Job Title or Location

Short haul truck driver

Paramount Pathways

Mississauga, ON

Job Details:

$36.05 / hour
Full-time
Entry Level

Overview
  • Work Term: Permanent
  • Work Language: English
  • Hours: 40 hours per week
  • Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
  • Experience: Will train
  • or equivalent experience
  • Tasks
  • Drive as part of a two-person team or convoy
  • 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 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
  • Transport and handle dangerous goods
  • Documentation knowledge
  • Bill of lading
  • Driver logbook
  • Trip reports
  • Communication systems experience
  • Operate GPS (Global Positioning System) and other navigation equipment
  • Transportation/travel experience
  • Local
  • Provincial/territorial
  • Short-haul
  • Security and safety
  • Valid passport
  • Criminal record check
  • Driver's validity licence check
  • Driving record check (abstract)
  • Drug test
  • Medical exam
  • Transportation/travel information
  • Valid driver's licence
  • Willing to travel cross-border
  • Willing to travel internationally
  • Willing to travel overnight
  • Work conditions and physical capabilities
  • Attention to detail
  • Handling heavy loads
  • Physically demanding
  • Repetitive tasks
  • Sitting
  • Personal suitability
  • Efficient interpersonal skills
  • Excellent oral communication
  • Flexibility
  • Judgement
  • Reliability
  • Team player
  • Employment terms options
  • Early morning
  • Evening
  • Morning
  • Night
  • Employment terms options
  • Day
  • Weekend
  • Other benefits
  • Travel insurance
  • 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.)
  • Recruits newcomers and/or refugees who were displaced by a conflict or a natural disaster (for example: Ukraine, Afghanistan, etc.)
  • Supports newcomers and/or refugees with foreign credential recognition
  • Support for youths
  • Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth
  • Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth
  • Support for Indigenous people
  • Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Indigenous workers
  • Develops and maintains relationships with indigenous communities, indigenous-owned businesses and organizations
  • Supports for visible minorities
  • Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)
  • Offers mentorship programs that pair members of visible minorities with experienced employees
  • Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities