Dump Truck Driver - Canby, Or ; Portland, Or

AutoReqId: 18255BR

Pay Class: Hourly

Hourly Pay Rate: $24.44 - $29.55 / hour

Department: Distribution

Line of Business: Aggregates

Position Type: Full-Time

Job Posting:

Heidelberg Materials is seeking a Dump Truck Driver to join our team in Canby, Oregon. As a Dump Truck Driver, you will have a proven safety record, a history of being a team player, must have the initiative to be able to work without direct supervision.

Heidelberg Materials provides the materials to build our future. Our future is sustainable. Our future is digital. And it goes beyond cement, aggregates, and ready-mixed concrete. Heidelberg Materials North America, previously known as Lehigh Hanson, operates more than 450 locations with approximately 9,000 employees in the U.S. and Canada.

What You'll Get to Do:

• Operate the haul truck to transport rock products to the plant and stockpiles as directed
• Utilize equipment in a manner to maximize productivity and minimize wear and down time
• Work with customers on site to achieve maximum customer service.
• Work closely with the dispatch team to ensure the quickest and safest route to jobs.
• Maintain superior public relations in the performance of duties.
• Maintain vehicle in a clean, organized, and safe fashion.
• Report mechanical or maintenance issues with equipment
• Ensure compliance with all health, safety and environmental regulations, and with company policies and procedures and rules/laws specified by site, city, state, federal
• Perform daily equipment inspections, as well as identify and assist in correcting unsafe condition

Essential Experience and Skills:

• High School Diploma or equivalent required
• Class A CDL with no manual restriction required
• Safe driving record. No serious moving violations within past 36 months; no more than two moving violations within the past 24 months (Driver’s abstract required).
• Ability to read a map and understand verbal and GPS driving route instructions.
• Proven communication and problem-solving skills while working with customers.
• Good attendance and punctuality a must.
• Possess a solid knowledge of local and state transportation regulations.
• Display or have some mechanical aptitude for minor preventative maintenance and pre-shift inspections.
• Must have the initiative to be able to work without direct supervisor and be a team player.
• Ability to work in year-round weather conditions, extremes of hot and cold weather.
• Must have the physical ability to: climb, stoop, bend, squat, lift (up to 60 lbs.), stretch, drive/sit, and shift gears.
• Must be able to work flexible schedule with flexible hours, hours vary; overtime work, weekends, and nights may be required.
• Must be able to effectively communicate with the dispatch office, safely follow directions, and promptly deliver in an efficient manner.
• Report any deviations from the norm that might impact product quality or processing efficiencies.
• Weigh truck and properly log weight of material hauled as required.

Preferred Experience and Skills:

• 2 years prior haul truck (or other large mobile equipment) experience preferred
• Previous experience in open pit mining operations and aggregate products is an asset
• Experience with preventive maintenance and pre-shift inspections
• Current Department of Transportation (DOT) Medical Certificate a plus.

What We Have to Offer:

• $24.44 - $29.55 / hour
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Health Saving Account (HSA), Health Reimbursement Account (HRA), Flexible Spending Account (FSA), Prescription Drug/Pharmacy benefit, AD&D, Short-Term & Long-Term Disability. Life insurance, Paid Bonding Leave, and Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• 401k – Retirement Plan.
• Additional Programs: Teladoc (24/7/365 virtual doctor visits), Livongo (Diabetes management program), Ovia (Maternity and family planning & support), Progyny (Fertility assistance and guidance), 2 nd .md (Industry-leading expert medical reviews).
• Voluntary Benefits: Cancer Plan, Accident Plan, Hospital Indemnity, Critical Illness, Term Life Plan, and MetLife Legal Plan.
• Paid Vacation 10 days per year and Paid Sick 40 hours per year.
• Ten paid holidays.

Conditions of Employment:

• Successful candidate must submit to post-offer pre-employment physical examination, drug/alcohol screen, and background check.
• Some positions require FMCSA regulated on-going drug and alcohol testing.

Work Environment:

• Role operations primarily in environments where the conditions include inclement weather, heat, cold, humidity, and elevated noise level.

Employer Statement: Equal Opportunity Employer - Minority / Female / Veteran / Disabled