Rock Truck Driver

Hazleton Quarry, a division of the H&K Group, Inc., is seeking a Rock Truck Driver to join their team in Weatherly, PA. The driver operates straight or articulated rubber-tired rock trucks equipped with hydraulically powered beds to transport and dump material. A CDL license is not required.

About the role

Hazleton Quarry provides southern Luzerne, Carbon, and northeastern Schuylkill counties with high-quality construction aggregate products. The H&K Group, Inc. offers complete heavy civil contracting and construction materials solutions, emphasizing safety, speed, quality, efficiency, and value.

Responsibilities

• Performs all work according to MSHA and H&K Safety policies.
• Conducts pre- and post-trip equipment inspections daily and completes inspection sheets.
• Starts engine, shifts gears, presses pedals, and turns the steering wheel to operate the rock truck.
• Drives safely and efficiently to transport material and achieve production goals.
• Moves levers to raise and tilt the truck bed to dump material.
• Performs routine maintenance such as lubricating and cleaning the rock truck.
• Follows all company policies and procedures.
• Cross-trained to assist with maintenance when needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent (such as a GED) from an accredited institution or one month of related experience and/or training.
• Equivalent combinations of education and experience may be considered.
• Verbal and written communication skills.
• Able and willing to work a 2nd shift schedule.
• Problem-solving ability.
• Ability to fit test and utilize appropriate PPE as needed.
• Ability to meet physical requirements (movement, lifting, as relevant to the job).

Preferred Qualifications

• 3+ months of related experience.
• Experience operating heavy equipment.
• Experience working in a quarry, heavy civil construction, or other outdoor industrial settings.
• MSHA or other relevant safety certification.

Physical Demands

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

Work Environment

• Regularly exposed to outside weather conditions, vibration, fumes, and airborne particles.
• Frequently exposed to moving parts.
• Noise level is usually loud.

Benefits

• 100% company-paid health benefits.
• 401(k) savings and investment plan.
• Tuition reimbursement programs for qualifying employees and approved programs.
• Additional training programs, including on-the-job, online through H&K Academy, manufacturer-offered training, and more.

Pay

$21–$23 hourly wage.