long haul truck driver

Omega Trans Carrier; Kitchener; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A transportation company in Kitchener is seeking a skilled driver with an AZ class license. You will be responsible for planning routes to optimize fuel use, performing vehicle inspections, and ensuring maintenance is up to date. The role is physically demanding and requires travel for extended periods, including cross-border. The ideal candidate demonstrates interpersonal skills, reliability, and hard work. This is a full-time, permanent position offering $36.50 hourly for 35 to 40 hours per week.

Qualifications

• AZ class license is mandatory.
• Willingness to travel for extended periods and cross-border is required.
• Capacity to perform physically demanding tasks.

Responsibilities

• Calculate the cost of truck repairs and new parts if needed.
• Plan routes using navigation devices to minimize fuel consumption.
• Oversee vehicle condition and perform inspections and maintenance.

Skills

Efficient interpersonal skills

Flexibility

Judgement

Organized

Reliability

Hardworking

Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Tools

GPS equipment

Trip recorder (on-board computer)

Job description

Job details

• Salary 36.50 hourly / 35 to 40 hours per week
• Terms of employment Permanent employment Full time
• Starts as soon as possible
• Source Job Bank #3469851

Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience

Will train

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Responsibilities

• Calculate the cost of truck repairs and new parts if needed
• 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
• 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

Credentials

• AZ class license

Documentation knowledge

• Inspection report (pre-trip, en-route, post-trip)
• Maintenance and repair reports
• Trip reports

Type of trucking and equipment

• Tractor-trailer
• Operate GPS (Global Positioning System) and other navigation equipment
• Trip recorder (on-board computer)

Security and safety

• Criminal record check
• Driver's validity licence check
• Driving record check (abstract)

Transportation/travel information

• Willing to travel cross-border
• Willing to travel for extended periods

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Physically demanding

Personal suitability

• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Flexibility
• Judgement
• Organized
• Reliability
• Hardworking

This employer promotes equal employment opportunities for all job applicants, including those self-identifying as a member of these groups:

Employment groups

• Support for newcomers and refugees
  • Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports newcomers and/or refugees
• Support for youths
  • Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports youth employment

Who can apply for this job?

The employer accepts applications from:

• Canadian citizens and permanent or temporary residents of Canada
• other candidates, with or without a valid Canadian work permit

Advertised until

2026-01-12

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