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SalaryKwest Truck Driver Position Description
Position: Truck Driver
Report to: Site Foreman
Job Description Overview
Truck drivers will be accountable for the safe operation of their assigned truck to transport and deposit construction supplies to their allocated construction site/project. Drivers will need to conduct daily inspections to ensure the vehicle is safe to operate. The successful candidate will be able to use their physical capacity to control, sustain, transport and dump project materials during the designated construction project. Truck drivers are required to recognize the boundaries of their truck and be able to operate all essential levers/controls of their designated vehicle. As a successful Truck Driver, you should be able to pick up and deliver materials according to a schedule. Truck Drivers must have knowledge of safe operation and driving practices and obey all the rules of the road.
Responsibilities
- Ensures adherence to safe work practices and procedures.
- Complete daily inspection of their assigned vehicle at the start of each workday, including fluid checks, and at the end of each workday
- Always keep assigned vehicle clean and orderly.
- Load materials, such as crushed rock, sand or gravel, correctly and transport all materials associated with the construction project in a timely manner
- Verify the types of materials being transported and ensuring that they do not exceed weight restrictions.
- Maneuver vehicle within a construction site to include backing up, with or without a ground guide, utilizing all required foot and hand controls as required to turn, tilt, raise and lower the dump bed and deposit dump bed contents where needed.
- Complete all inspection paperwork, daily load, mileage and fuel logs, and all other logs as required to maintain compliance with DOT standards.
- Operate a loader, forklift, or skid-steer as necessary to load and or unload a vehicle.
- Safely load and secure a dozer, skid-steer, excavator, farm tractor, and other equipment on a tag trailer.
- Report any and all safety/maintenance issues.
Progression
Team members will be assessed on their progression and capabilities through an annual evaluation or an out of cycle evaluation. For the annual evaluation, team members will complete a self-evaluation, while their supervisor will also complete an annual review. The process is imitated for the out of cycle evaluation. Once the self and supervisor evaluations are completed, the performance evaluation is reviewed by the workforce development planning group with respect to the areas of safety, quality, customer service, training record, hours of equipment operation and years in position/tenure. Kwest General superintendents and the director of field operations will recommend for a team member s classification compensation advancement or reclassification. Kwest Group president will review each recommendation and give the final approval for a classification compensation advancement or reclassification. An approved recommendation is then forwarded to the Director of HR for execution of advancement or reclassification. The team member s foreman and general superintendent will discuss with the team member in regards to their evaluation and any change in compensation or classification.
Education and Qualifications
- High school diploma or GED.
- Valid, at minimum, Class A Commercial Driver s License.
- Clean driving record.
- Proven experience operating a standard dump truck.
- Working knowledge of construction site safety, truck maintenance, and road safety regulations.
- Will be required to pass a pre-employment drug screening, and if offered a position, any random drug screening if randomly selected.
- Must attend all mandatory safety meetings and participate in discussions with the work crew and any safety personnel on site.
- Must be able to work flexible hours, including evenings and weekends as required. The average work week would consist of 5 ten-hour days, but schedule will be dictated by project needs.
- Must be able to work out of town, sometimes out of state, and for lengths of time, such as the job would dictate.
Working Conditions
- Travel from site to site will be required. Work environment will normally be an active construction site. Exposure to dust, noise, high heat, extreme cold, and rain should be expected.
- Employee must be physically able to perform repetitive motion and heavy lifting. Must be able to maintain effective audio and visual discrimination and perception to the degree necessary for the successful performance of assigned duties.
Physical Demands
- Must wear all employer-mandated personal protective equipment, including hard hat, safety glasses, ear plugs, safety vests, and safety-toed work boots. Other PPE may be required from time to time depending on special safety concerns. All PPE will be provided by the company at no cost to the employee, other than safety boots.
- Must be able to hear with or without the use of a hearing device and clearly see at least 30 feet with or without the use of corrective vision lens.
- Must be able work while wearing a respirator if necessary.
- Alternate standing and walking on uneven terrain surfaces, such as hillsides, muddy and icy soils, and other working surfaces. Safe negotiation of all types of surface conditions will always be required.
- Bending, squatting, and kneeling will be required frequently during a workday.
- The employee must be able to differentiate and / or identify colors.
- Must have knowledge of occupational hazards in this field and standard safety practices. Must be able to pass the 10 Hour OSHA testing and first aid – CPR requirements before starting work.
- Within one year, employee must be able to obtain OSHA 30-hour status. All training will be provided by the company.
Kwest Group Mission Statement
It is our goal to provide each client with unsurpassed results in target geographical areas through exceptional project management supported by a highly trained and motivated team utilizing the best resources, with safety having priority over all competing objectives. To accomplish this, we recruit and retain the best employees in our industry while maintaining a focus on diversity and stakeholder satisfaction. At all levels, Kwest Group will continually strive to be the leader in the construction industry with our core values being safety, quality, and customer satisfaction.
About Kwest Group
Kwest Group is a self-performing civil site construction firm, nationally recognized as an industry leader in safety by Assoc. Builders & Contractors, as well as being Marathon Petroleum s Contractor of the year in 2016, with operations in the energy, petrochemical, rail, & federal markets. At Kwest Group, we enjoy being an employee owned company(ESOP), sharing the highest core values of safety, quality, and customer satisfaction. We are committed to our team members and the work they do, giving them the tools, they need to succeed and grow with us, while ensuring the highest degree of safety for our associates, project stakeholders, and the public. We offer a remarkable safety program that has resulted in over 3.5 million man-hours worked without a lost time incident and includes a wellness program with rich benefits.
Other Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
EEO Statement
Kwest Group maintains a policy of non-discrimination for all employees and applicants in every facet of the company s operations. In compliance with federal and state laws, Kwest Group recruits, hires, trains, and promotes all qualified employees, in all job titles, without unlawful discrimination based on race, color, creed, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, pregnancy, age, citizenship, national origin, disability, veteran status or genetic information.
