Transport Driver Level IV

About the role

Inspects truck and trailer before dispatch. Ensures all equipment meets operating and safety requirements. Loads, hauls and unloads machines at customer's job sites or at Ring Power facilities. Keeps up the appearance of the equipment and notifies Dispatcher of any problems. Maintains current knowledge of all state and federal laws. Maintains compliance with Department of Transportation regulations. Maintains an accurate log book. Ensures all required documents are available for haul. Checks for customer abuse of equipment. Notes damages to equipment and informs Dispatcher. Maintains a good relationship with customers. Performs other duties as assigned.

Essential Job Competencies

Safety: Fully supports, encourages and follows safe work behavior, and considers safety of paramount importance in the workplace.

Job Specific Skills

• Demonstrates the required depth and mastery of knowledge and skill associated with the job as identified in the Learning Management System (LMS) and other applicable sources.
• Demonstrates the effective application of the job specific knowledge, skills and ability required to resolve job related challenges in the workplace.
• Uses active listening skills, conveying information with the appropriate medium that is clear and easily understood.
• Uses feedback to verify effective and accurate communication has occurred.
• Ensures that others having a need to know are kept informed about developments, progress, problems and plans through consistent, effective communication.
• Avoids surprises.
• Anticipates, notices, and understands concerns of others, involving them in a process or decision to ensure their support.
• Develops and maintains positive relationships.
• Considerate and discreet in handling challenging, awkward or tense interpersonal situations, focusing on issues and interests instead of people or positions.
• Knows when to escalate critical issues when unsuccessful in gaining support.
• Takes Initiative: Takes appropriate action to resolve issues without requiring direction. Seeks out others involved in a situation to learn their perspectives. Makes difficult decisions in a timely manner. Is willing to make decisions in difficult or ambiguous situations, when time is critical. Assertive in a group when it is necessary to facilitate change, overcome an impasse, face issues, or ensure that decisions are made.
• Customer Oriented: Demonstrates concern for satisfying external and/or internal customers. Responsive, quickly and effectively addresses customer concerns or problems. Assures customers he/she is willing to work with them to meet their needs. Presents a cheerful, positive manner with customers.
• Adaptability: Adapts to changing business needs, conditions, and work responsibilities. Adapts approach, goals, and methods to achieve solutions and results in dynamic situations. Recovers quickly from setbacks, and finds alternative ways to reach goals or targets. Open to different and new ways of doing things; willing to modify one's preferred way of doing things.
• Credibility: Demonstrated concern to be responsible, reliable, and trustworthy. Maintains commitments. Respects the confidentiality of information or concerns shared by others. Is honest and forthright with people. Takes personal responsibility for the quality and timeliness of work.
• Self-Awareness: Conscious of one's own feelings, character and personality and the implications for how your behavior impacts others. Understands personal goals, strengths, weaknesses and motivating forces in one's life. Has an awareness of one's most important personal beliefs and values. Accepts personal weaknesses and works to improve these areas.

Essential Job Duties

• Educational Requirements: High school diploma or GED.
• Experience: 3-4 years Required / Credentials: Able to easily and effectively comprehend written material and communicate orally and in writing with employees and customers. A minimum of 3 - 5 years of class 7 & 8 driving required. Must possess a clean and valid Class A Driver's License. Not Required But Highly Desired: Criteria 3 - 5 years of equipment transport experience required. Updating of Knowledge: Job requirements change requiring re-training to stay current every 1-2 years.
• Responsibility for Change, Innovation, Overall Improvement, and/or Effectiveness: Problem Solving: Job requires problem solving ability, established examples / guidance are not always available Creativity: Job requires some creativity to generate solutions or improve effectiveness within well-established boundaries. Autonomy: Job is not normally monitored, but overall objectives are clearly defined. Use of discretion in how the work is done, setting priorities and decision making is encouraged. More emphasis is placed on achieving the desired outcome, not on controlling the process.

Physical Demands

Not Applicable (O) Occasionally - (up to 3 hours/day) (F) Frequently - (3-6 hours/day) (C) Constantly - (6-8 hours/day)

Environmental Conditions

• O Inside conditions: Protection from weather but not necessarily from temperature change.
• F Outside environmental conditions: No effective protection from weather.
• O Extreme cold: Temperatures below 32 degrees for periods of more than one hour.
• F Extreme heat: Temperatures above 100 degrees for periods of more than one hour.
• F Noise: Sufficient noise to cause the worker to shout to be heard above the ambient noise level.
• O Vibration: Exposure to oscillating movements of the extremities of whole body.
• F Hazards: Includes a variety of physical conditions (i.e. proximity to moving mechanical parts, electrical current, working in high places, exposure to heat and/or chemicals).
• O Atmospheric conditions: One or more of the following conditions that affect the respiratory system or the skin: Fumes, odors, dust, mists, gases or poor ventilation. F Oils: There is air and/or skin exposure to oils and other cutting fluids.
• O Air particulates / contaminants: The worker is required to wear respirator.

Ring Power Corporation, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer