The role of CDL Driver Class A is to transport ready-mixed concrete products from batch plants to customer job sites and unload them. Maintains proper slump (water content) of ready-mix concrete. Inspects, services, and cleans concrete mixer trucks.
BENEFITS
Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Company-paid Life insurance, short-term disability & long-term disability insurance.
401(k) Plan w/4% match immediately vested
9 paid federal holidays
COMPANY INFORMATION
RK Hall, LLC is an integrated asphalt paving, construction, aggregates, and ready-mix concrete company based in Paris, Texas. RK Hall operates multiple asphalt plants, ready mix concrete plants, quarries and sand and gravel operations in Texas, Arkansas, and Oklahoma.
RK Hall, LLC is an operating company of Summit Materials. Summit Materials was formed to acquire and grow heavy-side building materials companies in the aggregates, ready-mix concrete, cement, asphalt paving, and construction industries. Summit is committed to creating value, providing access to growth capital, implementing best practices, and offering a safe workplace while striving to exceed our environmental and social responsibilities. Since Summit's formation, the company has completed over 35 acquisitions, forming 11 platform companies spanning 17 states and Western Canada .
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The criteria for evaluation in the CDL Driver Class A position include but are not limited to the following:
Ability to follow directions, accurately receive, comprehend, and follow dispatch instructions, including efficiently handling delivery tickets.
Drives truck safely and efficiently.
Inspects destination job sites to verify the truck can be safely maneuvered.
Maintains radio contact with dispatch.
Cleans out and rinses chutes and the rear of the truck between loads.
Performs pre-trip and post-trip inspections and reports vehicle condition.
Performs daily vehicle maintenance, including checking fluid levels and adding fluids as necessary, lubricating as needed, fueling the truck as necessary, and replacing mud flaps at the end of each day. May assist mechanics with vehicle repair.
Washes vehicles with corrosive materials to clean off cement dust and concrete buildup. Occasionally uses a chipping hammer to remove concrete buildup. It may be required to remove concrete buildup from inside the drum..
Loads rebar, wire mesh, and other construction materials for customers in the yard. May set up and pour retaining blocks, curbs, etc., when returning excess concrete to the yard.
OTHER REQUIREMENTS
CDL Driver Class A must always display a professional and courteous attitude to co-workers, supervisors, customers, and the general public.
Must be willing to work overtime and weekends when necessary.
Report to the assigned job site in proper attire and ready to begin work at the designated start time.
Strict adherence to safety requirements and procedures as outlined in the Policies, Programs & Procedures Manual.
Willingness to work in a team environment and assist co-workers or supervisors with other duties as required.
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below represent the knowledge, skill, and ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
Individuals must possess the following knowledge, skills, and abilities to explain and demonstrate that they can perform the job's essential functions with or without reasonable accommodations, using some combination of skills and abilities.
Should have excellent safe driving skills. Experience on concrete mixer trucks is preferred.
Must possess a Class B Commercial Drivers' License at a minimum. A Class A Commercial Drivers's license is preferred.
Must possess or be able to obtain a current DOT Medical Qualification.
An air brake skills test is required for all vehicles that have air brakes.
Must meet Driver Qualification Standards for RK Hall Construction.
RK Hall, LLC conducts post-conditional offer background checks, fitness for duty evaluation, and pre-employment drug testing.
EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE:
Less than high school education; or up to six months related experience or training; or equivalent combination of education or experience.
A team member must meet the physical demands described here to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the team member is regularly required to stretch, reach, bend, stoop, and maintain a crouching position. Drivers climb in and out of the truck approximately 50 times per day. The seat bottom is 50 inches above the ground. The first step is two feet above the ground, and the second is one foot higher. Three-point contact must be practiced.
Drivers must use manipulative and coordination skills to operate an oversized steering wheel and coordinate hand and foot movement to shift manual transmission gears. The clutch requires approximately 60 lbs of force to depress with the left leg dozens of times daily.
Must be able to ascend the ladder on the back of the truck and carry items weighing 8 to 32 lbs.
Must be able to pull down the main chute and attach two extension chutes. 45 lbs of pressure is needed to release the retention straps on extension chutes in their stowed location. Extension chutes weigh 60 lbs and must be lifted from the ground to the shoulder to return it to position.
Must safely walk on uneven, muddy, or icy ground at job sites.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
