7330016
Loading, please wait...

driver, ready-mix truck

Posted on May 01, 2025 by Employer details Municipal Ready-Mix Limited

Direct Apply Add to favourites

You have successfully withdrawn your application for this job.

Job details

  • LocationSydney, NS
  • Workplace information On site
  • Salary29.05 hourly / 30 to 60 hours per week
  • Terms of employment Seasonal employmentFull time
  • Day, Overtime, Flexible Hours, To be determined, Early Morning, 07:00 to 17:00
  • Starts as soon as possible
  • Benefits: Health benefits, Financial benefits
  • vacancies 3 vacancies
  • Source Job Bank #3296195

Overview

Languages

English

Education

  • Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience

Experience an asset

On site

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Work setting

  • Various locations
  • New construction
  • Urban area

Responsibilities

Tasks

  • Address customers' complaints or concerns
  • Professionalism in customer service
  • Load and unload goods
  • Pay and receive payments for goods
  • Perform pre-trip, en route and post-trip inspection and oversee all aspects of vehicle
  • Perform preventive maintenance
  • Receive and relay information to central dispatch
  • Record cargo information, hours of service, distance travelled and fuel consumption
  • Operate two-way radios
  • Deliver goods to customers
  • Climb ladders or operate hydraulic buckets when working aloft on poles and towers, or work in confined spaces such as trenches and tunnels to install power lines and cables and associated equipment

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

  • Air Brakes Endorsement
  • Class 1/1F/A Licence (semi trailer trucks)
  • Class 3/3F/DF Licence (trailer truck, vehicles with more than 3 axles)
  • Driver's License (Class 1 or A)
  • First Aid Certificate

Experience and specialization

Documentation knowledge

  • Accident or incident reports
  • Driver logbook
  • Inspection report (pre-trip, en-route, post-trip)
  • Maintenance and repair reports
  • Trip reports

Type of trucking and equipment

  • Concrete mixing
  • Dump truck

Transportation/travel experience

  • Local
  • Short-haul

Additional information

Security and safety

  • Criminal record check
  • Driver's validity licence check
  • Driving record check (abstract)

Transportation/travel information

  • Drive manual transmission vehicle
  • Valid driver's licence

Work conditions and physical capabilities

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

Weight handling

  • Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Own tools/equipment

  • Steel-toed safety boots

Personal suitability

  • Efficient interpersonal skills
  • Excellent oral communication
  • Excellent written communication
  • Flexibility
  • Judgement
  • Organized
  • Reliability
  • Team player
  • Hardworking

Benefits

Health benefits

  • Dental plan
  • Health care plan

Financial benefits

  • As per collective agreement
  • Pension plan

Who can apply for this job?

You can apply if you are:

  • a Canadian citizen
  • a permanent resident of Canada
  • a temporary resident of Canada with a valid work permit

Do not apply if you are not authorized to work in Canada. The employer will not respond to your application.

Advertised until

2025-05-15

Important notice: This job posting was posted directly by the employer on Job Bank. The Government of Canada has taken steps to make sure it is accurate and reliable but cannot guarantee its authenticity.

Report a problem with this job posting
*What’s wrong?

Thank you for your help!

You will not receive a reply. For enquiries, please contact us.

Job market information

driver, ready-mix truck NOC 73300 Cape Breton Region
Median wage Help -
21.00 $/hour

Explore this career

Date modified: