Overview
Languages
French
Education
- College/CEGEP
- or equivalent experience
- Truck and bus driver/commercial vehicle operator and instructor
Experience
3 years to less than 5 years
On site
Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Work site environment
Work setting
- Relocation costs not covered by employer
Responsibilities
Tasks
- 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
- 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
- Driver's License (Class 3 or D)
Experience and specialization
Documentation knowledge
- Inspection report (pre-trip, en-route, post-trip)
- Maintenance and repair reports
- Trip reports
Type of trucking and equipment
- Dry bulk
- Dump truck
- Flatbed
Transportation/travel experience
- Local
- Provincial/territorial
- Regional
- Short-haul
Additional information
Security and safety
- Basic security clearance
- Driver's validity licence check
- Driving record check (abstract)
Transportation/travel information
- Drive manual transmission vehicle
- Own transportation
- Valid driver's licence
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Attention to detail
- Handling heavy loads
- Large workload
- Physically demanding
- Repetitive tasks
- Sitting
Weight handling
Own tools/equipment
- Cellular phone
- Hard hat
- Steel-toed safety boots
- Safety vest
- Gloves
Personal suitability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Judgement
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Hardworking
Benefits
Other benefits
- On-site amenities
- Parking available
- Variable or compressed work week
Employment groups
This employer promotes equal employment opportunities for all job applicants, including those self-identifying as a member of these groups:
Support for persons with disabilities
- Applies accessible and inclusive recruitment policies that accommodate persons with disabilities
Support for youths
- Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth
Support for Veterans
- Offers flexible onboarding options to allow Veterans to gradually adapt to the civilian workplace (for example: gradually increasing hours and responsibilities, etc.)
Support for Indigenous people
- Facilitates access to Elders who can offer support and guidance to Indigenous workers
Support for mature workers
- Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination
- Offers phased retirement options that allow mature workers to gradually reduce their workload (for example: flexible or reduced work hours, part time employment, project-based or seasonal work, etc.)
- Offers phased re-entry options for mature workers who are returning to work after retiring (for example: gradually increasing hours and responsibilities)
Supports for visible minorities
- Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)
