What are the responsibilities and job description for the Haul truck driver position at Delta Companies Inc.?
Subsidiary : Delta Companies Inc.
Delta Companies Inc., the Colas USA subsidiary that operates throughout the states Missouri, Illinois, and Arkansas, is a highway and site development contractor specializing in asphalt paving and road construction materials.
We are vertically integrated, with numerous aggregate locations, asphalt plans, a liquid asphalt terminal, and local construction offices, to serve multiple transportation infrastructure needs.
We continuously strive to be a model of excellence by working with our customers to provide safe, sustainable, and cost-effective solutions.
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Throughout Colas USA, we provide competitive pay, outstanding benefits, career advancement opportunities, professional education, and extensive training for every employee.
We pride ourselves on upholding the highest standards of safety, environmental conservation, and ethical conduct as we strive to grow our infrastructure products and services through empowering and developing our people, fostering innovation, utilizing new technology, and maximizing vertical integration at all levels of the company’s value chain.
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Delta Companies Inc., and the rest of the Colas USA Family of Companies, is part of the Colas Group, the worldwide leader in transportation infrastructure construction and maintenance.
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Mission
Delta Companies Inc - a leader in quality performance - understands that outstanding people are key to our success. We offer our employees competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits and programs designed to promote individual health, wellness and quality of life.
Main Responsibilities
- Drive haul truck in quarry, yard and other areas as needed
- Ensure haul truck is properly maintained (oil level, transmission oil, water, hydraulic oil, etc.)
- Grease haul truck daily
- Inspect haul truck daily for safety and mechanical problems and fill out pre-shift and post shift inspection sheet
- Assist with maintenance on plants and heavy equipment as needed
- Operate water truck on roads as needed
- Perform light maintenance, to include shoveling, on plants as needed
- All other duties as assigned
Qualifications
- Demonstrable ability to perform manual labor in weather extremes (shoveling, lifting, moving materials)
- Experience driving large trucks or farm trucks
- Heavy equipment operator skills a plus
- Excellent communication and team oriented skills
- Willingness to work flexible schedule including extended hours
- Ability to work in a dusty work environment
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Must be able to climb onto and up and down a truck several times a day.
- Must be able to sit in a truck and operate for several hours without stopping.
- Must withstand vibration from job site conditions as well as noise from other equipment.
- Must be able to use arms, hands, and feet in repetitive motions.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach and signal with hands and arms;
climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear; and taste or smell. The employee is required to sit at times for long periods.
The employee must regularly lift and / or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
Employees must have 20 / 40 vision, either naturally or with corrective lenses. Hearing should be excellent or corrected by audio device.
Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts, outside weather conditions, and vibration.
The employee is frequently exposed to airborne particles. The employee is exposed to wet and / or humid conditions; high, precarious places.
The noise level in the work environment is usually very loud.
Benefits
- Choice of 3 Medical Plan Options
- Prescription Drug Coverage
- Dental and Vision Plans
- Flexible Spending Account or Health Savings Options
- Access to Telemedicine and Healthcare Advocacy Services
- Employee Assistance Program
- Life and AD&D Insurance
- Disability Insurance
- Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays
- 401(k) Savings Plan with Company Match
Colas Inc. and its subsidiaries are an Equal Opportunity Employer. For details on the specifics of this commitment, please click here to view the .
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Last updated : 2024-06-11
