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Job Details

Courier Driver

Employer

1875294 Alberta Ltd.

Date Posted

August 23, 2024

Languages

English
  • Location Edmonton, AB
  • Earnings $23.00 hourly
  • Work Hours 40 hours per week
  • Position Permanent Full Time
  • Vacancies 2  Vacancies
  • Closing Date Sep 22, 2024
Job Requirements

Employer

1875294 Alberta Ltd.

Languages

English

Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Work setting

  • Courier company
  • Willing to relocate

Tasks

  • Deliver and pick up messages, parcels, and other items by hand
  • Operate and drive automobiles, vans and light trucks to pick up and deliver various items and products
  • Professionalism in customer service
  • Assemble, install and set-up merchandise/products
  • Keep a record of items received and delivered
  • Prepare, package and restock goods
  • Load and unload goods
  • Follow directions and read map
  • Record trip information such as vehicle mileage, fuel costs and any problems
  • Provide customer service

Transportation/travel experience

  • Local
  • Provincial/territorial

Security and safety

Driving record check (abstract)

Transportation/travel information

Valid driver's licence

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Attention to detail
  • Fast-paced environment
  • Tight deadlines
  • Work under pressure

Weight handling

Up to 13.5 kg (30 lbs)

Personal suitability

  • Client focus
  • Efficient interpersonal skills
  • Flexibility
  • Judgement
  • Organized
  • Reliability
  • Team player
  • Accurate
  • Dependability
  • Excellent oral communication
  • Initiative
  • Punctuality

Experience

Will train

Support for newcomers and refugees

  • Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports newcomers and/or refugees
  • Assists with immediate settlement needs of newcomers and/or refugees (for example: housing, transportation, storage, childcare, winter clothing, etc.)
  • Recruits newcomers and/or refugees who were displaced by a conflict or a natural disaster (for example: Ukraine, Afghanistan, etc.)
  • Supports newcomers and/or refugees with foreign credential recognition

Support for youths

  • Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth
  • Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth

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Interest Codes & Abilities
The Courier Driver is part of the following larger National Occupational Classification (NOC).

Interest Codes

Delivery and Courier Service Drivers
METHODICAL

Interest in copying to record information on pick-ups and deliveries, vehicle mileage, fuel costs and any problems; and in performing pre-trip inspections of vehicles

OBJECTIVE

Interest in driving automobiles, vans and light trucks

social

Interest in speaking to customers to sell products over established routes and accept and make payments for goods; may communicate with central dispatchers using cellular telephones and citizen's band (CB) radios

Reading Interest Codes
A Quick Guide

The interest code helps you figure out if you’d like to work in a particular occupation. 

It’s based on the Canadian Work Preference Inventory (CWPI), which measures 5 occupational interests: Directive, Innovative, Methodical, Objective, and Social.

Each set of 3 interest codes for this NOC group is listed in order of importance.

A code in capital letters means it’s a strong fit for the occupation.

A code in all lowercase letters means the fit is weaker.

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Abilities

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Motor Coordination

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Manual Dexterity

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