DZ Driver

We are recruiting DZ drivers for carriers, distributors and private fleets in Oshawa: straight-truck delivery routes, home every night.

DZ work is local delivery in a straight truck: load or check your load in the morning, run a route of drops to businesses and job sites, unload with a tailgate and pallet jack, collect signatures and returns, and bring the truck back. It suits a driver who would rather be home each night and does not mind handling freight.

Pay and hours

• $22.00 to $27.00 an hour. Hourly pay. Multi-drop routes, tailgate deliveries and heavier handling pay more.
• Day shifts with early starts, Monday to Friday, with some Saturday routes
• Home every night
• Overtime is paid under Ontario's separate rules for drivers; your recruiter confirms them for the assignment
• Offered as: temporary and temp-to-perm. While you are on assignment through us, Assured is your employer and pays you.

What you will do

• Drive a straight truck on local delivery routes
• Load, secure and unload freight with a power tailgate and pallet jack
• Complete pre-trip and post-trip inspections
• Collect signatures, paperwork and returns
• Represent the company well with every customer

What you need

• Legally entitled to work in Canada
• A valid Ontario Class DZ licence
• A driver's abstract that meets the carrier's insurance requirements
• At least one year of straight-truck or delivery driving
• Able to lift up to 50 lb (23 kg) repeatedly

Helpful, not required: knowledge of local routes; TDG certification; a forklift certificate.

The work environment

• Physical work: most routes involve unloading at every stop
• City traffic, tight laneways and all weather
• Early starts

What you get

• Paid every week by direct deposit, with an electronic pay stub
• Vacation pay on top of your hourly rate, and public holiday pay when you qualify
• WSIB coverage from your first shift, with tax and other deductions handled on every pay
• A safety orientation before you start, and WHMIS training arranged if you need it
• A recruiter you can phone seven days a week
• Never a fee. Employers pay for our service, not you

Where the work is in Oshawa

• Whitby (Thickson Road and Highway 401): food and consumer-goods manufacturing and new distribution centres.

Durham Region Transit's PULSE 900 runs along Highway 2 from Scarborough through Pickering, Ajax and Whitby into Oshawa, and the 901 runs north to south along Simcoe Street. GO's Lakeshore East line stops at Pickering, Ajax, Whitby and Oshawa. Sites south of the 401 are reachable from the GO stations by local and on-demand service; sites north of Taunton Road and in Clarington need a car. Parking is free everywhere.

These roles also suit people living in Whitby, Ajax, Pickering, Courtice and Bowmanville.

About this posting

This posting is not for an existing vacancy. We place DZ drivers at client sites in Oshawa throughout the year, and this posting is for that ongoing recruitment. Apply now and a recruiter will contact you about the next assignment that fits your shifts and where you live. The pay range is the range across our client sites; the rate for a specific assignment is confirmed before you accept it.

To apply, use the form on this page or call 647-627-9754. It takes about a minute and a resume is optional.

Assured Employment Services is an equal-opportunity employer. Accommodation is available on request at every stage of hiring.