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Log hauler

  • Durée de l'emploi: Permanent
  • Langue de travail: Anglais
  • Heures de travail: 50 hours per week
  • Education:
  • Expérience:

Education

  • Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Work site environment

  • Dusty

Tasks

  • Mountain driving expertise
  • 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
  • Record cargo information, hours of service, distance travelled and fuel consumption
  • Transport and handle dangerous goods

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

  • Driver's License (Class 1 or A)

Documentation knowledge

  • Accident or incident reports
  • Dangerous goods occurrence reports
  • Driver logbook
  • Inspection report (pre-trip, en-route, post-trip)
  • Maintenance and repair reports
  • Trans-border documentation
  • Trip reports

Type of trucking and equipment

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

Communication systems experience

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

Transportation/travel experience

  • International
  • Long-haul
  • Provincial/territorial

Security and safety

  • Valid passport
  • Criminal record check
  • Driver's validity licence check
  • Driving record check (abstract)
  • Drug test

Transportation/travel information

  • Valid driver's licence
  • Willing to travel cross-border
  • Willing to travel for extended periods
  • Willing to travel overnight

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Attention to detail
  • Handling heavy loads
  • Large workload
  • Physically demanding
  • Repetitive tasks

Weight handling

  • Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Own tools/equipment

  • Cellular phone
  • Safety vest
  • Gloves

Personal suitability

  • Excellent oral communication
  • Excellent written communication
  • Flexibility
  • Organized
  • Team player
  • Hardworking
  • Patience

Screening questions

  • Are you authorized to work in Canada?
  • Are you available for shift or on-call work?
  • Are you willing to relocate for this position?
  • Do you have experience working in this field?
  • Do you have the equipment you need to work from home (like internet and a workspace)?
  • Do you have the required certifications listed in the job posting?
  • Do you live near the job location?

Experience

  • 1 to less than 7 months

Employment terms options

  • Early morning
  • Evening
  • Morning
  • Night
  • Day
  • Weekend

Green job

  • Involves duties and responsibilities that lead to positive environmental outcomes

Workplace information

  • On the road job

Health benefits

  • Dental plan
  • Disability benefits
  • Health care plan
  • Paramedical services coverage
  • Vision care benefits

Other benefits

  • Free parking available
  • Other benefits
  • Parking available