Job Title or Location

Moving van driver

Two Men and a Truck
Dartmouth, NS
Posted 6 days ago
Job Details:
$24.10 / hour
Full-time
Entry Level

  • Durée de l'emploi: Permanent
  • Langue de travail: Anglais
  • Heures de travail: 30 to 40 hours per week
  • Education:
  • Expérience:
Education
  • Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
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
  • Operate and drive straight or articulated trucks to transport goods and materials
  • 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
  • Class 5/5F/G Licence (cars, small trucks and other 2-axle vehicles)
Documentation knowledge
  • Driver logbook
  • Inspection report (pre-trip, en-route, post-trip)
  • Trip reports
Type of trucking and equipment
  • Flatbed
  • Straight truck (4,600kg+ or 10,000lbs+ with 3+ axles)
Transportation/travel experience
  • Local
  • Provincial/territorial
  • Regional
Work conditions and physical capabilities
  • Attention to detail
  • Handling heavy loads
  • Physically demanding
  • Repetitive tasks
Weight handling
  • Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
Own tools/equipment
  • Cellular phone
  • Tools
Personal suitability
  • Excellent oral communication
  • Flexibility
  • Organized
  • Reliability
  • Team player
  • Hardworking
Experience
  • 1 to less than 7 months
Other benefits
  • Free parking available
Support for newcomers and refugees
  • Provides diversity and cross-cultural trainings to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and/or refugees
Support for youths
  • Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth

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