JOB DESCRIPTION
SUMMARY: The Class A CDL Driver is responsible for safely transporting service units, tools, parts and products, as needed. The Class A CDL Driver also has some responsibilities in the company tool room as well as the repair shop.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Responsible for transportation of large service units to job sites, as well as returning to the shop.
- Responsible for delivery of parts, tools, and products to/from job sites.
- Assists with maintaining the tool room for shop employees, including cleaning, organizing, and inventory of tools.
- Performs some mechanical duties while assisting other Flotech employees at job sites or in the repair shop.
- Responsible for safely securing all cargo to be transported.
- Follow all company policies and all transportation laws.
- Travel to job sites and adhere to all site safety and performance requirements.
- Communicate timely updates to management, co-workers, and customers to ensure timely and successful completion of job responsibilities.
- Works closely with co-workers, management and safety coordinator to ensure compliance with OSHA and other safety regulations.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:
This position has no supervisory responsibilities.
COMPETENCIES:
- Attendance/Punctuality – Is consistently at work on time; Ensures work responsibilities are covered when absent; Arrives at locations and appointments on time.
- Safety and Security – Observes safety and security procedures; Determines appropriate action beyond guidelines; Reports potentially unsafe conditions; Uses equipment and materials properly.
- Dependability – Follows instructions, responds to management direction; Takes responsibility for own actions; Keeps commitments; Commits to long hours of work when necessary to reach goals; Completes tasks on time or notifies appropriate person with an alternate plan.
- Teamwork – Balances team and individual responsibilities; Exhibits objectivity and openness to others’ views; Gives and welcomes feedback; Contributes to building a positive team spirit; Puts success of team above own interests; Able to build morale and group commitments to goals and objectives; Supports everyone’s efforts to succeed.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT:
- Long hours driving a commercial vehicle.
- Continually required to operate a vehicle.
- Frequently required to stand, walk, bend, crouch and climb.
- Continually required to use hands and fingers and reach with arms.
- Frequently required to lift up to 50 lbs.
- Frequently required to talk or hear.
- Occasionally exposed to outdoor weather conditions (heat, cold, rain).
QUALIFICATIONS:
- High School Diploma or GED and at least one (1) year of commercial driving experience.
- Must have a valid, unexpired Class A CDL License.
- Must be able to hookup, pull, backup & deliver trailers up to 40 feet long.
- Willingness to travel short and long distances throughout the Southeast USA.
- Ability to drive a vehicle up to 90% of the time, depending on delivery schedules and volume of work.
- Most trips are day-time trips, returning to the shop on the same day as departure. However, the candidate must be willing to stay overnight at some locations when required.
- Basic mechanical experience and knowledge of shop tools is a plus. The candidate is expected to assist coworkers in the shop when not traveling.
- Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of the organization.
- Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
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The above is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or physical requirements. Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.