Delivery Driver - Class 1
Blue Grass LTD. – Rocky View, AB
Job Description
Do you have a passion for efficiency and take pride in a job well done? Then this job is for you! Blue Grass is Calgary's largest Nursery and Garden Centre, we are looking for outgoing, reliable people skilled in handling Class 1 vehicles in Calgary and surrounding areas delivering products to our customers. This friendly family-run business has an excellent opportunity for motivated and reliable individuals to join our team.
This position is seasonal from May to November, year-round work is available.
What's in it for you?
- We are a comfortable 5-minute commute from Calgary, with convenient access from surrounding areas.
- Pleasant agricultural environment providing outdoor work activities.
- Rewarding work with competitive pay.
Duties include:
- Delivering a variety of soils, mulches, sod, and trees to locations within Calgary and surrounding areas
- Operating our trucks hauling products or moving equipment at our location and various other sites
- Interacting with customers to ensure the load is placed appropriately and good customer service is provided
- Loading and securing loads to be delivered, keeping accurate and up-to-date logbooks and records
- Maintaining and doing daily equipment checks
Qualifications:
- Class 1 Driver’s license with clean drivers abstract
- Minimum 4 year’s professional driving experience
- Experience with tractor with super B, flat decks, truck & wagon, tandem, tandem and tri-axle, water trucks, loaders, tele-dynes, forklifts and other equipment would be an asset
- Experience moving equipment to & from different sites
- Some mechanical knowledge would be an asset
- Reliable, dependable and hard-working
- Good interpersonal skills
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively with Dispatch, fellow drivers, Operations Manager and clients
- Must have good knowledge of Calgary and area street systems and be comfortable maneuvering large vehicles through tight residential areas
PLEASE NOTE THAT APPLICANTS MUST HAVE THEIR OWN TRANSPORTATION AS THERE IS NO PUBLIC TRANSIT IN THE AREA