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BrandSafway Driver in LaPlace, Louisiana
Driver
LaPlace,LA
JOB PURPOSE:
The driver’s primary purpose is to safely load, unload, and transport company equipment in a safe and efficient manner.
DESCRIPTION OF ESSENTIAL DUTIES: (To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
• Drive a pick-up, flat bed, truck tractor, or other appropriate motor vehicle and to adhere to the applicable rules, polices and regulations of Safway, and any local, state or Federal (US DOT/FMCSA) regulatory agency.
• Keep accurate time records (i.e. log books/DOT Driver Time Sheets) as they relate to the day’s activities, such as motor vehicle inspections, loading/unloading, driving, break periods, and other applicable non-driving work activities.
• Safely handle and transport company equipment in a timely manner to company jobsites, warehouses, and yards.
• Perform and document routine motor vehicle, cargo securement, and equipment inspections. Report safety and/or mechanical issues or damaged equipment concerns to a supervisor.
• Communicate effectively with customers, co-workers, operations, branch and other managers.
• Ensure applicable safety equipment and appropriate documents are in the motor vehicle and are current/valid.
OTHER RELATED DUTIES:
• Assist the E & D and warehouse personnel with moving and organizing equipment.
• Safely operate forklifts as applicable.
• Ensure that a motor vehicle is adequately maintained from a general housekeeping perspective (i.e. truck bed and cab cleaned/free from clutter/debris).
• Various other duties as assigned by your supervisor or other management (branch, operation, job site) personnel.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:
No supervisory responsibilities required.
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: (The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required to perform the essential duties).
• Must be 21 years of age to operate commercial motor vehicles (CMV) with a single/combination gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) > 10,000 lbs.).
• Requires a valid driver’s license for the vehicle to be driven.
• Must meet the company’s Driver Evaluation Criteria and protocols as established by the Corporate Safety Department.
• Must be able to acquire a Federal DOT Medical Certificate, if applicable.
• Must have current TWIC card.
• Requires education generally equivalent to a High School diploma.
• Requires 2 to 3 years of driving experience and successful completion of a road test.
• Previous experience in the construction industry desirable.
• Requires good oral and written skills to effectively communicate with employees and customers.
• Requires the ability to do basic math (9th grade level) for keeping track of inventory on the truck.
• Requires the ability to present a clean professional image.
• If applicable, successfully complete the company’s forklift training program(s).
• Can read and speak the English language sufficiently to converse with the general public, to understand highway traffic signs and signals in the English language, to respond to official inquiries, and to make entries on reports and records per CFR 49 Part 391.11(b)(2).
• If tested positive within the last 3 years on any federally regulated drug or alcohol test, applicant must have completed the return-to-duty requirements as set forth in the Federal regulations per CFR 49 Part 382.309.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS: (The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.).
The employee may be required to sit or stand for extended hours and walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds of scaffolding equipment; this may include lifting to heights of 6-7 feet to load trucks or racks. Must also be capable of climbing onto trucks, trailers and racks to secure and move equipment. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus.
WORK ENVIRONMENT: (The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.)
The employee will be expected to perform duties in all types of weather conditions which may at times include inclement conditions. He/she may also be exposed to airborne particles (dust and other debris) while working in the yard, warehouse or on a job site.
The noise levels in the warehouse/yard may be moderate to loud.
PROTECTIVE CLOTHING REQUIRED:
Driver is required to wear safety glasses, steel-toed boots, hard hat, gloves, or other protective clothing while loading/unloading equipment at the yard, warehouse, or job site. FRC may be required as well. Driver must be willing to be clean shaven if sites require it for entry.
The above statements reflect the principal functions of the job and shall not be construed as a detailed description of all the work and regulatory requirements that may be inherent in the job.
Job Ref: 140505
BrandSafway, including its subsidiaries, is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, national origin, religion, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, age, disability, special disabled or Vietnam or other era veteran status.
Notice to all potential job candidates
Please be advised that BrandSafway will never require or ask for any fee from you in exchange for being considered, hired, promoted, transferred or having ongoing employment with us. It is a violation of our Code of Conduct if any employee requests any money or fee from you in exchange for any special treatment or consideration. If anyone, regardless whether an existing employee, or anyone else, requests payment of any fee in exchange for being hired into our company, you may confidentially contact our HR Compliance department at hrcompliance@brandsafway.com and provide the name of the individual and any other documentation or proof of such an act.