What are the responsibilities and job description for the Truck Driver (KY) position at Purcell Tire & Rubber Co?
Description
MISSION
To safely facilitate the delivery and pickup of customer tires for transportation to/from Purcell Tire retread plants.
Essential Duties
REQUIRED EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, LICENSES & CERTIFICATIONS
REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, & ABILITIES (KSA’s)
MISSION
To safely facilitate the delivery and pickup of customer tires for transportation to/from Purcell Tire retread plants.
Essential Duties
- Inspect truck before and after trips in accordance with DOT pre-trip inspection requirements
- Fasten chain or binders to secure load on trailer during transit
- Load and unload or assist in loading and unloading trailer
- Verify load is safely secure
- Drive tractor-trailer combination, applying knowledge of commercial driving regulations, to transport and delivery products, usually over long distances
- Drive truck to weigh stations before and after loading and along route to document weight and to conform to state regulations
- Maintain driver log according to DOT and FMCSA regulations
- Operate hydraulic crane to assist with the placement of tires in/out of trailer
- Roll or stack tires in trailer for optimum carrying capacity and weight distribution
- Operate vehicle in a safe manner
- Abide by all DOT, FMCSA, and state laws, rules, and regulations
- Follow direction given by transportation supervisor, dispatcher, and/or VP-Manufacturing
- Protect company assets
- Embrace Purcell’s culture of safety and perform all jobs in a safe manner
- Regular attendance in accordance with assigned schedule
- Ability to perform physical requirements as listed in job description
- Other essential and non-essential duties, as assigned by management
REQUIRED EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, LICENSES & CERTIFICATIONS
- Minimum Education: Associate's Degree or Trade School
- Minimum Job-Specific Experience: 3-5 years
- Management Experience: N/A
- Driver’s License Required: Yes
- Other Job-Specific Licenses or Certifications Required: CDL license, DOT medical certificate
REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, & ABILITIES (KSA’s)
- Transportation — Knowledge of principles and methods for moving goods by road, including the relative costs and benefits.
- Public Safety and Security — Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote safety on the road.
- Truck & Trailer – The ability to safely drive a truck and trailer including maneuvering turns, stopping the vehicle, driving on the highway, driving in communities, and backing the truck and trailer to a dock.
- Control Precision — The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.
- Reaction Time — The ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears.
- Spatial Orientation — The ability to know your location in relation to the environment or to know where other objects are in relation to you.
- Active Listening — Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
- Reading Comprehension — Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
- English Language — Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.