** Driver (1st shift)**

**Job Category****:** Materials - Austin **Requisition Number****:** DRIVE005636 Showing 1 location **Job Details**

**Description**

**UCT** is seeking an experienced and talented **Driver** to join our team in **Austin, TX!** Responsible for loading, delivering, and unloading products and supplies. Packages materials and products manually. Performs basic quality control checks including measuring, weighing, strength testing, package counts, and evaluating a product or package appearance. Folds & tapes boxes apply labels and stack boxes on pallets according to direction.

**Essential Duties and Responsibilities:**

* Packages materials, supplies, and products to meet production requirements and customer requests.

* Ensures packaging meets all company, local, and other requirements and regulations.

* Ensures loads are properly secured on vehicles for delivery.

* Secures loads through a variety of packing methods.

* Operates manual load devices as appropriate.

* Loads, delivers, and unloads products and materials from the delivery truck.

* Operates vehicles up to 32 flatbed trucks in a safe manner and follows all state driving requirements.

* Performs other duties as required.

**Other Duties**

* Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

**Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:**

* Valid unrestricted driver's license required.

* Knowledge of commonly-used packaging and loading concepts, practices, and policies.

* Ability to operate a forklift, pallet jack, and other manual load devices to move products

**Educational/Certification Requirement:**

* High school diploma or equivalent preferred.

**Experience Requirement:**

**Work Experience:**

* Previous driving experience preferred

**Physical Demands and Working Conditions:** *This section is required for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Acts (ADA)*

**Criteria:**

**Work Environment:**

* Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions

* Work is performed primarily in the manufacturing environment.

**Work Hours:**

* Standard Office Hours

**Physical Demands:**

* Ability to stand for sustained periods.

* Ability to climb, stoop, kneel, crouch, reach, walk, push, pull, and grasp.

* Ability to move arms, hands, and fingers.

* Ability to lift to 50 lbs.

* Ability to lift over 50 lbs. with assistance

* Ability to sit for sustained periods.

* Required to have visual acuity to perform assigned tasks.

* The ability to talk on the phone and use a computer for extended periods may be required.

**Environmental Exposure:**

* Subject to noise levels.

* Exposure to road hazards.

* Required to wear personal protective equipment.

* Subject to both inside and outside environmental conditions.

**Overnight Travel:**

* Work may require out-of-town travel depending upon assignment (training and meeting).

**UCT** offers an excellent benefits package to all full-time employees which includes medical, dental, vision, 401(k), and paid time off.

**UCT** is an equal opportunity employer, dedicated to promoting a culturally diverse workforce.

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