Driver (Cross Border)

Upper Canada Forest Products•Mississauga, ON

14h•Onsite

About The Position

Upper Canada Forest Products is North America's premier distributor of globally sourced specialty forest products. They are committed to building a workforce for the future and supporting employee success through career advancement, development, innovation, diversity, equity, and inclusion. This role offers the opportunity to expand skillsets, enhance customer experience, improve driver operations efficiencies, partner with warehouse teams, and ensure safe product distribution.

Requirements

A valid Commercial Driver’s license.
Minimum 3 years licensed and on the road.
Ability to Drive USA/CA Borders.

Nice To Haves

Forklift certification

Responsibilities

Operate a tractor trailer; potentially straight truck as needed.
Ongoing and continuous learning and development; including forklift certification.
Comply with applicable legislation including safety operation, carriage of goods, driver’s hours, occupational health and safety, and applicable traffic laws.
Perform pre/post-trip vehicle inspection to ensure mechanical, safety and emergency equipment meets rigorous safety standards.
Maintain daily logs, inspection logs and other necessary driver compliance documentation.
Fill reports such as Driver logs, inspection reports (pre-trip, enroute, post-trip), maintenance and repair reports, and incident reports.
Perform all aspects of truck and trailer load securement.
Physically capable of opening and closing curtains on the trailer.
Safely load and unload premium quality wood products for customers.
May be required to operate a forklift and/or Moffett.
Safely lift material up to 75 pounds.
Provide excellent customer experience.
Other duties as assigned.