Get ready to grow with us!
Northwest Pipe Company is the nation’s leading manufacturer of water infrastructure products—and with over 50 years of experience, we’re just getting started! Our business is growing, and we’re looking for great people to grow with us. We’re immediately seeking a CDL DRIVER to join our Geneva Pipe and Precast team in Orem, UT.
WE OFFER:
Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, and AD&D Insurance (1st of month after hire)
Paid Vacation, Holidays, and Sick Time
Weekly Paycheck
401k Retirement Savings Plan with Employer Match
Bonus Potential
Tuition Reimbursement
Safety Footwear and Eyewear Voucher (day 1 of employment)
On-Site Refreshments
Employee Assistance Program
Opportunities for Career Advancement
Values-Driven Culture Committed to Diversity, Inclusion, and Safety
OUR VALUES:
Accountability is evident when we do what we say we are going to do and people accept responsibility for their actions. We do not point fingers and blame others. We own our actions.
Commitment is not only promising to do something, but actually investing in the necessary effort and actions to make it happen.
Teamwork is essential for competing in a challenging and constantly changing business environment. Working together across all job functions is critical to achieving our success.
ABOUT THE JOB:
Perform a variety of routine and complex work in hauling large concrete products on flatbed trailers throughout Utah.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
This work includes loading heavy concrete products onto a flatbed truck by forklift
Valid Commercial Driver License – Class A
Effectively tying down each load
Must be able to run a crane truck
Transporting the loads to a variety of job sites, environments, and assisting contractors with unloading as needed
Duties also include reading job tickets and communicating with the plant dispatcher by radio
Perform all duties in conformance to appropriate safety and security standards
Other duties as assigned by supervisor
Regular, reliable and predictable attendance is necessary in order to perform the essential functions of this position
INTERPERSONAL CONTACTS:
Cooperative communication skills with all employees within the organization and outside contacts including vendors and inspectors.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES:
Must be at least 21 years’ old
A clean driving record and no moving violations within the past three years
One-year relevant hauling experience preferred
Experience placing heavy loads on a flatbed truck using a forklift
Experience tying down loads on a flatbed in an efficient and effective manner
Ability to communicate effectively with customers, managers, and co-workers
Ability to perform heavy manual tasks under varying weather conditions
Ability to make independent judgments which have moderate impacts on the organization
The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 75 pounds
EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:
High School diploma or GED would be preferred
Must be able to drive 18 speed standard transmission
Northwest Pipe is an equal opportunity employer. As such, the Company considers individuals for employment according to their abilities and performance. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, age, religion, color, sex, national origin, physical or mental disability, marital or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other classification protected by law. All employment requirements mandated by local, state, and federal regulations will be observed.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS/WORK ENVIRONMENT:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be meet by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential function.
Project timelines and work volume / deadlines may often require working outside of standard office hours, weekend, or evening work.
Regular, reliable and predictable attendance is necessary in order to perform the essential functions of this position.
Physical Activity
Over 2/3 of the time
Climbing: Ascending or descending ladders, Stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles, and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms. Body agility is emphasized. (This factor is important if the amount and kind of climbing required exceeds that required for ordinary locomotion.)
Balancing: Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling when walking, standing or crouching on narrow, slippery or erratically moving surfaces. (This factor is important if the amount and kind of balancing exceeds that needed for ordinary locomotion and maintenance of body equilibrium.)
Reaching: Grabbing things from a distance above or from the side
Standing/Sit: Remain upright in a stationary position, particularly for sustained periods
Pushing: Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force in order to thrust forward downward of outward
Lifting: Raising object from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position to position (this factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires the substantial use of the upper extremities and back muscles)
Fingering: Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with whole hand or arm as in using hand tools, computerized equipment and maintaining machinery
Grasping: Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm to use hand tools
Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word; those activities where detailed or important spoken instructions must be conveyed to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.
Communicating: Expressing or exchanging ideas and information accurately, in written or diagram form.
Repetitive Motions: Making substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers such as using computerized equipment
Up to 2/3 of the time:
Stooping: Positions self to 90 degrees (This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires the full use of the lower extremities and back muscles.)
Walking: Moving about to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another
Pulling: Using upper extremities to exert force in order to draw, drag, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion
Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction, and having the ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and making fine discriminations in sound.
Less than 1/3 of the time:
Kneeling/crouching: Position self for crouching for stepping product
Crawling: Moving about to secure product on truck bed
Feeling: Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips
Physical Requirements
Heavy work: Exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects
Visual Acuity
The worker is required to have visual acuity to operate motor vehicles or heavy equipment
Over 2/3 of the time:
The worker is required to have close vision (clear vision at 20 inches or less)
The worker is required to have distance vision (clear vision at 20 feet or more)
The worker is required to have peripheral vision (ability to observe an area that can be seen up and down or to the left and right while eyes are fixed on a given point)
The worker is required to have depth perception (three-dimensional vision, ability to judge distances and spatial relationships)
The worker is required to have the ability to adjust visual focus (ability to adjust the eye to bring an object into sharp focus
Up to 2/3 of the time:
Weather Condition:
Over 2/3 of the time:
The worker is subject to both environmental conditions: activities occur inside and outside
The worker is subject to extreme cold: Temperatures typically below 32 degrees for periods of more than one hour. (Consideration should be given to the effect of other environmental conditions such as wind and humidity.)
The worker is subject to extreme heat: Temperatures above 100 degrees for periods of more than one hour. (Consideration should be given to the effect of other environmental conditions such as wind and humidity.)
The worker is subject to noise: There is sufficient noise to cause the worker to shout in order to be heard above the ambient noise level
The worker is subject to vibration: Exposure to oscillating movements of the extremities of whole body.
The worker is subject to hazards: Includes a variety of physical conditions, such as proximity to moving mechanical parts, moving vehicles, electrical current, working on scaffolding and high places, exposure to high heat or exposure to chemicals
Up to 2/3 of the time:
The worker is subject to outside environmental conditions: No effective protection from weather
The worker is subject to atmospheric conditions: One or more of the following conditions that affect the respiratory system of the skin: Fumes, odors, dust, mists, gases or poor ventilation.
Less than 1/3 of the time:
The worker is subject to inside environmental conditions: protections from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature changes
Noise Levels:
Over 2/3 of the time:
Loud noise (Examples: metal can manufacturing department, large earth-moving equipment)
Up to 2/3 of the time:
Very loud noise (examples: jack hammer work, front row at rock concert)
Supervision Received
Supervision: The incumbent performs a variety of routine work within established policies and procedures, and receives detailed instructions on new projects and assignments.
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