Dump Truck Driver

Job Identification

Pick up, transport and delivery of materials required for the production of ready-mix concrete. This position reports to the Assistant Operations Manager or Plant Manager.

Essential Job Functions

Perform pre-trip inspection of the truck in accordance with D.O.T. regulations.

Maneuver truck in a safe manner while at the loading quarry, during operation on all roads and while unloading at plant locations.

Communicate with supervisor for assignment of scheduled quarry and materials to be loaded.

Communicate with scale house employee for designated material location.

Proceed to designated area to observe material for consistency and possible contamination, receive load.

Proceed to scale house to be weighed and receive load paperwork.

Transport materials to designated plant in a safe manner observing all laws and regulations.

Submit all materials received documents to dispatcher/batch man at the end of shift.

Exterior and interior of truck must be maintained in a clean manner.

Comply with all D.O.T. regulations.

Perform the duties of ready-mix concrete truck driver, bulk tanker driver or other duties as assigned.

Job Requirements

Must be able to read, write and speak English.

Must be able to take orders, instructions and guidance from management and supervisors.

Must have and maintain a valid Georgia issued Class B Commercial Drivers License.

Must be able to pass required Federal Department of Transportation drug/alcohol screenings and physicals.

Must maintain driving record in accordance with Federal and State Motor Carrier Regulations and company policy.

Must be able to operate vehicle and perform tasks in a safe manner and observe all safety requirements and policies.

Physical Demands

This is moderately strenuous work. The driver must climb in and out of truck approximately 20 times per day.

Each truck is equipped with pedals and a gear shifter which are used to control the many parts of the truck while driving. The driver must have coordination between hands and feet to accomplish these procedures. This could average 100 times a day.

The driver must also climb a ladder on the side of the dump bed approximately 10 feet high several times per day to observe materials.

Driver must be able to reach, push, shake and pull with force should the cover tarp become entangled or twisted.

Driver must wash and clean their truck with brushes and hoses. This requires a fair amount of climbing on truck.

Environmental Conditions

Drivers work outdoors the majority of the time. Weather conditions such as temperature, moisture and other conditions have a significant impact on the job. Therefore, drivers must tolerate, with or without reasonable accommodation, being exposed frequently to extreme weather conditions.

There are high noise levels and significant vibration associated with this position. This may be caused by the truck, construction equipment and terminal noise. The driver must be able to tolerate, with or without reasonable accommodation, intermittent exposure to noise, vibration and other aggravation conditions at or around the operating sites. Driver must wear provided ear protection equipment.

There are other physical hazards that endanger life, health or bodily injury, such as proximity to moving, mechanical parts, falls, environmental conditions, moving equipment and other hazards.

There is also exposure to cement, lime, concrete admixtures, dust, diesel fuel and other substances which may be toxic, cause burns or be explosive.