long haul team truck driver

S.M Logistics Inc.; Edmonton; On-site; CAD 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A logistics company in Canada seeks a dedicated driver to manage freight transport. Responsibilities include loading/unloading shipments, conducting vehicle inspections, and ensuring customer satisfaction. Requires a secondary school certificate, valid driver's license, and air brakes endorsement. The position is physically demanding and requires strong interpersonal skills. Competitive financial benefits per agreement. Mentorship programs are available.

Benefits

Mentorship programs for newcomers

Coaching for youth

Financial benefits as per collective agreement

Qualifications

• 1 year to less than 2 years of experience required.
• Valid driver's license (Class 1 or A) is mandatory.
• Air Brakes Endorsement is needed.

Responsibilities

• Address customers' complaints or concerns.
• Drive as part of a two-person team or convoy.
• Load and unload goods.
• Perform pre-trip, en route, and post-trip inspections.

Skills

Attention to detail

Efficient interpersonal skills

Flexibility

Judgement

Organized

Reliability

Team player

Hardworking

Patience

Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Tools

Steel-toed safety boots

Safety vest

Job description

Work Term : Permanent

Work Language : English

Hours : 35 to 40 hours per week

Education : Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience : 1 year to less than 2 years

Work setting

• Various locations

Tasks

• Address customers' complaints or concerns
• Drive as part of a two-person team or convoy
• Load and unload goods
• 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
• Receive and relay information to central dispatch
• Record cargo information, hours of service, distance travelled and fuel consumption

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

• Air Brakes Endorsement
• Driver's License (Class 1 or A)

Documentation knowledge

• Driver logbook
• Inspection report (pre-trip, en-route, post-trip)

Type of trucking and equipment

• Flatbed
• Refrigerated

Transportation / travel experience

• International
• Local
• Long-haul
• Provincial / territorial
• Regional

Security and safety

• Basic security clearance
• Driver's validity licence check
• Driving record check (abstract)
• Medical exam

Transportation / travel information

• Valid driver's licence
• Willing to travel cross-border
• Willing to travel for extended periods
• Willing to travel overnight

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Attention to detail
• Physically demanding
• Repetitive tasks
• Sitting

Own tools / equipment

• Steel-toed safety boots
• Safety vest

Personal suitability

• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Flexibility
• Judgement
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player
• Hardworking
• Patience

Screening questions

• Are you available for the advertised start date?
• Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
• Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
• What is the highest level of study you have completed?

Workplace information

• On the road job

Financial benefits

• As per collective agreement

Support for newcomers and refugees

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

Support for youths

• Offers mentorship, coaching and / or networking opportunities for youth

Supports for visible minorities

• Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example : anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)
• Offers mentorship programs that pair members of visible minorities with experienced employees