Employment Type: Full Time – Union
Business Unit: Trio Ready Mix
Location: Victoria, British Columbia
Reporting to: Operations Manager
Trio Ready Mix, a Ralmax Group of Companies, has an exciting and immediate opening for a full-time Concrete Ready-Mix Driver in Victoria. The Concrete Ready-Mix Driver delivers concrete to industrial, commercial, and residential construction job sites in a timely manner.
What we offer:
- Competitive base pay
- Comprehensive benefits package
- Pension
- Health and wellness programs
Responsibilities:
- Deliver concrete to the customer in a timely manner and provide excellent customer service
- Work closely with dispatch to ensure quickest and safest route to jobs
- Maintain vehicle in a clean, organized, and safe fashion and perform routine maintenance
- Observe and follow all safety precautions and rules specified by site, city, provincial, federal and Company regulations
- Work around plant and operate equipment as needed
- Operate a Ready Mix Truck in urban areas and tight construction sites
- Contribute to keeping locations in and around the plant clean and hazardous free
- Perform pre and post-trip safety check on equipment daily to ensure safe operation.
Qualifications:
Education and Experience:
- The ability to drive standard or manual transmission is essential
- High school diploma or general education degree (GED) preferred
- Experience safely driving heavy trucks for 3 or more years.
- Demonstrated communication and problem-solving skills while working with customers.
- Solid knowledge of local and provincial transportation regulations and trucking routes.
- Basic mechanical knowledge or skill for minor preventative maintenance and pre-shift inspections
- An understanding of concrete products
- City driving experience and geographical knowledge of the Greater Victoria area
Knowledge and Skills:
- Ability to understand and follow verbal and written instructions
- Ability to work effectively and efficiently in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to follow all Company policies and procedures, including safety
- Display a professional and courteous attitude to co-workers, supervisors, and the general public at all times
- Willingness to work in a team environment and assist co-workers and/or supervisors with other duties as required
Requirements:
- Must have a current and valid Class 1 or 3 Driver's License with air endorsement
- Must provide a clean driver's abstract
- Must be willing to work overtime as required, as well as nights and weekends when necessary
- Must be able to stand and/or sit for extended periods of time, able to lift and assemble concrete chutes weighing 50 lbs, kneel, climb ladders, and walk on varied terrain
- Safety equipment will be required, e.g. steel-toed safety boots, safety glasses/goggles, etc.
- Hazards associated with the trade
- Work both indoors and outdoors
- Must be eligible to work in Canada
Application Process:
We welcome applications from all backgrounds and cultures to join our team (including self-identifying Indigenous, status, non-status, Metis, and Inuit and non-Indigenous cultures). If you have any questions regarding this position or applying for the position, please reach out and email us at: [email protected]. We want to support all applicants during this process. We encourage all indigenous candidates to self identify during the application process.
If you have any questions regarding this position or applying for the position, please reach out and email us at: [email protected]. We want to support all applicants during this process.
Submission Deadline: Open until filled
Only those selected for interviews will be contacted.
We are looking forward to connecting with you!