Position Category: Safety Sensitive
Position Summary:
- The Transport driver is to move heavy equipment and haul material to and from all our locations across the state. Travel for this position will be required.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Comply with federal and state CDL rules and regulations, size, weight, route designations, parking, and break periods, and with Company policies and procedures.
- Maintain an accurate 'Hours of Service' log as mandated by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA).
- Pre-inspect truck prior to driving.
- Drive company trucks to transport material and/or equipment to and from specified destinations and operate.
- Carefully load and unload trucks and secure all loads during transit.
- Verify the load against the shipping papers, plan your routes, and meet delivery schedules.
- Inspect your vehicle for mechanical and safety issues and notify Fleet of needed or anticipated repairs.
- Report the misuse or abuse of company assets to management.
- Responsible for the cleanliness and organization of your vehicle.
- Always keep your driver?s license and DOT medical card with you.
- Report all accidents and violations to your supervisor immediately.
- Respond to all phone calls and monitor and respond to e-mails when applicable.
- Follow all safety site-specific requirements when visiting job sites.
- The proper PPE must be always worn while on the job site.
- Travel is required.
- Perform other duties and special assignments as assigned by management.
Success Factors/job competencies
- Excellent Verbal and Written Communication Skills.
- Detail Oriented
- Strong Time-Management Skills, accountability, and ability to prioritize tasks to meet expectations.
- Self-Motivated
- Organizational and problem-solving Skills by having a solutions-oriented mindset.
- Ability to build relationships (and work with) all levels of company team members.
Qualifications required:
- High School Diploma or Equivalent.
- 1-2 Years? experience in transport hauling, equipment operating
- Class A CDL Driver License required.
- Basic Knowledge with Microsoft Office Products (Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint).
- Bilingual language is a plus.
Working Conditions / Environment: This position operates in field, shop, and warehouse environment. This position routinely operates in a variety of physical positions, such as sitting, bending, reaching, standing, walking, driving (automatic and standard), squatting, and frequent lifting up to 50 lbs.
This position requires use of hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms, talk, or hear. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
Regular exposure to all weather conditions, especially hot, humid and/or rainy spring, summer, and fall weather, combined with regular work time indoors in environmentally controlled conditions.
May be exposed to uncomfortable or distracting sounds or noise levels on sites of projects being managed or coordinated. When working onsite, will be required to wear common protective of safety equipment, such as safety glasses, gloves, hearing protection, hard hats, and safety vest.
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 his or her job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.