Overview

Languages

English

Education

- No degree, certificate or diploma

Experience 3 years to less than 5 years

On site

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

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Work setting

- Various locations

Responsibilities

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 recent methods or work techniques
- Mountain driving expertise
- Professionalism in customer service
- Arrange travel, related itineraries and make reservations
- 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 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

Credentials Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- Class 1/1F/A Licence (semi trailer trucks)

Experience and specialization

Documentation knowledge

- Accident or incident reports
- Bill of lading
- Dangerous goods occurrence reports




- Inspection report (pre-trip, en-route, post-trip)
- Maintenance and repair reports
- Trans-border documentation

Type of trucking and equipment
- Tractor-trailer

Additional information

Security and safety

- Driving record check (abstract)
- Drug test

Transportation/travel information
- Drive manual transmission vehicle

Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Attention to detail
- Physically demanding
- Repetitive tasks
- Sitting

Weight handling
- Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Personal suitability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Hardworking

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

Support for persons with disabilities

- Applies accessible and inclusive recruitment policies that accommodate persons with disabilities

Support for newcomers and refugees
- Supports social and labour market integration of newcomers and/or refugees (for example: facilitating access to community resources, language training, skills training, etc.)
- Recruits newcomers and/or refugees who were displaced by a conflict or a natural disaster (for example: Ukraine, Afghanistan, etc.)
- Supports newcomers and/or refugees with foreign credential recognition

Support for youths
- Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth

Support for Veterans
- Supports Veterans in translating their military skills and experience into the language of the civilian job market

Support for Indigenous people
- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Indigenous workers

Support for mature workers
- Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination

Supports for visible minorities
- Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)

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