DZ - Dump Truck Driver
- Ottawa, ON
- On-site
- Posted Aug 13, 2026
- 1 position
$27–$28 / hour
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- Employment type
- Full-time, Temporary, Seasonal
- Experience level
- Mid-level · 2+ years
- Posting language
- English
- Working hours
- 40 hours per week
Job summary
The driver will operate a dump truck for commercial landscaping, road construction, and snow hauling projects. Responsibilities include performing vehicle inspections, maintaining accurate logs, and communicating effectively with dispatch.
Job details
D&G Landscaping is a commercial landscaping and heavy civil construction company based in Greely, Ontario. We are proud to have worked on some of the largest landscape construction projects in our nation's capital. Our projects include Parliament (West Block & Centre Block), Lansdowne Park, Rideau Street, Elgin Street, multiple OLRT Stations to name just a few. Our organization is growing and looking to add skilled Dump Truck drivers to our team/fleet. If you're a DZ driver with 3+ years of drving experience & looking for a new opportunity, this could be a wonderful role for you! Description: Seasonal, full-time work (40 – 55 hours/week) Drive a dump truck for commercial landscaping, road construction, surface mining & snow haul Perform pre-trip, en-route and post-trip inspection (oversee condition of vehicle and inspect tires, lights, brakes, cold storage and other equipment) Receive and relay information to dispatch Keep records including driver logbook, loading tickets, inspection report (pre-trip, en-route, post-trip) Requirements: DZ License, air brakes endorsement Previous dump experience required Clear Driver's abstract with 1-3 years of driving experience Ability to lift up to 23 kg (50 lbs) Required PPE: Steel-toed safety shoes, hard hat, safety vest, safety glasses Team player, reliable, organized, professionalism in customer service, excellent oral & written communication Must provide your own transportation to and from the truck garage/base in Greely, ON We thank all who apply, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Please note: this job posting will be used to create a pool of applicants for current and further job opportunities.
What you’ll do
The driver will operate a dump truck for commercial landscaping, road construction, and snow hauling projects. Responsibilities include performing vehicle inspections, maintaining accurate logs, and communicating effectively with dispatch.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a valid DZ license with an air brakes endorsement and have 1-3 years of relevant driving experience. Applicants are required to provide their own transportation to the base in Greely, Ontario, and must be able to lift up to 50 lbs.
Listed skills
- Heavy equipment operation · Preferred
- Customer service · Preferred
- Teamwork · Preferred
- Organization · Preferred
- Safety Compliance · Preferred
Other relevant skills
Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.
- Dump truck operation
- DZ license
- Air brakes endorsement
- Pre-trip inspection
- Post-trip inspection
- Dispatch communication
- Logbook maintenance
- Road construction
- Surface mining
- Snow haul
- Heavy equipment operation
- Safety compliance
- Customer service
- Professionalism
- Organization
- Teamwork
- Pre-Trip And Post-Trip Vehicle Inspections
- Record Keeping
- Lifting Ability
- Data Recording
- Air Brakes
- Brakes
- Construction
- Customer Service
- Landscaping
- Tires
- Surface Mining
- Writing
Job areas
- Construction
- Trades
- Transportation
- Logistics
- Dump Truck Operator
- Dump Truck Driver
- Heavy Truck and Lorry Drivers
- Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers