What are the responsibilities and job description for the Ready Mix Driver - IC position at Dakota Red Corporation?
At Hawkeye Ready Mix, we believe in building careers with people. It's not just a job, it's growing personally and professionally with a company.
Since 1981, Hawkeye Ready Mix has been the right choice among top contractors in Eastern Iowa for concrete and related supplies. In a sea of concrete construction companies, Hawkeye stands out for the deep roster of knowledge, service, and products we offer for jobs of any size, We provide a range of products for commercial and residential needs.
SUMMARY: Primary duty is delivering ready-mixed concrete and other associated products from batch plant to construction sites in a safe and efficient manner, while maintaining a clean and safe ready-mix truck.
BENEFITS:
- Overtime over 8 hours per day
- Double Time on Saturdays
- Drum Cleaning Outsourced
- Medical, Dental, Vision
- Company Paid Short-Term and Long Term Disability
- Company Paid Life Insurance
- Local Driving/Home Daily
- PTO Accruals beginning the first of the month following hire date.
- Birthdays Paid Off
- Paid Holidays
- Weekly Pay
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Include, but not limited to, the following responsibilities. Other duties may be assigned as needed.
- Safely loads and promptly delivers ready-mixed concrete to job sites as dispatched while maintaining positive customer and public relations.
- Effectively operates ready-mixed concrete truck by consistently following safety standards, delivery instructions, and roadway signs for best routes to job sites.
- Performs related loading and unloading operations with ready-mixed concrete delivery truck in an efficient and safe manner.
- Works outdoors under varied weather conditions and hours (Monday through Saturday during construction season) as weather and business conditions may require.
- Performs regular maintenance and cleaning inside of the concrete drum as required.
- Follows direction and delivery instructions received from dispatchers regarding concrete mix, delivery address, and conditions.
- Prepares truck for delivery and delivers product to job sites following USDOT and IDOT regulations. Rinses chutes and rear of truck free of spilled concrete and returns truck to batch plant following EAP and IDNR regulations. Assists in concrete block molds and production.
- Performs pre-trip vehicle safety inspection and reports findings to dispatcher at the beginning and end of each shift. Keeps inside of cab clean and sanitary. Performs cleaning and routine maintenance of truck.
QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:
Education, experience, and skills: Requires High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent education and appropriate CDL License with good driving record to maintain insurability. Must be knowledgeable about and follow all relevant USDOT, IDOT, environmental, and traffic laws. Must have appropriate heavy truck driver training and understand the specific operating functions and controls for a ready-mixed concrete truck. Must have English language reading and writing abilities to understand written safety guidelines, job orders, and performance standards. Must have good vision and ability to recognize differences in product mix. Must be dependable, well organized, safety minded, and have efficient work habits. Must be able to pass DOT medical examination.