Class A Driver

About the role

As a member of the Martin's Family, an Over the Road Driver drives gasoline or diesel powered tractor-trailer combination to transport and deliver bread, roll, and snack products.

Responsibilities

• Drives truck to and from destination.
• Inspects truck for defects before and after trips and submits report indicating truck condition.
• Maintains driver log according to I.C. regulations.
• Performs dock work including breaking down and unloading finished product at warehouses, matching and verifying product with orders, operating electric or manual jack, and loading stale product and empty baskets back on to truck.
• Jockeys tractor-trailer at plant locations.
• Delivers special orders.
• Assists with delivering bulk finished product between production plants.
• Adheres to safety, food safety, quality, and Good Manufacturing Practices regulations, including using a bug bomb in the truck after each shift.
• Keeps truck clean and professional with truck washes.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED preferred.
• Two plus years' OTR experience.
• Class A license is required.
• TWIC Card preferred.
• Meets Department of Transportation (DOT) Physical requirements.
• Abides by federal motor carrier regulations.
• Drives during night-time hours.
• Schedule requires combination of home daily and layover runs.
• Works with little to no supervision.

Skills

• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
• Ability to write simple correspondence.
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees.
• Ability to add and subtract two-digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10's and 100's.
• Ability to perform mathematical operations using units of American money, weight measurement, volume, and distance.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
• Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

Benefits

• 401K
• Disability insurance
• Paid holidays

Physical Demands

• Regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; talk or hear; and taste or smell.
• Frequently required to reach with hands and arms.
• Occasionally required to stand; walk; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.

Work Environment

• Frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles.
• Occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions.
• Noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.