Employer
NovaXpress Courier Services
Location
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, B3B 1N8
Salary
24.00 hourly / 40 to 50 hours per Week
Terms of employment
Permanent employment Full time - Day, Early Morning, Evening, Morning, Night, Weekend
Start date
Starts as soon as possible
Benefits
Health benefits
Vacancies
4 vacancies
Languages
English
Education
Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
Experience
1 year to less than 2 years
Work setting
Various locations
Responsibilities /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
- Address customers' complaints or concerns
- Professionalism in customer service
- Arrange travel, related itineraries and make reservations
- 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
- Oversee condition of vehicle and inspect tires, lights, brakes, cold storage and other equipment
- 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)
Documentation knowledge
Driver logbook, Trip reports
Type of trucking and equipment
Tractor-trailer
Transportation/travel experience
Local, Long-haul, Provincial/territorial, Short-haul
Work conditions and physical capabilities
Attention to detail, Physically demanding, Repetitive tasks, Sitting
Weight handling
Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
Own tools/equipment
Cellular phone, Steel-toed safety boots
Personal suitability
Efficient interpersonal skills, Excellent oral communication, Flexibility, Judgement, Organized, Reliability, Team player, Hardworking
Benefits
Health benefits, Dental plan, Health care plan, Vision care benefits
How to apply
By email - team at novaxpress.ca