What are the responsibilities and job description for the Line Driver position at Baker Commodities, Inc.?
Are you looking for a great company to have a meaningful driving career with?
Are you “newer” to commercial driving and looking for an opportunity to gain experience with a professional company with a training program? - JOIN BAKER! Why:
- Receive a $7,500 signing bonus (paid in installments over the first 15 months)
- Get great training and experience while earning the signing bonus!
- Fantastic benefits - paid family medical and 401k retirement program with employer contribution
- Local routes - sleep in your own bed at night
- Great Company that is employee, community and family-focused
- Baker is a recycling company dedicated to saving the environment
This role will be a "Freight Driver" and will support us in meeting our customer's needs used cooking oil removal in accordance with local ordinances and environmental regulations.
Visit our website https://bakercommodities.com/services/ for more information about the important contributions of this position.
Job Purpose: Safe and timely operation of Commercial Vehicle and equipment to collect, transport and deliver company product.
- Check vehicle to ensure that mechanical, safety and emergency equipment is in clean and good working order
- Collect delivery instructions from appropriate sources and verify instructions and routes
- Drive assigned vehicle on designated route
- Follow appropriate safety procedures for transporting goods
- Report vehicle defects, accidents, traffic violations or damage to vehicles
- Maintain logs of working hours, vehicle service, or repair status following state and federal regulations
- Record information such as weight/volume, mileage, time and fuel consumption
- Operate equipment such as GPS navigation and radio/phone to exchange information with supervisors or other points of contact
- Plan/adjust routes based on changing conditions using navigation equipment to maximize fuel efficiency
- Load or unload trucks using specialized equipment as necessary
- Interact with others in a professional and ethical manner
- Follow department and company procedures
- Keep up regular attendance and punctuality; regular attendance and punctuality are essential for the smooth operation of this company
- Other duties as assigned
