Delivery Driver

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Skills and Abilities

Work site environment
- Outdoors
- On foot
- Motor vehicles
- Cold/refrigerated
- Hot
- Wet/damp
- Dusty
Tasks
- Professionalism in customer service
- Receive and relay information to central dispatch
- Sell products over established routes
- Prepare, package and restock goods
- Load and unload goods
- Follow directions and read map
- Pay and receive payments for goods
- Provide customer service
- Perform pre-trip, en route and post-trip inspection and oversee all aspects of vehicle
- Address customers' complaints or concerns
- Perform preventive maintenance
- Operate and drive straight or articulated trucks to transport goods and materials
- Tarping and ensuring safety and security of cargo
- Oversee condition of vehicle and inspect tires, lights, brakes, cold storage and other equipment
- Record cargo information, hours of service, distance travelled and fuel consumption
Certificates, licences, memberships, and coursesﾠ
- Class 5/5F/G Licence (cars, small trucks and other 2-axle vehicles)
Documentation knowledge
- Inspection report (pre-trip, en-route, post-trip)
Type of trucking and equipment
- Refrigerated
Transportation/travel experience
- Local
- Short-haul
Security and safety
- Criminal record check
- Bondable
- Driver's validity licence check
- Driving record check (abstract)
Transportation/travel information
- Willing to travel for extended periods
- Valid driver's licence
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Attention to detail
- Fast-paced environment
- Tight deadlines
- Work under pressure
- Physically demanding
- Handling heavy loads
- Repetitive tasks
- Sitting
- Large workload
Weight handling
- Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
Own tools/equipment
- Steel-toed safety boots
- Cellular phone
- Gloves
- Tools
- Hard hat
- Safety vest
Personal suitability
- Client focus
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Flexibility
- Judgement
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Accurate
- Dependability
- Excellent oral communication
- Punctuality
- Excellent written communication
- Hardworking
Screening questions
- Are you available for shift or on-call work?
- Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?
- Are you currently a student?
- Do you have experience working in this field?
Employment terms options
- Early morning
- Evening
- Shift
- Morning
Employment terms options
- Night
- On call
- Day
- Weekend