Job Description

Truck Driver
Employer details: NORTHERN CASTLE TRUCKING
Job details
• Location: 4720 106 AVE SE Calgary, AB T2C 1G1
• Workplace information: On site
• Salary: 35.40 hourly / 32 to 40 hours per Week
• Terms of employment: Permanent employment and Full time
• Day, Early Morning, Evening, Morning, Night, Overtime, Shift, Weekend
• Starts as soon as possible
• Vacancies: 2 vacancies

Overview
Languages: English
Education: No degree, certificate or diploma
Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years

Responsibilities
Tasks
• Arrange travel, related itineraries and make reservations
• Drive as part of a two-person team or convoy
• Operate and drive straight or articulated trucks to transport goods and materials
• Pay and receive payments for goods
• Perform emergency roadside repairs
• 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
• Tarping and ensuring safety and security of cargo
Credentials
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
• Driver’s License (Class 1 or A)

Experience and specialization
Documentation knowledge
• Driver logbook
• Inspection report (pre-trip, en-route, post-trip)
Type of trucking and equipment
• Extended length tractor-trailer combination
• Straight truck (4,600kg+ or 10,000lbs+ with 3+ axles)
• Tractor-trailer
Transportation/travel experience
• Long-haul
Additional information
Security and safety
• Driving record check (abstract)
Transportation/travel information
• Valid driver’s licence
Weight handling
• Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Employment groups
Employer promotes equal employment opportunities for all job applicants, including those self-identifying as a member of these groups:
Support for newcomers and refugees
• Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports newcomers and/or 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
• Offers mentorship programs that pair newcomers and/or refugees with experienced employees
• Provides diversity and cross-cultural trainings to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and/or refugees
• Does not require Canadian work experience
Support for youths
• Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports youth employment
• Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth
• Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth
Support for Indigenous people
• Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports Indigenous people
• Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Indigenous workers
• Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers
• Facilitates access to Elders who can offer support and guidance to Indigenous workers
Supports for visible minorities
• Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports members of 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

Who can apply to 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
By email: [email protected]

Required languages: English

Education level: No degree, certificate or diploma

Required skills: Documentation knowledge • Driver logbook • Inspection report (pre-trip, en-route, post-trip) Type of trucking and equipment • Extended length tractor-trailer combination • Straight truck (4,600kg+ or 10,000lbs+ with 3+ axles) • Tractor-trailer Transportation/travel experience • Long-haul

Closest intersection: South Calgary Montessori Childcare