Career Opportunities

JOIN THE STAR WEST PETROLEUM TEAM

We’re fun, friendly and family.

Star West is a team you can trust. We invest in each team member at a personal level, ensuring their training is up-to-date and the quality of our service is unparalleled. Safety of our staff, and yours, is the top priority.

Star West Petroleum brings fuel, lubricants and storage solutions to customers all over BC and Alberta. We are a progressive company whose biggest value is family. By joining our family, you join a company culture where people come first. Star West staff enjoy annual bonus and a staff recognition program. We promote staff from within, making your position a gateway to sales or management if you so choose. Staff turnover is very low at Star West.

JOB POSTINGS

If you’re interested in joining the Star West Team please email your resume and cover letter to info@swpetroleum.ca and indicate the position of desire in the subject line.

Driver

Star West Drivers will operate a tandem or tri-drive truck & trailer unit to transport and deliver petroleum product to customers. Drivers will be required to work safely and efficiently, keep a daily drivers log as well as report any equipment issues. Drivers require Class 1 drivers’ license as well as clean drivers abstract.

Core Competencies

Time Management
Creative and Innovative Thinking
Problem Solving
Accountability and Dependability
Decision making and Judgement
Operating Equipment
Ethics and Integrity
Planning and Organizing
Mathematical Reasoning
Enforcing Laws, Rules and Regulations

Work Conditions

Will be required to work outdoors year-round
Overtime as required
Weekend work may be required
Ability to lift 50 pounds

Job Duties/Responsibilities Include

Equipment preparation, application of safe practices, compliance with applicable Acts and regulations
Check vehicles and perform trip inspection on truck(s) before driving them to ensure that safety and roadworthiness of mechanical, safety, and emergency equipment is in good working order.
Report vehicle defects, accidents, traffic violations, or damage to the vehicles.
Comply with applicable legislation including safe operation, driver’s hours of service, occupational health and safety and transportation of dangerous goods.
Check all load-related documentation to ensure that it is complete and accurate.
Record and maintain logs of working hours, vehicle servicing and repair status and other required documentation including driver logbook, bills of lading, etc.
Communicate effectively with the public, customers, and co-workers both verbally and in written form
Assist in loading and unloading of trucks
Provide feedback to supervision regarding customer problems, mechanical problems, or delivery problems
Basic maintenance of the trucks overall service and wash when needed.
Complete and hand in all necessary paperwork at the end of the shift. May include, but not limited to, daily logs, inspection logs, delivery receipts, vehicle inspection, hours of service, etc.

Requirements

High School Diploma, GED or equivalent
Certification from recognized Truck Driving School
Class 1 driver’s license
Air brake endorsement
Clean Drivers abstract
Strong mechanical aptitude with ability to perform routine vehicle maintenance
Demonstrated organizational skills with strong oral and written communication abilities
Exceptional organizational abilities with task prioritization, multi-tasking, use of timelines and time management techniques
High level of personal integrity
Strong work ethic
Professional/mature demeanor under stressful situations
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
Confident, consistent decisive personality
Must be able to work with little supervision; must be self-directed

Accounts Receivable / Data Entry Clerk

The Date Entry clerk is responsible for a wide variety of clerical office duties in support of company administration. The incumbent is responsible for the accurate and timely entering and posting of Vendor AP invoices, posting of AR payments and preparing bank deposit information. As well as performing various clerical and accounting tasks such as data management, daily bank recs, answering phone calls. The incumbent must have attention to detail, understanding of excel, the ability to work closely with the staff in Prince George, Vancouver, Valemount and Nanaimo and the capability of meeting daily deadlines. Other duties will be assigned as necessary.

Core Competencies

Must be able to work within a Team Environment
Customer Focus
Communication
Accuracy
Attention to detail
Daily Balancing
Problem Solving
Accountability and Dependability
Ability to work without supervision
Ethics and Integrity

Job Duties/Responsibilities Include

Answering and directing phone calls.
Taking customer phone in payments.
Entering payments (cash, cheque, online bill payments, EFT, debit & credit card) in the cash sheet and posting and allocating them to the customer’s account.
Investigating discrepancies with the credit person.
Preparing the bank deposit(s) for scan and deposit.
Balancing the cash sheet to the bank as well as making sure payments are applied correctly and minimize month end balancing duties.
Filing – Keeping tidy and up to date files.

Monthly duties

Balancing the AR, monthly process, printing statements and closing off the month end.
Folding and mailing the cardlock statements.

Other duties as required:

Cross training of the monthly Automatic credit card payment process.
Processing and applying the weekly cardlock and automatic credit card payments for weekly accounts.