Driver, Truck

Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 50 to 60 hours per week
- Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years
**Work setting**:

- Room and board provided
**Tasks**:

- Professionalism in customer service
- Load and unload goods
- Operate and drive straight or articulated trucks to transport goods and materials
- Record cargo information, hours of service, distance travelled and fuel consumption
**Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses**:

- Class 1/1F/A Licence (semi trailer trucks)
**Documentation knowledge**:

- Accident or incident reports
- Bill of lading
- Dangerous goods occurrence 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**:

- Refrigerated
- Tractor-trailer
**Communication systems experience**:

- Operate GPS (Global Positioning System) and other navigation equipment
**Transportation/travel experience**:

- International
- Local
- Long-haul
- Short-haul
**Security and safety**:

- Valid passport
- Basic security clearance
- Driver's validity licence check
- Driving record check (abstract)
- Medical exam
**Transportation/travel information**:

- Drive manual transmission vehicle
- Travel expenses paid by employer
- Willing to travel overnight
**Work conditions and physical capabilities**:

- Attention to detail
- Handling heavy loads
- Large workload
- Overtime required
- Physically demanding
- Repetitive tasks
- Sitting
**Weight handling**:

- Up to 9 kg (20 lbs)
- Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
**Own tools/equipment**:

- Cellular phone
- Hard hat
- Steel-toed safety boots
- Tools
**Personal suitability**:

- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Flexibility
- Organized
- Reliability
**Green job**:

- Involves duties and responsibilities that lead to positive environmental outcomes
- Involves supporting green economy sectors
- Requires specialized environmental skills or knowledge
**Workplace information**:

- On the road job
**Health benefits**:

- Dental plan
- Disability benefits
- Health care plan
- Paramedical services coverage
- Vision care benefits
**Financial benefits**:

- Bonus
**Long term benefits**:

- Maternity and parental benefits
- Pension plan
**Other benefits**:

- Free parking available
- Learning/training paid by employer