What are the responsibilities and job description for the CDL Driver position at RK?
Description
CDL Drivers are the backbone of our logistics excellence, ensuring every delivery, route, and schedule meets the highest standards of safety and reliability. From local hauls to complex multi-stop assignments, your driving expertise directly supports the efficiency and success of our operations.
Whether you're just starting out or taking on more challenging routes, RK offers a pathway to sharpen your abilities and grow your career. As a CDL Driver, you'll operate top-tier equipment, be part of a strong team, and have opportunities to expand your knowledge in one of the most essential roles in the field.
This role is more than transportation—it’s about precision, accountability, and pride in keeping projects moving forward.
Whether you're honing your skills or stepping into a more advanced role, you’ll find opportunities to learn, lead, and thrive. With competitive pay and access to cutting-edge training and tools, RK is where your career can truly take shape.
RK Company Overview
RK Industries (RK) is a second-generation family-owned business built on hard work and strong values. Led by brothers Rick and Jon Kinning, we take pride in delivering a wide range of hands-on services including construction, manufacturing, custom fabrication, and building services. With seven specialized business units working in close coordination, we ensure every job is done right from start to finish. Our proven methods, focus on safety, and commitment to quality help bring our customers’ biggest ideas to life.
Position Summary
Operates a truck that transports cargo to and from specified destinations. Prepare, receive and provide appropriate documentation for the delivery or pick up of goods to ensure timely service. Provides shop support and performs shop tasks in addition to transportation duties.
Primary Responsibilities
RK Industries, LLC is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or any other status protected by applicable law
CDL Drivers are the backbone of our logistics excellence, ensuring every delivery, route, and schedule meets the highest standards of safety and reliability. From local hauls to complex multi-stop assignments, your driving expertise directly supports the efficiency and success of our operations.
Whether you're just starting out or taking on more challenging routes, RK offers a pathway to sharpen your abilities and grow your career. As a CDL Driver, you'll operate top-tier equipment, be part of a strong team, and have opportunities to expand your knowledge in one of the most essential roles in the field.
This role is more than transportation—it’s about precision, accountability, and pride in keeping projects moving forward.
Whether you're honing your skills or stepping into a more advanced role, you’ll find opportunities to learn, lead, and thrive. With competitive pay and access to cutting-edge training and tools, RK is where your career can truly take shape.
RK Company Overview
RK Industries (RK) is a second-generation family-owned business built on hard work and strong values. Led by brothers Rick and Jon Kinning, we take pride in delivering a wide range of hands-on services including construction, manufacturing, custom fabrication, and building services. With seven specialized business units working in close coordination, we ensure every job is done right from start to finish. Our proven methods, focus on safety, and commitment to quality help bring our customers’ biggest ideas to life.
Position Summary
Operates a truck that transports cargo to and from specified destinations. Prepare, receive and provide appropriate documentation for the delivery or pick up of goods to ensure timely service. Provides shop support and performs shop tasks in addition to transportation duties.
Primary Responsibilities
- Load, secure and unload cargo.
- Maintain radio or telephone contact with dispatcher to receive delivery or pick up instructions or to receive notice of changes in scheduled delivery or pick up.
- Maintain logs of travel and cargo according to federal and state regulations.
- May be responsible for vehicle maintenance and presentation.
- Rely on instructions and pre-established guidelines to perform the functions of the job.
- Prepares, receives, and provides appropriate documentation for the delivery or pick up of goods to ensure timely service.
- Must be eligible to drive under RK’s insurance policy.
- Must be able to secure loads, able to spot and load trucks with material handlers
- Help load trucks as this is not just a driving position, you will be working with the team preloading and moving materials in yards when not on the road
- Grind parts.
- Housekeeping.
- Accurate time recording.
- Train on equipment.
- Assist other employees as needed.
- Clean parts.
- Handle materials.
- Other duties as assigned
- Experience with Motive a plus
- Comply with all company policies and procedures.
- All employees are accountable for safety and health and are empowered to stop work if an unsafe condition is present. Employees should immediately notify their supervisor so that the hazard may be corrected.
- Must be eligible to drive under RK’s insurance policy
- Must hold valid CDL Class A.
- Work outside, inside, and in dusty, noisy and hazardous areas.
- Work in high places, tight places, confined spaces and/or other adverse locations.
- Climb, balance, squat, kneel and crouch.
- Work in all types of weather.
- Must have working knowledge of all trade materials and tools.
- Ability to lift, move, and/or carry 50 lbs.
- Safety: Our unmatched culture of safety is our foremost core value, guiding everything we do each day: Health, Safety, & Environmental
- Awards: Whether in Construction, Manufacturing, Fabrication, or Service, RK Industries is highly recognized and accredited throughout the industry: Accreditations & Recognition
- Benefits: RK Industries offers competitive benefits to support your growth and well-being: Benefits & Rewards
- Philanthropy: RK Industries not only builds our community through our projects, but also invests in it by supporting local services for over a decade through the RK Foundation: RK Foundation
- Development: Through RK University, we provide hands-on training and development opportunities that empower employees to advance their careers and grow within the company, to include leadership and technical learning opportunities, we well as our accredited apprentice program: RK University & RK Apprenticeship Program
RK Industries, LLC is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or any other status protected by applicable law