Job details
• Location - Halifax, NS B3M 2L8
• Workplace Information - On the road
• Salary - $28.85 hourly / 48 to 60 hours per Week
• Terms of Employment - Permanent employment & Full time
• Employment Conditions - Day, Early Morning, Evening, Morning, Weekend
• Starts as soon as possible
• Benefits: Other benefits – 4% Vacation Pay + WCB
• Vacancies - 6 vacancies
Overview
Languages
English
Education
• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
Experience
Will train
On the road
Work locations may vary. Frequent or constant travel is required from the employee.
Work setting
• Various locations
Responsibilities
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
• Coach colleagues on new methods or work techniques
• Professionalism in customer service
• Drive as part of a two-person team or convoy
• Load and unload goods
• Obtain special permits and other documents required to transport cargo on international routes
• 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 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
Credentials
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
• AZ class license
• Air Brakes Endorsement
• Driver's License (Class 1 or A)
Additional information
Personal suitability
• Team player
• Hardworking
Benefits
Other benefits
• Other benefits – 4% Vacation Pay + WCB
Employment groups
This employer promotes equal employment opportunities for all job applicants, including those self-identifying as a member of these groups:
Support for newcomers and refugees, Support for youths, Support for Veterans, Support for Indigenous people, Support for mature workers, Supports for visible minorities
How to apply
By email
ytr.transport.2023@gmail.com