What are the responsibilities and job description for the Vactor Operator position at Atlantic Heating & Cooling Service?
Vactor Operator Job Description:
Ability to perform routine manual and semi-skilled work in the underground construction industry. Responsible for the equipment used in their day to day operations. It is our policy to provide and maintain safe and healthful working conditions for all employees and make a positive impact on the environment.
Job Responsibilities:
- Transporting finished goods and raw materials over land to and from manufacturing plants
- Inspecting vehicles for mechanical items and perform preventative maintenance
- Planning routes and meeting delivery schedules
- Document and log work periods
- Comply with truck driving rules and regulations and well as the company policies and procedures
- Maneuver trucks into loading or unloading positions
- Collect and verify delivery instructions
- Report defects, accidents, or violations
- The flexibility of working long hours and the ability to work in all types of weather conditions
- Maintain a clean job site, pick up all tools and equipment, and secure the job site each day
- Provide labor support as needed for specialty crew
- Perform general maintenance of construction equipment and vehicles
- Must ensure the proper use of personal safety equipment
- Follow all health and safety regulations when operating equipment
- Perform job tasks in a safe manner in accordance with company policy
Other duties as required
- Ability to operate a manual transmission vehicle
- Valid CDL-A with tanker endorsement
- Ability to drive long hours
- Extensive knowledge of applicable truck driving rules and regulations
- Valid truck driving license
- Must be reliable and able to work in a team environment
- Excellent reading skills to understand and comprehend all construction warning signs
- Require passing a pre-employment drug test and subsequent random drug tests
- Be able to work out of state for extended periods of time
- Great attention to safety
- Willing to travel
- Able to work in a high-stress environment with extreme weather fluctuations