Heavy Truck Driver

Description

• Operates heavy-duty dump trucks with snowplows, underbody blades, sand and salt spreaders and liquid applications to remove ice and snow accumulation from roadways.
• Records materials, supplies, time and equipment used for each work project for proper billing or record keeping.
• Operates chain saw, skid steer, chipper and related equipment to remove and/or trim fallen and existing trees and brush.
• Keeps assigned vehicles and equipment clean, orderly and equipped with necessary tools and supplies.
• Serves as traffic regulator on road maintenance crews; directs traffic around hazards or crews in the roadway; sets out temporary road signs, traffic cones and barricades at work sites.
• Winter schedule: Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. with potential for overtime. May be required to work "double shifts for up to 16 hours in winter storm events.
• Operates trucks, trailers and related equipment; hauls and dumps road maintenance and repair materials, including asphalt, rock, liquid asphalt, dirt and culvert pipes; loads and transports road equipment.
• Performs pre-trip/post-trip inspections, minor servicing, adjustment and maintenance on vehicles and equipment.
• Performs crack seal operations that involve guiding emulsion wands over cracks in the roadway; fills cracks with hot bituminous emulsion and shovels stone chips from back of vehicle.
• Performs manual labor; digs ditches; cleans and installs culverts; removes debris from roadway and shoulders; loads and unloads tools, equipment and materials.

Requirements

• One (1) year of experience in highway maintenance, highway or building construction, farming, forestry or landscaping or any labor intensive work experience that directly involves the skills required to operate machinery, small tools, power tools, vehicles and equipment.
• Ability to provide 24-hour on-call services.
• Must be able to respond within one hour for a call-in.
• Required to be on call 24 hours, 7 days/week due to weather conditions.
• A valid Michigan Class A Commercial Driver's License (CDL).
• A high school diploma or equivalent.

Benefits

• 13 paid holidays
• Tuition reimbursement
• Defined benefit pension
• Short-term and longer-term disability insurance
• Employer paid life insurance
• Medical and dependent flexible spending accounts
• Dental and vision insurance
• Summer schedule: Monday through Thursday, 6 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. with potential for overtime.
• Health care savings program
• Medical insurance that starts on your first day 40 hours of annual leave immediately upon hire

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance