- Work Term : Permanent
- Work Language : English
- Hours : 40 to 60 hours per week
- Education : Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- Experience : Experience an asset
Tasks
- Professionalism in customer service
- Drive lighter, special purpose trucks
- Oversee condition of vehicle and inspect tires, lights, brakes, cold storage and other equipment
- Perform emergency roadside repairs
- Perform pre-trip, en route and post-trip inspection and oversee all aspects of vehicle
- Receive and relay information to central dispatch
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- Class 1 / 1F / A Licence (semi trailer trucks)
- Class 3 / 3F / DF Licence (trailer truck, vehicles with more than 3 axles)
Documentation knowledge
- Accident or incident reports
- Driver logbook
- Inspection report (pre-trip, en-route, post-trip)
Type of trucking and equipment
- Flatbed
- Tow truck
Communication systems experience
Operate GPS (Global Positioning System) and other navigation equipment
Security and safety
- Basic security clearance
- Driver's validity licence check
- Driving record check (abstract)
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
- Sitting
Weight handling
Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
Personal suitability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Flexibility
- Judgement
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
Support for newcomers and refugees
- Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports newcomers and / or refugees
- Recruits newcomers and / or refugees who were displaced by a conflict or a natural disaster (for example : Ukraine, Afghanistan, etc.)
- Provides diversity and cross-cultural trainings to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and / or refugees
Support for youths
- Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports youth employment
- Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth
- Offers mentorship, coaching and / or networking opportunities for youth
- 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
Support for Indigenous people
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
- Provides staff with awareness training to create a welcoming work environment for mature workers
Supports for visible minorities
- Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports members of visible minorities
- Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example : anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)
- Offers mentorship programs that pair members of visible minorities with experienced employees
- Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities