Job Summary:
Primary responsibility is to drive a concrete mixer to work sites and discharge loads. This is performed in various settings and conditions, including uneven ground, and may require unloading and attaching extension chutes weighing 30 to 50 pounds to the end of the primary chute. A Ready-Mix Truck Driver is responsible for the safe and efficient operation of the ready-mix truck used for delivering products associated with the company’s ready-mix concrete department.
Job Responsibilities:
- Safely drive a truck to and from
destination, applying knowledge of DOT driving regulations and area roads.
- Check loads to ensure product is
being hauled appropriately and safely to adjust to the desired level.
- Estimate the slump of concrete.
- Distinguish between a proper mix
and one that is too rocky or too sandy.
- Distinguish the color difference
between mixes.
- Verify directions with plant
personnel before leaving the plant to ensure delivery to the correct
customer and job site.
- Strive to meet customer
expectations without exception and achieve highly positive customer
satisfaction survey results consistent with strategic objectives.
- Develop extensive working
relationships with customers, both external and internal, to maximize
opportunities for Phillips Companies and to ensure customer needs are
addressed.
- Keep equipment in acceptable
condition of cleanliness using approved cleaning materials and supplies.
- Maintain a neat and clean personal appearance, including shirts tucked in at all times.
- Maintain radio contact with
supervisor/dispatch to receive and transmit delivery instructions.
- Assist other company employees as
needed.
- Complete pre- and post-trip
inspections on truck equipment and supplies, such as tires, lights,
brakes, fuel, oil, and water.
- May perform roadside repairs, such
as installing light bulbs, etc.
- Maintain a good working knowledge of
the traffic routes of the city.
- Must be able to take orders,
instructions, and guidance from supervisors and management.
- Cooperate and promote a team
concept with all other company employees, as well as all Phillips Companies’
customers.
- Adhere to all Phillips Companies,
D.O.T., and O.S.H.A. rules and regulations at all times
- Meet or exceed company safety
standards.
- Perform other job responsibilities
as assigned by management.
- Machinery, Tools, Equipment: truck equipped with auxiliary mixer, spray nozzle, water hose, cement chutes, and Purchase Orders.
Qualifications:
- Must possess a valid commercial
driver’s license (CDL A or B).
- Be able to read, write, and speak
English.
- Acceptable CSA.
- MVR - No DUIs or DWIs in the last 5
years, no more than 3 moving violations in the previous 3 years.
- High school diploma preferred - Bilingual a plus.
- Must have a minimum of 1 year of experience as a CDL Driver.
Knowledge, Skills, and
Abilities:
- Add and subtract two-digit numbers.
- Perform the four basic arithmetic operations.
Working Conditions:
- Continuous exposure to extreme
heat, extreme cold, extreme noise, and working outdoors.
- Must wear protective equipment while at the location.
Physical Requirements:
- Requires walking, sitting,
lifting, pushing, pulling, and climbing to a significant degree.
- 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.
- While performing the duties of
this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and listen, to
communicate with employees/visitors, as well as function safely around heavy
rolling equipment.
- Must be able to perform all job
functions, which include, but may not be limited to, pushing, turning,
and/or pulling of controls.
- Must pass DOT physical to include
back x-ray, hearing test, and drug/alcohol screen.
