truck driver

• Work Term : Permanent
• Work Language : English
• Hours : 40 to 44 hours per week
• Education : Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
• Experience : Experience an asset

Tasks

• Address customers' complaints or concerns
• 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
• 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
• Transport and handle dangerous goods

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

AZ class license

Documentation knowledge

• Bill of lading
• Driver logbook
• Inspection report (pre-trip, en-route, post-trip)
• Trans-border documentation
• Trip reports

Type of trucking and equipment

• Dry bulk
• Flatbed
• Tractor-trailer

Transportation / travel experience

• International
• Long-haul
• National

Security and safety

• Valid passport
• Basic security clearance
• Driving record check (abstract)
• Medical exam

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Attention to detail
• Physically demanding
• Sitting

Weight handling

Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Own tools / equipment

• Steel-toed safety boots
• Safety vest

Personal suitability

• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Organized
• Reliability
• Hardworking
• Patience

Workplace information

On the road job

Support for newcomers and refugees

Offers mentorship programs that pair newcomers and / or refugees with experienced employees

Support for youths

Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth

Support for Veterans

Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for Veterans

Support for Indigenous people

Provides cultural competency training and / or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers

Support for mature workers

Provides staff with awareness training to create a welcoming work environment for mature workers

Supports for visible minorities

• Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities
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