CDL Truck Driver I (Precast)

ABOUT THE JOB: Perform a variety of routine and complex work in hauling large concrete products on flatbed trailers throughout Utah.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND MAJOR 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 crane truck
• Transporting the loads to a variety of job sites and 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

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/EXPERIENCE:

• High School diploma or GED would be preferred
• Must be able to drive 18 speed standard transmission

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.

Physical Requirements

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 functions.

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 DEMANDS/WORK ENVIRONMENT

Work Hours / Shift

• Work hours vary or change based on operational needs
• Must be able to work overtime as required

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:

• The worker is required to have color vision (ability to identify and distinguish colors)

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)