Job Description

Experience

1 year to less than 2 years

Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Full Time/ Permanent

32.00 to 40.00 hours per week

•Schedule - Early morning, Evening, Flexible hours, Morning, On call, Day, Weekend, Overtime available

On the road

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

Responsibilities

Tasks
• 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 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
• Class 1/1F/A Licence (semi trailer trucks)
• Air Brake (Z) Endorsement

Experience and specialization

Communication systems experience
• Operate GPS (Global Positioning System) and other navigation equipment

Additional information

Transportation/travel information
• Valid driver's licence
• Willing to travel cross-border
• Willing to travel for extended periods

Work conditions and physical capabilities
• Large workload
• Physically demanding
• Repetitive tasks
• Sitting

Personal suitability
• Flexibility
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player

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
• Provides diversity and cross-cultural trainings to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and/or refugees

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

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

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