What are the responsibilities and job description for the Driver position at Spectra?
Description
A few things about us…
We’re the industry’s largest and most well-respected commercial flooring installation service company. Our innovative vision allows us to do business differently and create new standards by bringing industry-leading expertise from our family of brands across 52 locations across the US. Our team is now nearly 2,100 strong. We're equipped, profitable, and have grown faster than we ever expected and now includes a varied array of market brands that have respectively achieved the distinction for service quality that sets our standard. Our brand partners include Diverzify , Beckers, Collaborative Turnkey Solutions (CTS), Contract Carpet Solutions (CCS), Epoxy S.I., High Performance Flooring, Kiefer USA, Lane’s Floor Coverings and Interiors, Kenny Floor Covering LLC, Pavilion Floors, ProSpectra Contract Flooring, RD Weis LLC, Select Prefab Solutions and Spectra Contract Flooring
We’re unlike others in the industry; we think and do things differently and lead with relentless curiosity, imagination, and innovation and are frequently told by our customers that we’re a breath of fresh air. We partner with some of the fastest-growing, most promising, and well-respected companies in the U.S. to bring their facility visions to life. We’ve worked unbelievably hard to serve our clients and it's paid off.
What’s it like to work here…
Our appealing work environment includes highly competent co-workers, competitive pay, engaging work, business casual dress, flexible schedule, full medical, tele-medical, mental health, prescriptions, HSA/FSA, Life & AD&D, vision, and dental benefits, and 401k.We work very hard and have a lot of fun. We thrive on doing things better, more efficiently, and smarter. We have high expectations of our people because we all live and die by our values and trust our teams to get their work done and maintain a proper work-life balance.
Please DO NOT apply if:
- You'd feel like a fish out of water without a well-defined traditional corporate structure
- You'd consider walking into a work site and pitching in to help as being beneath you
- You're accustomed to using the phrase "it's not part of my job description"
Please DO apply if:
- You have the required and desired experience (this is not a learn on the job position)
- You're a doer - not a manager, a coordinator, or simply an idea person - but someone who loves to get stuff done, and done well
- You are a “go-to” person because you're reliable, creative, resourceful, a good decision-maker, and generally one of the most capable people your peers know
- You're accustomed to a fun company environment including wearing many hats and managing way too many things at any given time
So now that you know about us, here’s the job…
At Diverzify, we believe our associates are at the heart of our organization. We are looking for an experienced CDL Driver. Our Drivers are primarily responsible for transporting materials of every type of flooring product along with the supplies and tools that accompany the material and supplies from our warehouse distribution centers to customer locations using our company trucks. Our Drivers serve as on-site material handlers and facilitate the maneuvering of pallet jacks to maneuver materials on project sites and breaking down pallets on a jobsite and hand unloading material to get it to the proper staging areas on jobsites with the help of a delivery assistants. They are also required to perform inspections before and after a trip and follow appropriate safety procedures to transport dangerous cargo and maintain logs of vehicle repair status and working hours. role is to drive a straight truck to transport, load and unload materials, supplies,
Here’s what we are looking for…
- Ensure materials, supplies, and equipment are configured to the sales order.
- Load, secure and deliver or pick-up materials in a safe and timely manner.
- Ensure material gets to the specified staging areas on jobsites, whether that requires using delivery equipment or breaking down pallets.
- Complete and process paperwork.
- Skill in manipulating controls for starting, stopping, backing, and driving the truck in all types of traffic and road conditions.
- Knowledge of the height, width, length, and weight of the truck in order to judge overhead and side clearances, the turning radius, braking distance, and the safest distance to be maintained from other vehicles.
- Skill to read and understand a road map, and to determine the shortest and safest route for both short and long runs.
- Knowledge of defensive driving techniques, including skill to recognize developing hazardous road and traffic conditions and the judgment to select alternate routes to avoid potential problems.
- Knowledge and skill to adjust driving methods to the practices of the surrounding traffic in order to avoid accidents and to transport cargo and passengers safely.
- Knowledge of State and local safety rules and regulations, and the rules of other jurisdictions for operating vehicles.
- Knowledge and skill to load cargo properly onto the truck, using appropriate tie-downs such as chains, binders, or straps for transit on public roads at highway speeds or under similar driving circumstances.
- Knowledge of the operator's manual for their assigned truck and skill to apply such knowledge to particular driving situations.
- Ability to recognize developing maintenance problems when conducting an operator's inspection of the truck, and to report technical problems to the supervisor.
and you would have the following…
- Valid CDL B license
- Valid DOT Medical Certificate
- Ability to lift at least 150 lbs.
- Must pass DOT Drug Screening
- Must be able to work some Saturday's when necessary
Is this you? If so, then we invite you to join us and apply. See firsthand what it’s like to grow and advance in a truly collaborative environment where everyone is supported, empowered, and inspired to be their best and unlock their full potential. One last thing, if you heard about this position from one of our Diverzify team members, make sure you tell us and enter their contact information and we will do all the leg work.
Requirements
Here’s what we are looking for…
- Ensure materials, supplies, and equipment are configured to the sales order.
- Load, secure and deliver or pick-up materials in a safe and timely manner.
- Ensure material gets to the specified staging areas on jobsites, whether that requires using delivery equipment or breaking down pallets.
- Complete and process paperwork.
- Skill in manipulating controls for starting, stopping, backing, and driving the truck in all types of traffic and road conditions.
- Knowledge of the height, width, length, and weight of the truck in order to judge overhead and side clearances, the turning radius, braking distance, and the safest distance to be maintained from other vehicles.
- Skill to read and understand a road map, and to determine the shortest and safest route for both short and long runs.
- Knowledge of defensive driving techniques, including skill to recognize developing hazardous road and traffic conditions and the judgment to select alternate routes to avoid potential problems.
- Knowledge and skill to adjust driving methods to the practices of the surrounding traffic in order to avoid accidents and to transport cargo and passengers safely.
- Knowledge of State and local safety rules and regulations, and the rules of other jurisdictions for operating vehicles.
- Knowledge and skill to load cargo properly onto the truck, using appropriate tie-downs such as chains, binders, or straps for transit on public roads at highway speeds or under similar driving circumstances.
- Knowledge of the operator's manual for their assigned truck and skill to apply such knowledge to particular driving situations.
- Ability to recognize developing maintenance problems when conducting an operator's inspection of the truck, and to report technical problems to the supervisor.
and you would have the following…
- Valid CDL B license
- Valid DOT Medical Certificate
- Ability to lift at least 150 lbs.
- Must pass DOT Drug Screening
- Must be able to work some Saturday's when necessary
Is this you? If so, then we invite you to join us and apply. See firsthand what it’s like to grow and advance in a truly collaborative environment where everyone is supported, empowered, and inspired to be their best and unlock their full potential. One last thing, if you heard about this position from one of our Diverzify team members, make sure you tell us and enter their contact information and we will do all the leg work.