Aviagen is currently looking for highly experienced Drivers. The driver's primary responsibility will be to ensure exercising safe driving practices ensuring their safety and the safety of the public, responsible for operating commercial motor vehicle transporting safely and securely, responsible for compliance with Department of Transportation (DOT) safety rules and regulations; and all company policies; and local, state and federal policies, laws and regulations. This job will be responsible for the operation of a tractor-trailer vehicle in delivering Bio-secure poultry feed to all of Aviagen’s’ Alabama, Tennessee, and Mississippi GP, GGP, and Research Farms.
Requirements

• CDL License, Class A with at least 3 years of experience
• High School diploma or equivalent
• Knowledge of business English, punctuation, arithmetic, and spelling.
• Computer literate with experience with Microsoft word and excel.
• Must be a team oriented worker.
• Ability to perform tasks with accuracy and efficiency.
• Ability to work well independently and to carry out assignments to completion with minimum instructions, adhere to prescribed routines and practices, maintain records, and to generate reports which require extreme accuracy.
• Ability to spend 45min. to an hour on the ground at each feed delivery, requiring reaching overhead to open/close compartments on the trailer(circler motion for 1 min overhead to open, 1 min. overhead to close each compartment, could be 48 to 60 times a day).
• Ability to pull cable with all weight to open bin lids.

Responsibilities

• To operate semi-tractor and feed tanker trailer combination
• To perform routine maintenance on the vehicle
• To understand and adhere to all Federal, State, and local laws and requirements
• To maintain Bio-security and ISO standards
• To maintain and complete all reports and inspections

May perform other duties as deemed necessary by the supervisor
We Offer

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Life Insurance
• 401k
• Bonus

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.