class 3 truck driver

Feed Nova Scotia


Date: 23 hours ago
City: Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Salary: CA$27 per hour
Contract type: Full time
  • Durée de l'emploi: Temporaire
  • Langue de travail: Anglais
  • Heures de travail: 42.5 hours per week
  • Education:
  • Expérience:

  • Education

  • Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

  • Work site environment

  • All weather conditions

  • Tasks

  • 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 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

  • Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

  • Air Brakes Endorsement
  • Driver's License (Class 3 or D)
  • Forklift Operator Certification

  • Documentation knowledge

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

  • Type of trucking and equipment

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

  • Communication systems experience

  • Operate GPS (Global Positioning System) and other navigation equipment

  • Technical experience

  • Warehouse and storage facilities

  • Equipment and machinery experience

  • Lifting device
  • Pallet lifters

  • Transportation/travel experience

  • Local
  • Short-haul

  • Area of specialization

  • Truck driving

  • Security and safety

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

  • Transportation/travel information

  • Valid driver's licence
  • Driver's abstract

  • Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Attention to detail
  • Handling heavy loads
  • Physically demanding
  • Repetitive tasks
  • Sitting
  • Combination of sitting, standing, walking

  • Weight handling

  • Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

  • Own tools/equipment

  • Steel-toed safety boots

  • Personal suitability

  • Efficient interpersonal skills
  • Excellent oral communication
  • Excellent written communication
  • Flexibility
  • Judgement
  • Organized
  • Reliability
  • Team player
  • Hardworking
  • Patience

  • Screening questions

  • Are you available for shift or on-call work?
  • Are you available for the advertised start date?
  • Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
  • Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
  • Do you have the above-indicated required certifications?

  • Experience

  • 5 years or more

  • Workplace information

  • On the road job

  • Other benefits

  • Free parking available
  • Wellness program
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