DZ Driver

Cooper Equipment Rentals / Location Équipements Cooper•Port Hope, ON

2d•CA$23 - CA$26•Onsite

About The Position

Cooper Equipment Rentals is seeking customer-oriented, motivated individuals to join their professional team as a DZ Driver. This role involves delivering a diverse fleet of construction equipment to customer jobsites, ensuring safe loading, unloading, and transportation. The ideal candidate will have a valid DZ driver's license, experience with heavy-duty equipment transport, and a strong commitment to safety and customer service. This is a stable, year-round employment opportunity with continuous training and development.

Requirements

Valid Class DZ driver’s license with a clean or satisfactory driver’s abstract (no more than three demerit points).
Experience with operation, load securement and transportation of heavy-duty construction equipment on flat-bed trucks is required.
Comfortable with working outdoors year-round and driving in varying weather / road conditions.
Comfortable with city driving
Physical stamina and ability to stand for long periods.
Must be able to lift approximately 50 lbs.
Highly safety-focused and professional; take pride in your vehicle and your responsibility as a driver.
Available and willing to work overtime when required and on an on-call rotation if required.
Flexibility; must be comfortable with managing and adapting to multiple changing priorities in a fast-paced work environment.
Excellent problem-solving and organization skills.
Strong team-player with effective communication skills; must be able to communicate effectively and professionally with customers and colleagues.
Self-starter and able to work independently with minimal supervision as well as with a team.
Currently residing in Canada and legally entitled to work.

Responsibilities

Deliver a diverse fleet of construction equipment to and from customer jobsites.
Load and unload equipment; secure loaded equipment per company safe work procedures and inspect in transit if necessary.
Complete thorough and accurate daily pre-inspections and post-inspections, regulatory logs and timesheets. Check gas, oil and other fluid levels.
Secure customer signature on contract, if not already signed.
Inform supervisor of difficulties with deliveries or pickups.
Inform management of new sales opportunities and job sites.
Double check delivered items to make sure customers receive exactly what they ordered.
Communicate with dispatch if behind schedule, so customers may be notified.
Maintain accurate delivery and pickup records.
If equipment is missing or broken upon pick up fill out the appropriate forms and get customer’s signature. Turn in these forms to Branch Manager, along with pick up sheets.
Tag and move broken equipment to repair area.
Provide basic instruction to customers on the safe operation of equipment if necessary.
Keep the truck in clean and professional condition at all times.