Driver (Casual, 6 Month Term)

Canadian Nuclear Laboratories; Chalk River; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading company is looking for part-time Drivers at their Chalk River location to ensure safe transportation of materials and personnel. This role involves operating various vehicles, ensuring regulatory compliance, and maintaining vehicle safety. Candidates should possess a secondary school diploma, a clean driving record, and specific vehicle operation experiences.

Benefits

Paid time off

Benefits effective day one

Tuition support

Pension plan

Qualifications

• Two years' experience operating A class motor vehicles.
• ACZ class driver’s license with a clean driving record.

Responsibilities

• Transporting materials and equipment safely and accurately.
• Completing vehicle circle checks and reporting maintenance issues.
• Assisting tradespeople and job site crews with vehicle operation.

Skills

Mechanical skills

Knowledge of safety features

Familiarity with cargo securement

Education

Secondary school graduation diploma

Tools

A class motor vehicles

Job description

Our Chalk River location is looking for casual part-time Drivers to support our Transportation and Fleet Department. Can you see yourself in a role where you will be responsible for the safe operation and transportation of motor vehicles, including but not limited to: pickup trucks, cube vans, tractor-trailers, flatbed trucks, snow plows, belly plows, and roll-off trucks? If so, apply today!

What will you be doing!

• Picking up material and equipment, including radioactive materials, from pre-arranged locations, ensuring all paperwork is accurate and complete; ensuring that the load is safely fastened; delivering the load to a pre-arranged destination to ensure the timely delivery of goods safely in compliance with regulations.
• Picking up personnel and/or visitors from a pre-arranged location and transporting them to their destination in a safe, timely and courteous manner.
• Completing vehicle circle checks when taking possession of a vehicle and reporting any major maintenance issues for the safe operation of the vehicle.
• Operating other vehicles, such as snow plows, flatbed trucks, belly plows, tandems, 4-ton trucks, roll-off trucks, and hoists, to assist tradespeople and job site crews, and facilitating workflow.
• Ensuring the cleanliness of the vehicles used to uphold the established corporate image.
• Participating in the orientation of new drivers to ensure consistent work methods.
• Participating in the Emergency Response Team and assisting in the “stay-in” or evacuation of the area, on or off-site, in the event of an emergency.
• Maintaining good housekeeping practices of all work areas, tools and equipment, adhering to provincial, federal and CNL regulations, and providing a safe and efficient working environment. Attending monthly safety meetings and immediately reporting any safety concerns and/or infractions. Applying CNL’s Event Free Tools procedure throughout the execution of assigned work and model this behaviour and knowledge to others.
• Other duties as assigned by your manager.

What we are looking for:

• Education
  • Secondary school graduation diploma.
• Experience
  • Two years' experience in the operation of “A” class motor vehicles.
  • ACZ class driver’s license with a clean driving record (Driver abstract check every six months).
• Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
  • Familiar with the operation and safety features of a variety of equipment such as snow ploughs, hoists, flat bed and drop deck trailers.
  • Transportation of Dangerous Goods – Class 7 certification.
  • Knowledge of the Ministry of Transportation regulations.
  • Mechanical skills to complete circle checks of vehicles and fix minor defects.
  • Familiarity with cargo securement.
• Security Clearance Eligibility Required
  • Reliability Status with Site Access Security Clearance (SASC), which has a minimum requirement of 3-5 years of verifiable history in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the United States and/or the United Kingdom. CNL implements security screening in accordance with the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat's “Standard on Security Screening” and the “Policy on Government Security.”

Why CNL?
Does working with a team across Canada to advance nuclear science and technology for a clean and secure world speak to you? We're reinventing ourselves to be the pacesetters so we can lead the charge in solving the problems that matter, like building the next generation of clean nuclear and hydrogen energy solutions, developing new and better-targeted cancer treatments, and continuing to lead the world in environmental remediation.

We offer a complete total rewards package:

• Paid time off (vacation, sick, floater & personal);
• Benefits effective day one, that’s right, no waiting period;
• Tuition support
• and a pension!

Do Our Priorities Resonate with You?

• Clean energy for today and tomorrow.
• Restore and protect the Environment.
• Contribute to the health of Canadians.

Location:
CNL’s Chalk River laboratory is nestled in the Ottawa Valley and affords our employees an area that is environmentally pristine with extensive forests, hills and numerous small lakes, all of which support a variety of wildlife typical to the southern edge of the Canadian Shield . Many surrounding towns, such as Pembroke, Petawawa and Deep River, provide unparalleled outdoor adventures at your doorstep!

CNL is committed to providing an atmosphere free from barriers that promotes equity, diversity and inclusion in achieving our mission. CNL welcomes and celebrates employees, stakeholders and partners of all racial, cultural, and ethnic identities. Read here further on our DE&I Commitment.

CNL also supports a workplace environment and a corporate culture that is built on our Core Values: Respect, Teamwork, Accountability, Safety, Integrity and Excellence which encourage equitable employment practices and career prospects inclusive of accommodations for all employees.

CNL is committed to being an equal-opportunity employer. If you require accommodation measures during any phase of the hiring process, please indicate via our ATS when applying. All information received in relation to accommodation requests will be kept confidential.

The Chalk River Laboratories site is located on the unceded and unsurrendered territory of the Algonquin Anishinaabe people. As an organization, CNL recognizes and appreciates their historic connection to this place. CNL also recognizes the contributions that First Nations, Métis, Inuit and other Indigenous Peoples have made, both in shaping and strengthening this community in particular, and this province and country as a whole.