truck driver

KRMS CORPORATION; Metcalfe; On-site; CAD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in transportation is seeking a skilled truck driver to join their team. The role involves planning routes, addressing customer concerns, and ensuring vehicle maintenance. Ideal candidates will have a secondary school diploma and strong customer service skills, along with experience in driving and logistics.

Qualifications

• High school graduation certificate required.
• Experience in customer service and truck driving preferred.

Responsibilities

• Plan routes using GPS to minimize fuel consumption.
• Load and unload goods, ensuring vehicle condition.
• Address customer complaints and coach colleagues.

Skills

Customer Service

Route Planning

Teamwork

Vehicle Inspection

Preventive Maintenance

Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Job description

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

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
• Address customers' complaints or concerns
• Coach colleagues on new methods or work techniques
• Professionalism in customer service
• Drive as part of a two-person team or convoy
• Load and unload goods
• Obtain special permits and other documents required to transport cargo on international routes
• 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 preventive maintenance
• Receive and relay information to central dispatch