadside repairs
- 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
- Air Brakes Endorsement
- Driver's License (Class 1 or A)
Documentation knowledge
Driver logbook
Type of trucking and equipment
- Refrigerated
- Tractor-trailer
Communication systems experience
Operate GPS (Global Positioning System) and other navigation equipment
Transportation / travel experience
- International
- Local
- Long-haul
- National
- Provincial / territorial
- Regional
Security and safety
- Basic security clearance
- Driver's validity licence check
- Driving record check (abstract)
- Drug test
Transportation / travel information
- Own transportation
- Travel expenses paid by employer
- Valid driver's licence
- Willing to travel cross-border
- 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
- Repetitive tasks
- Sitting
Weight handling
Up to 45 kg (100 lbs)
Own tools / equipment
- Cellular phone
- Hard hat
- Steel-toed safety boots
Personal suitability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Flexibility
- Judgement
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Hardworking
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