Truck Driver
Role Overview
Drax seeks a Truck Driver to support safe fibre operations by transporting and managing materials between the Weyerhaeuser site and Princeton Pellet Plant.
The role begins with labourer duties and includes cross-training in plant operations and other operational roles.
Key Skills for This Role
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Role overview
Drax seeks a Truck Driver to support safe fibre operations by transporting and managing materials between the Weyerhaeuser site and Princeton Pellet Plant.
The role begins with labourer duties and includes cross-training in plant operations and other operational roles.
Compensation
- Hourly wage: $31.51.
Schedule
- The schedule is 12-hour shifts, currently three shifts per week; it may change with operational requirements.
Driving and operations
- Inspect vehicles before trips and when switching trucks; empty sawdust and planer-shavings bins at the Gorman mill and transport fibre on the Princeton site.
- Enter scale data accurately and submit fibre tickets to the office.
- Operate skid steers and loaders for housekeeping and fibre-yard tasks; assist loader operations when needed.
- Maintain truck and plant housekeeping, perform routine vehicle maintenance and minor repairs, and record all work in unit logbooks.
- Train for the Control Room Operator role and cover weekday shifts as required. Weekend drivers ensure Similkameen Forest Products bins are emptied by 3:30 AM Sunday.
Qualifications
- Valid Class 1 driver’s licence.
- General valid driver’s licence.
Benefits
- Health and dental benefits, RRSP matching, and participation in a company bonus plan; benefits are described as available from day one.
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