Truck Driver Route

About the role

The role involves safely operating a 16'-'18' box truck to complete residential pickup routes, handling various household items, and adhering to safety regulations.

Responsibilities

• Safely maneuver and operate a 16’-18’ box truck through residential streets and tight spaces
• Pick up clothing, small furniture, and other household items from daily residential routes
• Complete daily paperwork including vehicle inspections, delivery reports, and maintenance forms
• Avoid any violations or accidents within the last three years
• Ensure trucks are clean, swept, and ready for use at the start of another shift
• Assist other drivers with workload when needed
• Communicate orally and in writing, and multi-task several incoming and outgoing truck loads at any one given time
• Create drivers logs and reports, and interpret instructions furnished in various forms
• Converse with the general public, understand highway traffic signs and signals, respond to official inquiries, and make entries on reports and records
• Set priorities, meet deadlines with flexibility, and multi-task with minimal direction
• Be detail-oriented

Requirements

• Working knowledge of the assigned metro areas
• Understanding of all Canada, Province, and Savers safety regulations and requirements
• Demonstrated professional interpersonal relationship skills
• Demonstrated strong customer service skills
• Demonstrated skills showing initiative, personal responsibility, and accountability
• Prior driving experience, excellent knowledge of the roads in assigned area
• Strong working knowledge of managing two-way communications and operating GPS tools
• Demonstrated organization skills
• Demonstrated customer service skills
• Ability to operate a 16’-18’ box truck independently
• Ability to communicate orally and in writing
• Ability to multi-task several incoming and outgoing truck loads at any one given time
• Ability to create drivers logs and reports
• Ability to interpret instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form
• Ability to set priorities, meet deadlines with flexibility, and multi-task with minimal direction
• Ability to be detail-oriented

Qualifications

• Minimum 2-3 years’ experience driving a 16’-18’ box truck preferred
• Minimum 3-5 years clean driving record
• Must be at least 21 years of age

Skills

• Ability to consistently/daily lift up to 70 lbs
• Ability to pull or push a pallet jack
• Ability to stand frequently throughout the day

Benefits

Comprehensive onboarding and training from day one. Benefits offerings include bundled health plans, company-paid life insurance, Group Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) with a generous company matching provision, paid time off, and mental health services.