Job Description

Truck Driver
Wages: $36.00/ hour
Vacancies: 2 vacancies
Job Type: Permanent employment, Full time 32-35 hours / week
Joining Date: As soon as possible
Employment conditions:
Day, Early Morning, Evening, Flexible Hours, Morning, Night, On Call, Overtime, Shift, To be determined, Weekend
Job Location: South Porcupine, Ontario

Requirements:
Languages
English

Education
Secondary (high) school graduation certificate or equivalent experience

Experience
1 year to less than 2 years

On site
Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Work setting
• Willing to relocate

Responsibilities
Tasks
• Calculate the cost of truck repairs and new parts if needed
• Address customers’ complaints or concerns
• Professionalism in customer service
• 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

Credentials
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
• AZ class license
• Driver’s License (Class 1 or A)

Experience and specialization
Documentation knowledge
• Driver logbook
• Inspection report (pre-trip, en-route, post-trip)
• Trip reports

Type of trucking and equipment
• Tractor-trailer

Communication systems experience
• Operate GPS (Global Positioning System) and other navigation equipment

Transportation/travel experience
• Local
• National
• Provincial/territorial
• Short-haul

Additional information
Security and safety
• Valid passport
• Criminal record check
• Driving record check (abstract)

Transportation/travel information
• Travel expenses paid by employer
• Valid driver’s licence
• Willing to travel for extended periods
• 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:
• More than 45 kg (100 lbs)

Own tools/ equipment:
• Cellular phone
• Hard hat
• Steel-toed safety boots
• Safety vest
• Gloves

Personal Suitability
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral communication
• Flexibility
• Judgement
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player
• Hardworking
• Patience

How to apply
By email:
[email protected]

By mail:
79 Powell Ave,
South Porcupine,
ON P0N 1H0

In person:
79 Powell Ave,
South Porcupine,
ON P0N 1H0
Between 02:00 PM and 04:30 PM

How-to-apply instructions
Here is what you must include in your application:
• Cover Letter

Required languages: English

Education level: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate or equivalent experience

Required skills: • Calculate the cost of truck repairs and new parts if needed • Address customers' complaints or concerns • Professionalism in customer service • 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

Closest intersection: 79 Powell Ave, South Porcupine, Ontario P0N 1H0, Canada