Dump Truck Driver

Dump Truck Driver

Mission Reeves Construction Company is currently seeking an individual for the position of Dump Truck Driver in Augusta, GA. The successful candidate for this role will have an uncompromising focus on safety excellence.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Must operate truck equipped with a dump body to transport and dump loose materials such as sand, gravel, crushed rock, coal, and bituminous paving materials; or must operate a truck equipped with a water tank to transport and spread water on the job sites.
• Must have skills to conduct pre-trip inspection checklist on equipment such as tires, lights, brakes, gas, oil, and water.
• Must be able to handle paperwork concerning Department of Transportation regulations, freight weigh bills, fuel tickets and load tickets.
• Must be able to carry out detailed instructions, take directions to job sites, but also must be able to use good judgement in decision-making and be able to work without direct supervision.
• Must have the ability to operate the vehicle safely in traffic situations and follow the policies and procedures of the company.

Education and/or Experience:

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combinations of education and experience.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:

• Valid Class A or B Commercial Driver's License (no restrictions preferred but not required).
• Must be at least 21 years of age.
• Must be able to work days and nights.
• Must be able to work some Saturdays (as needed).
• Must meet all DOT requirements for CDL drivers, including the DOT physical exam.

Physical Demands:

• Must be able to climb onto and up and down a vehicle several times a day.
• Must be able to sit in a vehicle and operate it for several hours without stopping.
• Must withstand vibration from truck, road, and job site conditions as well as noise from the truck engine, other equipment and other traffic.
• Must be able to use arms, hands, and feet in repetitive motions.
• Must be able to perform light manual duties, such as sweeping debris and rocks out of the truck bed or trailer, handle tarpaulins, tailgate chains, binders, and binding chains.
• 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 frequently is required to stand and walk.
• The employee is occasionally required to sit.
• The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 60 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:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly is exposed to moving mechanical parts, outside weather conditions, and vibration.
• The employee is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles.
• The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; high, precarious places; toxic or caustic chemicals.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually very loud.

Benefits and General Information:

• Competitive pay & comprehensive benefits include paid holidays, vacation, life insurance, accidental death & dismemberment insurance, group health plan options (incl. medical, dental & vision, HSA, FSA), short term disability benefits & 401(k)/401(k) Roth w/company match.
• **Drug-Free Workplace** **E-Verify Participating Company** Colas Inc. and its subsidiaries are an Equal Opportunity Employer.