long haul truck driver

Road wave transport; Calgary; On-site; Full time

Job summary

A logistics company based in Calgary, Alberta is looking for drivers to manage route planning and ensure vehicle maintenance. The ideal candidates must possess a Secondary school graduation certificate and Driver's License (Class 1 or A). Responsibilities include loading and unloading goods, performing roadside repairs, and ensuring professionalism in customer service. This permanent role offers flexible hours and a supportive work environment for newcomers, youth, and Indigenous people.

Benefits

Diversity and cross-cultural training

Awareness training for youth

Cultural competency training for Indigenous workers

Qualifications

• Driver's License (Class 1 or A) is mandatory.
• Capability to work flexible hours including mornings, evenings, and weekends.
• Ability to handle dangerous goods.

Responsibilities

• Plan or adjust routes based on changing conditions to minimize fuel consumption.
• Load and unload goods efficiently.
• Inspect vehicle conditions and perform preventive maintenance.
• Receive and relay information to central dispatch.
• Perform emergency roadside repairs as needed.

Skills

Flexibility

Judgement

Organized

Reliability

Hardworking

Patience

Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Tools

GPS equipment

Job description

Educational Requirements

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience

• Will train

Work Setting

• Various locations

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
• Professionalism in customer service
• Load and unload goods
• Oversee condition of vehicle and inspect tires, lights, brakes, cold storage and other equipment
• Perform brake adjustments
• Perform emergency roadside repairs
• Perform preventive maintenance
• Receive and relay information to central dispatch
• Record cargo information, hours of service, distance travelled and fuel consumption
• Transport and handle dangerous goods

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

• Driver's License (Class 1 or A)

Personal Suitability

• Flexibility
• Judgement
• Organized
• Reliability
• Hardworking
• Patience

Employment Terms Options

• Early morning
• Evening
• Shift
• Flexible hours
• Morning
• Night
• Day
• Weekend

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

Employment Details

• Work Term: Permanent
• Work Language: English
• Hours: 40 to 50 hours per week