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driver, heavy truck
Northern Motor Sports Specialties Ltd
Transportation
Night Shift
Full-time
Job Description
- Work Term: Seasonal
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 40 to 70 hours per week
- Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- Experience: 5 years or more
- or equivalent experience
Work setting
- Remote location
- Staff accommodation provided
- Various locations
- Willing to relocate
Tasks
- Address customers' complaints or concerns
- Coach colleagues on new methods or work techniques
- Mountain driving expertise
- Professionalism in customer service
- Drive as part of a two-person team or convoy
- 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
- Perform brake adjustments
- 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
- AZ class license
- Air Brakes Endorsement
- Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) clearance Certificate
- Commercial Vehicle Operator's Registration (CVOR) Certificate
- Transportation of Dangerous Goods (TDG) Certificate
Documentation knowledge
- Accident or incident reports
- Bill of lading
- Dangerous goods occurrence reports
- Driver logbook
- Inspection report (pre-trip, en-route, post-trip)
- Maintenance and repair reports
- Trans-border documentation
- Trip reports
Type of trucking and equipment
- Dump truck
- Extended length tractor-trailer combination
- Flatbed
- Logging, highway
- Logging, off-highway
- Refrigerated
- Straight truck (4,600kg+ or 10,000lbs+ with 3+ axles)
- Tow truck
- Tractor-trailer
- Tractor-trailer B train
Communication systems experience
- Citizens band (CB) radio
- Operate GPS (Global Positioning System) and other navigation equipment
- Trip recorder (on-board computer)
Transportation/travel experience
- Local
- Long-haul
- Provincial/territorial
- Regional
- Short-haul
Transportation/travel information
- Drive manual transmission vehicle
- Own vehicle
- 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
- Physically demanding
- Repetitive tasks
- Sitting
Weight handling
- Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
Personal suitability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Flexibility
- Judgement
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
Workplace information
- Hybrid
Financial benefits
- Bonus
Other benefits
- Free parking available
- Learning/training paid by employer
- On-site housing options
- Transportation provided by employer
