truck driver
Job description
Minimum Requirements
- Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years
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 pre-trip, en route and post-trip inspection and oversee all aspects of vehicle
- 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
Documentation Knowledge
- Inspection report (pre-trip, en-route, post-trip)
- Trip reports
Type of Trucking and Equipment
- Operate GPS (Global Positioning System) and other navigation equipment
Security and Safety
- Criminal record check
- Driver's validity licence check
- Driving record check (abstract)
- Drug test
Transportation/Travel Information
- Valid driver's licence
- Willing to travel cross-border
- Willing to travel for extended periods
- Willing to travel overnight
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities
Personal Suitability
- Flexibility
- Judgement
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
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