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Short haul truck driver

$25 - $26 per hour

N.S. CONSTRUCTION CARRIERS LIMITED

  • Durée de l'emploi: Saisonnier
  • Langue de travail: Anglais
  • Heures de travail: 40 to 60 hours per week
  • Education:
  • Expérience:
  • Education

    • No degree, certificate or diploma

    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
    • Professionalism in customer service
    • 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
    • Perform preventive maintenance
    • Receive and relay information to central dispatch
    • Record cargo information, hours of service, distance travelled and fuel consumption

    Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

    • Air Brakes Endorsement
    • Class 1/1F/A Licence (semi trailer trucks)
    • CPR Certificate
    • Driver's License (Class 1 or A)
    • First Aid Certificate
    • Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate

    Documentation knowledge

    • Accident or incident reports
    • Driver logbook
    • Inspection report (pre-trip, en-route, post-trip)
    • Maintenance and repair reports
    • Trip reports

    Type of trucking and equipment

    • Dump truck
    • Tractor-trailer

    Communication systems experience

    • Citizens band (CB) radio
    • Operate GPS (Global Positioning System) and other navigation equipment

    Transportation/travel experience

    • Local
    • Provincial/territorial
    • Regional
    • Short-haul

    Security and safety

    • Driver's validity licence check
    • Driving record check (abstract)

    Transportation/travel information

    • Valid driver's licence

    Work conditions and physical capabilities

    • Attention to detail
    • Repetitive tasks
    • Sitting

    Weight handling

    • Up to 9 kg (20 lbs)

    Own tools/equipment

    • Steel-toed safety boots

    Personal suitability

    • Flexibility
    • Judgement
    • Organized
    • Reliability
    • Team player

    Screening questions

    • Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?
    • Do you have experience working in this field?

    Experience

    • 1 year to less than 2 years

    Employment terms options

    • Flexible hours
    • Morning
    • On call
    • To be determined
    • Day

    Green job

    • Involves duties and responsibilities that lead to positive environmental outcomes

    Workplace information

    • On the road job

    Health benefits

    • Dental plan
    • Health care plan
    • Paramedical services coverage
    • Vision care benefits

    Financial benefits

    • As per collective agreement
    • Bonus
    • Gratuities

    Other benefits

    • Learning/training paid by employer
    • Other benefits
Vacancy posted 10 days ago
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