Transport Energy Driver- Level 1

SUMMARY

The Transport Driver Level 1 is responsible for fuel delivery to bulk fuel storage plants, fuel stations, and customer tanks.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

(Includes the following and other duties may be assigned.)

Responsible for:

• Responsible for accurate and timely delivery to bulk fuel storage plants, fuel stations, and customer tanks.
• Responsible for the transportation of loads from terminals to customer or company locations.
• Adhere to all company safety standards and procedures and will encourage others to behave in a safe manner.
• Ensure that the company trucks are maintained properly and that all scheduled maintenance is performed including daily inspections.
• Complete all reports and logs as required.
• Ensures timely deliveries with schedule.
• Demonstrates self-motivation and works independently.
• Able to take action with solving problems while using reason and common sense.
• Delivers fuel, propane, or oil to farm locations.
• Adheres to safety standards and procedures and encourages others to behave in a safe manner.
• Ability to work a variable schedule including days of the week, shifts and hours per week (including overtime and/or on-call as needed) Follows safety policies, procedures, and reporting requirements.
• Assist other office departments as needed.
• Operating Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook as needed.
• Daily housekeeping of work area.
• Reporting to the manager on any cost-saving opportunities.
• Securing facilities and equipment when closing.
• Promoting and adhering to the company Core Values of honesty, integrity & teamwork.
• Adherence to safety policies.
• Adherence to cooperative credit policy.
• Works with other cooperative staff at other locations to ensure cooperative goals are met.
• Presenting a clean and professional appearance.
• Promptly and regularly report to work and work overtime hours as needed.
• Employee is required to perform all other duties as directed.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

No supervisory responsibilities.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The qualifications, demands and environments described below are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three years of related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Previous commercial driving experience preferred.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively with customers or employees of the cooperative.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, AND REGISTRATIONS

• Must be at least 21 years of age.
• Class A CDL preferred or the ability to obtain and maintain.
• Tanker and HAZMAT endorsements preferred or the ability to obtain and maintain.

REASONING ABILITY

The ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Able to deal with problems with several concrete variables in standard situations. Must be able to think quickly and perform a mental assessment of workplace hazards, take appropriate precautions, and choose appropriate PPE as dictated by need, regulation and labeling.

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.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to

finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk or hear; smell; stand; walk; sit and climb

or balance. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee

must frequently lift and/or move 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move 50 pounds. The

employee may frequently need to climb ladders (may range from 5’ to 100’) and stairs. This may

include structural ladders as well as climbing into large vehicles, and/or trucks. Specific vision

abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision,

depth perception and 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.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical

parts; fumes or airborne particles including grain dust; outside weather conditions; wet and/or

humid condition; extreme cold and extreme heat; toxic or caustic chemicals and vibration. The

employee is frequently exposed to high, precarious places, risk of electrical shock and explosives.

The noise level in this work environment is usually moderate to loud (although not believed to

exceed the eight-hour threshold).

Employee must understand and implement all related safety policies, procedures and programs for prevention and protection while performing job duties in various work environments.