Job Description

Job details

• Location - Halifax, NS B3M 2L8

• Workplace Information - On the road

• Salary - $28.85 hourly / 48 to 60 hours per Week

• Terms of Employment - Permanent employment & Full time

• Employment Conditions - Day, Early Morning, Evening, Morning, Weekend

• Starts as soon as possible

• Benefits: Other benefits – 4% Vacation Pay + WCB

• Vacancies - 6 vacancies

Overview

Languages

English

Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience

Will train

On the road

Work locations may vary. Frequent or constant travel is required from the employee.

Work setting

• Various locations

Responsibilities

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

• Coach colleagues on new methods or work techniques

• Professionalism in customer service

• Drive as part of a two-person team or convoy

• 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

• Pay and receive payments for goods

• Perform brake adjustments

• 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

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

• AZ class license

• Air Brakes Endorsement

• Driver's License (Class 1 or A)

Additional information

Personal suitability

• Team player

• Hardworking

Benefits

Other benefits

• Other benefits – 4% Vacation Pay + WCB

Employment groups

This employer promotes equal employment opportunities for all job applicants, including those self-identifying as a member of these groups:

Support for newcomers and refugees, Support for youths, Support for Veterans, Support for Indigenous people, Support for mature workers, Supports for visible minorities

How to apply

By email

ytr.transport.2023@gmail.com