Truck Driver, Truck-trailer

Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 35 to 40 hours per week
- Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- Experience: Will train
- **Tasks**:

- Plan or adjust routes based on changing conditions, using computer equipment, global positioning systems (GPS) equipment, or other navigation devices, to minimize fuel consumption and carbon emissions
- Coach colleagues on new methods or work techniques
- Mountain driving expertise
- Professionalism in customer service
- Drive as part of a two-person team or convoy
- 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**:

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

- Accident or incident reports
- Bill of lading
- Driver logbook
- Inspection report (pre-trip, en-route, post-trip)
- Maintenance and repair reports
- Trans-border documentation
- Trip reports
- ** Type of trucking and equipment**:

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

- Operate GPS (Global Positioning System) and other navigation equipment
- Trip recorder (on-board computer)
- ** Transportation/travel experience**:

- Long-haul
- ** Specialization or experience**:

- Green economy sector
- Specialized environmental skills and knowledge
- ** Security and safety**:

- Valid passport
- Driving record check (abstract)
- Drug test
- ** Transportation/travel information**:

- Valid driver's licence
- Willing to travel cross-border
- Willing to travel overnight
- ** Work conditions and physical capabilities**:

- Attention to detail
- Handling heavy loads
- Large workload
- Overtime required
- Physically demanding
- Sitting
- ** Personal suitability**:

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

- Are you available for shift or on-call work?
- Are you available for the advertised start date?
- Are you currently a student?
- Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
- Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
- Do you have the above-indicated required certifications?
- What is the highest level of study you have completed?
- ** Green job**:

- Involves duties and responsibilities that lead to positive environmental outcomes
- ** Support for persons with disabilities**:

- Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for persons with disabilities
- ** Support for newcomers and refugees**:

- Offers mentorship programs that pair newcomers and/or refugees with experienced employees
- Provides diversity and cross-cultural trainings to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and/or refugees
- Does not require Canadian work experience
- ** Support for youths**:

- 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**:

- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities 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
- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities 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