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truck driver

Posted on September 16, 2024 by Employer details Smith Trucking Service (1976) Ltd.

Job details

  • LocationBrooks, AB
  • Workplace information On the road
  • Salary28.00 hourly / 30 to 50 hours per week
  • Terms of employment Permanent employmentFull time
  • Day, Evening, Night, Weekend, Shift, Overtime, On Call, Flexible Hours, Early Morning, Morning
  • Starts as soon as possible
  • Benefits: Health benefits, Other benefits
  • vacancies 12 vacancies
  • Source Job Bank #3083130

Overview

Languages

English

Education

  • No degree, certificate or diploma

Experience

Experience an asset

On the road

Work locations may vary. Frequent or constant travel is required from the employee.

Work setting

  • Staff accommodation provided
  • Various locations
  • Relocation costs covered by employer

Responsibilities

Tasks

  • Professionalism in customer service
  • 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
  • Follow directions and read map

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

  • Air Brakes Endorsement
  • Driver's License (Class 1 or A)

Experience and specialization

Documentation knowledge

  • Driver logbook
  • Maintenance and repair reports
  • Trip reports

Type of trucking and equipment

  • Roll-off truck
  • Dump truck
  • Tractor-trailer

Transportation/travel experience

  • Regional
  • Short-haul

Type of industry experience

  • Trucking

Additional information

Security and safety

  • Driving record check (abstract)
  • Drug test

Transportation/travel information

  • Drive manual transmission vehicle
  • Willing to travel for extended periods
  • Willing to travel overnight

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Attention to detail
  • Handling heavy loads
  • Physically demanding
  • Sitting

Weight handling

  • Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Personal suitability

  • Efficient interpersonal skills
  • Flexibility
  • Reliability
  • Team player

Benefits

Health benefits

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

Other benefits

  • Other benefits

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
  • Supports social and labour market integration of newcomers and/or refugees (for example: facilitating access to community resources, language training, skills training, etc.)
  • Provides diversity and cross-cultural trainings to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and/or refugees
Support for Indigenous people
  • Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers

Who can apply to this job?

Only apply to this job if:

  • You are a Canadian citizen, a permanent or a temporary resident of Canada.
  • You have a valid Canadian work permit.

If you are not authorized to work in Canada, do not apply. The employer will not respond to your application.

Advertised until

2024-12-29

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truck driver NOC 73300 Lethbridge–Medicine Hat Region
Median wage Help -
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