CDL HAZMAT Driver - Class A (Laveen, AZ)

Drive with CTI - Class A Copper Concentrate Drivers Wanted

Rev up your career with CTI. We are looking for Class A Copper Concentrate Drivers. Projected earnings up to $85k. Hourly pay plus bonuses. Apply now.

CTI, Inc. is hiring Class A HAZMAT Drivers for our Laveen, AZ terminal. This position requires drivers to load, transport, and deliver products, including copper concentrate in live-bottom, end dump, or container trailers to various mines and aggregate sites throughout Arizona and New Mexico. Drivers are typically home daily and run local and regional routes.

Copper operations are outside in the elements and require a half-face respirator, and any other required PPE to be worn for specific tasks. In addition, having to wear a half-face respirator, also requires that you are clean-shaven daily.

We operate 24/7/365. Work schedules vary, depending on business needs. Load assignments are given based on hours of service available. Dedicated tractors are assigned, trailers are shared and slip-seating is expected.

Great benefits:

• Local and regional routes
• Weekly pay
• Quarterly safety bonus
• Vacation, sick & holiday pay
• Medical, dental, vision, life & disability benefits
• Wellness program
• 401(k) match

CDL truck driver job requirements:

• Valid Class A CDL
• HAZMAT endorsement is required; tank and double/triple are preferred
• Minimum 23 years of age
• 1-year experience operating a combination vehicle. Less experience will be considered on an individual basis and may require an extended training period
• Valid DOT physical
• No more than 2 moving violations within the previous 3 years
• No major violations within the previous 5 years
• HAZMAT copper drivers must wear a half-face respirator for specific tasks, which also requires that you are clean-shaven daily.
• Successful respirator physical, and respirator fit test
• Ability to pass a satisfactory road test
• Ability to pass a controlled substance test for pre-employment purpose

Knowledge, skills, abilities & physical requirements:

• CDL driver must be qualified to operate a combination vehicle as a driver in compliance with FMCSA
• Ability to operate a manual 10-speed configuration
• Must be insurable under the company's vehicle insurance policy
• Understand and comply with organizational policies and procedures and all applicable local, state, and federal rules and regulations
• Must be available for work when hours are available, according to FMCSA's hours of service regulations
• Ability to work varying hours and schedules; occasionally staying overnight with short notice
• Proficient in performing tasks in rapid succession, handling stressful situations, making quick decisions, and reacting
• Ability to crawl on hands and knees to open and close bottom hatches on the underside of the trailer
• Occasionally lift, carry, pull, push and/or move up to 70 pounds
• Requires constant climbing of stairs and/or ladders, working at elevations of 14 feet above the ground
• The ability to sit, drive, shift gears and stay awake for long periods of time
• Conduct tasks while wearing proper personal protective equipment (PPE)
• Wear a face respirator and additional PPE when required while performing tasks
• Other configurations of PPE are required at all times while on mine and/or customer property

Personal protective equipment (PPE) requirements:

PPE is required and must be worn in accordance with company policy and the Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for each work site. PPE is typically issued by our safety department and may include but is not limited to:

• Hard hat with face shield
• Goggles/Spoggles
• Gloves
• Long sleeve shirt
• Reflective vest
• Hearing protection
• Respirator mask (varies according to the work site)
• Steel toe boots (not supplied by CTI)

Respirators: CTI employees are required to wear a full and/or half-mask respirator for any job task that requires a respirator. Respirators (PPE) are distributed by CTI and are used to protect employees from those occupational hazards caused by breathing contaminated air (harmful dust, fogs, fumes, mists, gases, smokes, sprays, or vapors). All CTI employees who are required to wear a respirator must be clean-shaven daily and in compliance with respirator protocols at all times.

CDL driver job description is available upon request. This is a safety-sensitive position.

CTI, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. CTI promotes a drug/alcohol-free work environment through the use of mandatory pre-employment and ongoing random testing. Applicants for this position will be required to undergo a drug test, which includes screening for marijuana and other prohibited substances. Please note that while marijuana may be legal under state law, it is not permitted for safety-sensitive positions at CTI, Inc. A positive test result will disqualify you from consideration for this role.

Company policy could disqualify an applicant who has certain criminal history from employment in particular positions.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position. To request an accommodation, please contact our Human Resources office.