Driver, Tow Truck

Durée de l'emploi: Permanent
- Langue de travail: Anglais
- Heures de travail: 45 to 60 hours per week
- Education:

- Expérience:
**Education**:

- No degree, certificate or diploma
**Tasks**:

- Drive lighter, special purpose trucks
- 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 emergency roadside repairs
- 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
- Tarping and ensuring safety and security of cargo
- Transport and handle dangerous goods
**Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses**:

- Air Brakes Endorsement
- Class 1/1F/A Licence (semi trailer trucks)
- Class 3/3F/DF Licence (trailer truck, vehicles with more than 3 axles)
- Extended Trailer Combination Permit or Endorsement
**Documentation knowledge**:

- Bill of lading
- Driver logbook
- Inspection report (pre-trip, en-route, post-trip)
**Type of trucking and equipment**:

- Flatbed
- Tow truck
- Tractor-trailer
**Transportation/travel experience**:

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

- Basic security clearance
- Criminal record check
- Driver's validity licence check
- Driving record check (abstract)
- Drug test
**Transportation/travel information**:

- Valid driver's licence
**Work conditions and physical capabilities**:

- Attention to detail
- Large workload
- Overtime required
- Repetitive tasks
- Sitting
**Weight handling**:

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

- Steel-toed safety boots
**Personal suitability**:

- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Flexibility
- Judgement
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
**Screening questions**:

- Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
- Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
- Do you have the above-indicated required certifications?
**Experience**:

- 3 years to less than 5 years
**Health benefits**:

- Dental plan
- Health care plan
- Vision care benefits
**Other benefits**:

- Learning/training paid by employer