CDL Driver - Columbus, OH

Job Description

Job Description

Position at a Glance:

• Location: Columbus, OH area

• Relocation: Out-of-state candidates are welcome to apply; relocation to the Columbus, OH area is required.

• Travel: Travel is required as part of transporting equipment and crews to job sites.

• Per Diem: Per diem is provided when staying overnight outside of the Columbus, OH area.

• Work Environment: This position involves driving tractor and trailer rigs, loading and unloading equipment, securing loads, and may also involve rigging or crating work.

• CDL Requirement: Valid Class A CDL with Airbrakes and combo endorsements required.

Benefits:

• Health

• Dental

• Vision

• 401k with an employer match

• Company Paid Basic Life/AD&D

• Voluntary Life/AD&D

• Company Paid Short Term/Long Term Disability

• Employee Discount Program

• Referral Bonus Program

• Additional Benefits

About MEI Industrial Solutions:

MEI Industrial Solutions is a professional machinery moving company providing quality machinery moving services nationwide, including rigging, millwrighting, mechanical installation, commercial storage, crating, and export packing services.

Our clients range across industries including Aerospace, Automotive, Construction, Data Center, Institutional, Manufacturing, and Medical, as well as companies in many other industries. We are known in the industry for our professionalism, safety focus, quality methods, and skilled teams.

In Ohio, our teams support projects in a variety of industries, including data centers, manufacturing, paper mills, pharmaceutical, and refineries.

We are guided by our corporate values of integrity, respect, professionalism, safety, commitment, and results.

Position Summary:

CDL Drivers must be able to safely drive tractor and trailer rigs under DOT regulations to transport equipment and crews to job sites. May also be involved with rigging or crating work. Please see Rigger and Crater job description for those specific job responsibilities. This role requires safe handling and securement of loads while loading and unloading of equipment. Must remain positive, flexible, and professional and can work collaboratively and independently to achieve stated goals and ensure regulatory compliance.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:

Conduct pre-trip and post-trip on a daily basis.

Experience working with flatbed, SD, RGN and dry van trailers.

Drive safely and under DOT regulations tractor & trailer rigs to transport equipment to job sites.

Electronic logging.

Requires safe handling of loads, securing loads, tarping, tie-down, loading and unloading equipment.

Adhere to safety requirements when hauling loads.

Basic knowledge of industrial equipment and forklift operation.

Signal or verbally direct workers engaged in hoisting and moving loads, in order to ensure safety of workers and materials.

Control movement of heavy equipment through narrow openings or confined spaces.

Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment — Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles.

Ability to work well in a team environment.

A certain degree of creativity and latitude is required.