Construction Haul Truck Driver (non-CDL)

Position Summary

This position is responsible for performing various job tasks on hazardous and non-hazardous waste sites. Work performed on hazardous waste sites may include possible exposure to lead, PCBs, H2S, arsenic, and various other metals, chemicals, and conditions.

Essential Job Functions

• Perform work in accordance with ENTACT safety policies and procedures.
• Haul material in trucks to site unloading area.
• Load and move dirt, rocks, equipment or other materials as needed.
• Safely drive and operate articulated dump trucks, loaders, straight end dump trucks and other wheeled construction equipment.
• Cook up coordinate machine operations with other activities.
• Perform daily inspection and maintenance on assigned pieces of construction equipment including grease and oil.
• Take action to avoid potential hazards or obstructions such as utility lines, other equipment, other workers, or falling objects.
• Assist with the preparation and review of Job Safety Analyses, observations, and other reports.
• Promote the use of Stop Work Authority.
• Work independently as well as part of a team.
• Maintain deadlines and contribute to a positive, safe, high-quality culture in a fast-paced environment.
• Other duties as assigned.

Physical and Visual Activities Required

• Perform physical activities that may require moving one’s whole body, such as climbing, lifting, carrying, pulling, pushing, reaching, handling, fingering, and feeling.
• Use both hands, arms, feet, and legs while standing, walking, climbing, sitting, lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, reaching, handling, fingering, and feeling.
• Talking, hearing, acuity-near, distinguish colors, peripheral vision, sense of smell and hand to eye coordination.
• Hearing the direction from which a sound originated.
• Detect distance of objects and depth perception.
• Controlling operations of equipment or systems.
• Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.

Physical Demands

• Sitting for long periods of time in moving, vibrating, jerking, or stationary machinery.
• Using installed equipment ladder, steps, and handholds maintaining 3 points of contact to climb in and out of machinery on regular basis.
• Repetitive motion from operating hand and foot controls of the equipment.
• Hand cleaning tracks and undercarriages with small tools after working in wet and sloppy conditions.
• Possibility of frequent and prolonged use of respiratory equipment (i.e. half-face, full-face, SCBA, etc.).
• Expected to lift objects weight 1 to 25 lbs. on a regular basis and may be required to lift objects weighing up to 50 lbs.
• Work in hot environments.
• Manual labor, including materials handling, digging, and lifting as well as physically moving pumps, hoses and other equipment or materials.
• Working in loud or noisy environments.

Environmental/Atmospheric Conditions

• Outside construction site.
• Terrain is rugged and may be difficult to navigate.
• Dusty and windy atmospheres.
• Hot environments.
• Confined spaces.
• Potential airborne exposures to dusts, mists, fumes, and vapors in concentrations not exceeding OSHA Permissible Exposure Limits (PELS) or other published occupational exposure limits.

Personal Protective Equipment

• Different types of personal protective equipment (PPE) may be worn including, but not limited to hard hat, hearing protection such as ear plugs or muffs, eye protection such as safety glasses, goggles, face shield, etc., welders helmet, safety vest, various types of gloves including leather, Nitrile, latex, etc., steel toe boots, and various respiratory protection such as dust masks, half face and full face respirators, SCBAs, APRs, etc. may be required depending on site conditions.
• Protective coveralls include cotton, Tyvek, fire retardant, chemical protective, etc.

Qualifications

• Knowledge: Must possess and demonstrate skills to safely operate various types of equipment, tools, mechanical devices, and is knowledgeable of their uses and limitations.
• Experience: 1-3 years’ experience in operating a variety of construction haul trucks, preferably in environmental remediation projects. Experience with other light construction equipment is a plus.
• Education: HS Diploma or equivalent.
• Licenses/Certifications: HAZWOPER 40-hour training and current refresher. Valid state issued driver’s license required.