Driver, truck-trailer

• Work Term: Permanent
• Work Language: English
• Hours: 40 to 60 hours per week
• Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
• Experience: 3 years to less than 5 years

Work setting

• Remote location
• Specialty chemical company

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
• Arrange travel, related itineraries and make reservations
• 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 pre-trip, en route and post-trip inspection and oversee all aspects of vehicle
• Receive and relay information to central dispatch
• Record cargo information, hours of service, distance travelled and fuel consumption
• Transport and handle dangerous goods

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• AZ class license
• Air Brake (Z) Endorsement
• Driver's License (Class 1 or A)

Documentation knowledge

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

Type of trucking and equipment

• Straight truck (4,600kg+ or 10,000lbs+ with 3+ axles)
• Tractor-trailer

Transportation/travel experience

• Long-haul
• Provincial/territorial

Type of industry experience

• Chemical

Security and safety

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

Transportation/travel information

• Drive manual transmission vehicle
• 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
• Physically demanding
• Sitting

Weight handling

• Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Personal suitability

• Excellent oral communication
• Flexibility
• Judgement
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player
• Patience

Screening questions

• Are you authorized to work in Canada?
• What is the highest level of study you have completed?

Workplace information

• On the road job

Health benefits

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

Financial benefits

• Group insurance benefits
• Life insurance
• Pension plan
• Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)
• Stocks/shares

Other benefits

• Free parking available
• Learning/training paid by employer
• Transportation provided by employer

Supports for visible minorities

• Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities