- Education : Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- Experience : 1 to less than 7 months
- Dusty
Work setting
Tasks
- Load and unload goods
- 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
- 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
- Tarping and ensuring safety and security of cargo
- Transport and handle dangerous goods
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- Driver's License (Class 1 or A)
Type of trucking and equipment
Transportation / travel experience
Security and safety
- Criminal record check
- Driver's validity licence check
Transportation / travel information
- Willing to travel for extended periods
- Willing to travel overnight
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Handling heavy loads
- Overtime required
- Physically demanding
- Up to 13.5 kg (30 lbs)
Own tools / equipment
- Steel-toed safety boots
- Safety vest
Personal suitability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Hardworking
- Are you willing to relocate for this position?
Other benefits
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 Veterans
- Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for Veterans
- Provides cultural competency training and / or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers
Support for mature workers
- Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination
Supports for visible minorities
- Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities