Job Details long haul truck driver
Employer details: GN Freight Solutions
Job details
• Location: 309 Adolph Dr Unit 9RM of Sherwood, SK, S4K 0A4
• Work location: On site
• Salary: $33.65 to $35.00 hourly (To be negotiated) / 40.00 to 50.00 hours per week
• Terms of employment: Permanent employment Full time
• Flexible hours, Overtime required
• Starts as soon as possible
• Benefits: Disability benefits
• Vacancies: 6 vacancies
Overview
Languages
English
Education
• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
Experience
1 to less than 7 months
On site
Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Work setting
• Willing to relocate
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
• 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
• Transport and handle dangerous goods
Credentials
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
• AZ class license
• Driver's License (Class 1 or A)
• Transportation of Dangerous Goods (TDG) Certificate
Experience and specialization
Documentation knowledge
• Dangerous goods occurrence reports
• Driver logbook
Type of trucking and equipment
• Tractor-trailer
Transportation/travel experience
• International
• Long-haul
Additional information
Security and safety
• Driving record check (abstract)
• Drug test
• Medical exam
Transportation/travel information
• Valid driver's licence
• Willing to travel internationally
• Willing to travel overnight
Work conditions and physical capabilities
• Physically demanding
• Repetitive tasks
• Sitting
Own tools/equipment
• Cellular phone
• Hard hat
• Steel-toed safety boots
• Tools
• Safety vest
• Gloves
Personal suitability
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Flexibility
• Judgement
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player
• Hardworking
• Patience
Benefits
Health benefits
• Disability benefits
Other benefits
• Parking available
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
• Assists with immediate settlement needs of newcomers and/or refugees (for example: housing, transportation, storage, childcare, winter clothing, etc.)
Support for youths
• Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth
Support for Veterans
• Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for Veterans
Support for Indigenous people
• Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers
Support for mature workers
• Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination
Supports for visible minorities
• Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)
Who can apply for this job?
The employer accepts applications from:
• Canadian citizens and permanent or temporary residents of Canada
• other candidates, with or without a valid Canadian work permit
How to apply
Email your resume at gnfsdispatch@gmail.com