Job description

Job details

• Location: Oakville, ON L6J 7X3
• Salary: 28.00 hourly / 35 to 70 hours per Week
• Terms of employment: Permanent employment, Full time
• Day, Early Morning, Evening, Morning, Night, On Call, Shift, Weekend
• Start date: Starts as soon as possible.
• Benefits: Health benefits
• Vacancies: 2 vacancies

Overview

Languages

• English

Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience

1 to less than 7 months

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Address customers' complaints or concerns
• Drive as part of a two-person team or convoy.
• Drive lighter, special purpose trucks.
• 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.
• Perform preventive maintenance.
• Receive and relay information to central dispatch.
• Record cargo information, hours of service, distance travelled and fuel consumption.

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• AZ class license
• Air Brakes Endorsement

Experience and specialization

Documentation knowledge

• Accident or incident reports
• Driver logbook
• Inspection report (pre-trip, en-route, post-trip)
• Maintenance and repair reports
• Trans-border documentation
• Trip reports

Type of trucking and equipment

• Dump truck
• Flatbed
• Refrigerated
• Tractor-trailer
• Tractor-trailer A train

Communication systems experience

• Operate GPS (Global Positioning System) and other navigation equipment.
• Trip recorder (on-board computer)

Transportation/travel experience

• Local
• Long-haul
• National
• Provincial/territorial
• Regional
• Short haul

Additional information

Security and safety

• Valid passport
• Driver's validity licence check
• Driving record check (abstract)
• Drug test

Transportation/travel information

• Valid driver's licence
• Willing to travel cross-border.

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Attention to detail.
• Overtime required.
• Sitting

Weight handling

• Up to 9 kg (20 lbs)

Own tools/equipment

• Cellular phone
• Hard hat
• Steel-toed safety boots
• Safety vest
• Gloves

Personal suitability

• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral communication
• Excellent written communication
• Flexibility
• Judgement
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player
• Hardworking

Benefits

Health benefits

• Health care plan