Class 1 Truck Driver

2 days ago

Amherst, Canada Maritime Sod Full time

Work Term: Seasonal
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 25 to 45 hours per week
- Education: Other trades certificate or diploma
- Experience: 3 years to less than 5 years
- or equivalent experience
- ** Work setting**:

- Relocation costs not covered by employer
- ** Tasks**:

- Professionalism in customer service
- 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
- 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
- Record cargo information, hours of service, distance travelled and fuel consumption
- Tarping and ensuring safety and security of cargo
- ** Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses**:

- Air Brakes Endorsement
- Class 1/1F/A Licence (semi trailer trucks)
- Class 5/5F/G Licence (cars, small trucks and other 2-axle vehicles)
- Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) clearance Certificate
- Defensive Driving Course
- Forklift Operator Certification
- ** Documentation knowledge**:

- Accident or incident reports
- Driver logbook
- Inspection report (pre-trip, en-route, post-trip)
- ** Type of trucking and equipment**:

- Tractor-trailer
- ** Equipment and machinery experience**:

- Forklift
- ** Transportation/travel experience**:

- Regional
- Short-haul
- ** Security and safety**:

- Criminal record check
- Driver's validity licence check
- Driving record check (abstract)
- ** Work conditions and physical capabilities**:

- Attention to detail
- Handling heavy loads
- Physically demanding
- Repetitive tasks
- ** Weight handling**:

- Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
- ** Own tools/equipment**:

- Cellular phone
- Steel-toed safety boots
- Safety vest
- ** Personal suitability**:

- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Flexibility
- Judgement
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Hardworking
- Patience
- ** Screening questions**:

- Are you available for shift or on-call work?
- Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
- Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
- ** Other benefits**:

- Learning/training paid by employer
- Variable or compressed work week
- ** Support for mature workers**:

- Offers phased retirement options that allow mature workers to gradually reduce their workload (for example: flexible or reduced work hours, part time employment, project-based or seasonal work, etc.)
- Offers phased re-entry options for mature workers who are returning to work after retiring (for example: gradually increasing hours and responsibilities)

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