CDL Driver

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Keep all DOT daily logs and fuel records accurate and current using ELD
• Make sure all deliveries are on time and receipts are signed
• Inspect tractor and trailer & keep swept out
• Responsible for inspecting loads for quality as being unloaded
• Ensure all loads are strapped and properly secured
• Operates fork trucks to levers and presses pedals to drive truck and control movement of lifting apparatus
• Positions forks, lifting platform, or other lifting device under, over, or around loaded pallets, skids, boxes, products, or materials
• Ensures all units are recorded on proper paperwork
• Fills out pre-inspection forms
• Inspects loads for damage

SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS

• Five (5) years previous driving experience
• Strong knowledge of safety and DOT regulations
• Clean driving record and licenses
• Agree to annual driving records checks
• Physically fit and willing to submit to medical exam every two years
• Hand-eye coordination to coordinate hands, legs and eyes to maintain a fast reaction time
• Visual and hearing acuity, in accordance with federal regulations

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Occasionally lift/carry 1-20 pounds and lifting 21-50 less often from the ground to waist height
• Some reaching, kneeling, squatting, and climbing stairs
• Hand/wrist work including power grasping, pushing and pulling materials
• Walking and standing and sitting while driving

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Wear protective glasses, safety steel toed shoes, safety bump caps and use hearing protection as required
• Most of the work is road driving but with occasional work outside
• The plant and warehouse can be chilly in the winter (above freezing) and is hot in the summer (non air conditioned)
• The plant is generally clean of debris and clutter, but the manufacturing process generates a fair amount of corrugated dust
• Position may require overtime including possible weekends