Dump Truck Driver- Manual Capabilities

Overview

Drive manual dump truck transporting materials and support construction crews.

Key Responsibilities

• tailgate chains
• load tarping
• axle control
• vehicle inspection
• dump bed
• daily reporting

Tasks

-Hooks and adjusts tailgate spreader chains for tailgating material. -Tarps all loads regardless of material being hauled. -Obeys weight limit when loading truck. -Constantly monitors company radio for change of assignment and dispatch. -Operates control for raising and lowering of third axle. -Operates vehicle in a safe and professional manner regardless of location, speed limit, and traffic. -Checks tires, headlights, marker lights, stop lights and turn signals. -Inspects vehicle for defects and notifies management of said defects on Driver Daily Report. Does not drive vehicle with known defect that could cause injury or property damage. -Checks vehicle to ensure it is safe to operate. -Operates control for tarping load and strapping tarp. -Manually cleans (using a scraper and/or shovel) tailgate and apron after unloading. -While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. -Monitors conditions to the sides and rear of vehicle by means of the rear-view mirrors and spot mirrors. -Adheres to all company, client, and project policies, procedures, standards, including but not limited to the safety manual, the employee handbook, and the fleet safety manual. -Keeps inside of bed clean of buildup of materials. -Submits daily logs that comply with Company, State and Federal Regulations. -Keeps floorboards, stepping areas, and hand holds free of trash, grease, rags or other obstructions that hinder operation. -Drives truck equipped with dump body to transport and dump loose materials such as sand, gravel, crushed rock, or bituminous paving materials. -When starting vehicle in motion, always uses lower gears. -Completes and submits a daily truck report. -Monitors dash gauges (oil, temperature, air, tachometer, speedometer, amperage and pyrometer). -Operates bed controls for raising/lowering of dump bed. -Checks engine oil, power steering fluid, coolant level, fan belts and windshield wipers.

Requirements

• cdl license
• truck driving
• defensive driving
• manual vehicle
• night shift
• medical cert

What You Bring

-The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. -Must be able to operate a manual vehicle. -Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. -Must maintain a valid CDL License. -Minimum of 2 years truck driving experience preferred. Experience with trucks equipped with third axle. -The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk. -The Dump Truck Driver position requires an extreme amount of body movement and some manual labor including, but not limited to leg movement, engaging/disengaging clutch, depressing brake pedal and accelerator, and climbing onto bed; wrist and arm movement, changing gears, steering of vehicle and operating of controls; neck movement, moves head back and forth to see out of side mirrors; manual labor, digging materials from bed, and if required, assisting crews with general labor work, i.e. shoveling, etc. -Ability to add and subtract two digit numbers. -Ability to work evenings and nights as needed, to support construction operations. -The employee frequently is required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, bend and twist at waist, crouch, or crawl. -Ability to get along with others. -Must adhere to company policy to receive a current Medical Examiner's Certificate. -Exhibits "defensive" driving skills. -Day Shift -Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, ability to adjust focus, and the ability to recognize the colors of traffic signals and devices showing standard red, green and amber. -Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations. -Ability to maintain composure in stressful traffic or other situations. -Obeys State and Federal trucking laws.

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Benefits

-Company provided Group Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment insurance. -Career growth/advancement opportunities. -Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance plus Health Savings Account with annual company contribution . -Paid Holiday ’s including Christmas shutdown between Christmas and New Years Day. -Wages starting at $24.00/hr -Company provided Short- and Long-Term Disability. -Annual performance-based merit increases. -Paid vacation available after 180-day probationary period and accrued based on years of service. -Retirement 401 (k) with company contribution and match at one year of service.

About Rogers Group Inc.

-It began as a family‑owned venture supplying crushed stone and grew into a major aggregates producer. -Headquartered in Nashville, it expanded across the Southeast and Midwest with quarries and asphalt plants in over a dozen states. -Operates 56+ asphalt plants, delivering crushed stone, sand, gravel, asphalt, highway, road and bridge construction services. -Specialises in heavy construction, site development and hot‑mix asphalt projects for infrastructure and transportation clients. -Notable projects include runway rehabilitation, interstate paving and BMW test‑track construction works. -Combines deep engineering roots with a century‑long heritage, evolving continuously through plant certifications and industry awards.

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