Truck Driver - UIC Sand & Gravel

UIC Sand and Gravel is seeking a hard-working, reliable truck driver to join our team in Barrow, Alaska. The ideal candidate will have experience with CDL Class A tractor trailers and heavy equipment, with a strong emphasis on safety.

Responsibilities

• Operate loaders, dump trucks, forklifts, and other pieces of heavy equipment as needed.
• Perform daily safety inspections of construction machinery.
• Maintain equipment and safety standards.
• Report any incident, situation, or activity that may affect the company's ability to operate safely, ethically, and profitably to the Superintendent.
• Work in environmental conditions including extreme cold, noise exposure, constantly changing work environments, irregular surfaces, slippery surfaces, moving equipment, open excavations, temporary structures, and general construction hazards.
• All other duties as assigned by the Project Superintendent.

Requirements

• Demonstrate the ability to perform assigned duties involved with general construction and equipment usage proficiently.
• Operate loaders, forklifts, and dump trucks under crowded or space-limited jobsite conditions.
• Demonstrate safe operation and knowledge of equipment around ground personnel.
• 2+ years of experience operating on commercial jobsites (preferred).
• 2+ years of experience driving articulating dump trucks (preferred).
• Ability to perform all work tasks in a safe and orderly fashion.
• Ability to work independently without direct supervision.
• Ability to maintain open and responsive communication with the Superintendent.
• Ability to communicate effectively and professionally with vendors, subcontractors, clients, supervisors, and coworkers.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Commercial Driver's License (CDL).

Schedule

Involves exposure to hazards or physical risks requiring basic safety precautions. Extensive physical activity, including strenuous work, heavy lifting, pushing, or pulling objects over 50 pounds.

While performing duties, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts, fumes, airborne particles, outside weather conditions, and vibration.

Must be able to sit in the operator’s seat of equipment and safely reach all pedals, switches, levers, and buttons required to operate the equipment.