Company Truck Driver

Excellent benefits package available to Full Time employee’s after completing probationary period and opportunity for advancement. Join us

**Hansen's Group of Companies** currently looking for an experienced and dedicated professional **Company Truck Driver** for our **Halifax, Nova Scotia** location. The Truck Driver / Auto Hauler is tasked with delivering new and used automobiles on Auto Carrying Trucks to pre-advised destinations

**Excellent benefits package available to Full Time employee’s after completing probationary period and opportunity for advancement. Join us**
- Benefits (Health, Dental, Vision)
- Group RRSP
- Wellness Program
- Profit Share Program
- Employee Quarterly 50/50 Charity & Bonus Draws

**Competencies**
- Work Ethics &Integrity
- Client Service Focus
- Teamwork
- Commitment to Health and Safety
- Planning and Organizing
- Accountability and Dependability

**Job Duties**
Includes the following, other duties may be assigned and are not limited to below:

- Performs visual damage inspection of vehicles and reports using handheld computer
- Drives different types of trucks/trailers (9,10,11 car Stinger style carriers)
- Move vehicles onto truck / trailer after determining proper positioning.
- Secures each vehicle to trailer using all 4-wheel straps and ratchet system
- Adjusts and secures movable trailer decks and ramps
- Drives Auto Carrier from origin to destination to deliver vehicles to customer
- Removes vehicle securement straps from each wheel to prepare for unloading
- Drives vehicles off of truck / trailer and releases to customer at destination
- Reports all vehicle pickups and deliveries to company using handheld computer
- Performs safety inspection of truck and trailer at beginning of shift and records in logbook
- Interacts professionally and politely as needed with customers at origin and destination
- Handles vehicles with great care at all time
- Drive safely at all times
- Keep truck clean and presentable at all time
- Other functions may be added to above as deemed necessary by Manager

**Education and Experience**:

- Valid Class AZ (or provincial equivalent) driver’s license
- Minimum 25 years of age
- Minimum 2 years of verifiable tractor trailer driving experience preferred
- Clean driving record / CVOR
- Clean Canadian National criminal record search; current within 6 months
- No more than 2 moving violations in past 3 years
- No convictions for impaired driving, alcohol related charges, following too close, careless driving or any other serious offence in past 5 years.
- Above average driving skills
- Dedicated and committed to damage free handling of company equipment and freight
- Good knowledge of local geography
- Good command of English language
- Must successfully pass a road test and company screening

**Physical Demands-Technical Demands Required (some or all of the time)**
- Climbing ladders up to height of 10 feet
- Lifting objects weighing up to 50 lbs (Truck Ramps)
- Various degrees of bending or stretching needed when entering / exiting vehicles
- Tightening of vehicle restraint system (repetitive movement)
- Standing, walking, sitting for various lengths of time
- Operating handheld wireless computer / scanning device
- Operating truck cab mounted computer
- Operating cell phone

**Work Environment**
- Able to work outside in all types of weather including cold, heat, rain and snow.
- Able to function in different environmental or seasonal conditions such as working around dust, pollen, etc.
- Safety Equipment and Clothing
- Employees are required to provide their own certified safety boots and wear at all times while working (Boot allowance provided after probationary periods).
- Company will provide other PPE including safety vests, coveralls, work gloves, safety glasses, hard hats, and hearing protections as required.