- Job Duration: Permanent
- Language of Work: English
- Hours of Work: 40 to 60 hours per week
- Education:
- Experience:
Education
- Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
Tasks
- Calculate fixed assets and depreciation
- Calculate the cost of truck repairs and current 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
- Address customers' complaints or concerns
- 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
- Pay and receive payments for goods
- 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
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- AZ class license
- Air Brake (Z) Endorsement
Type of materials
- Steel, iron and heavy metals
Documentation knowledge
- Accident or incident reports
- Driver logbook
- Inspection report (pre-trip, en-route, post-trip)
- Maintenance and repair reports
- Trip reports
Type of trucking and equipment
- Dump truck
- Tractor-trailer
Security and safety
- Basic security clearance
- Criminal record check
- Driver's validity licence check
- Driving record check (abstract)
- Drug test
- Medical exam
Transportation/travel information
- Valid driver's licence
- Willing to travel for extended periods
- Willing to travel overnight
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Attention to detail
- Large workload
Weight handling
- Up to 45 kg (100 lbs)
Employment terms options
- Early morning
- Evening
- Shift
- Morning
- Night
- On call
Experience
- Experience an asset
Employment terms options
- To be determined
- Day
- Weekend
- Overtime required
Workplace information
- On the road job