Ready Mix Driver

Ready Mix Driver

Builders Supply, A CRH company, is a leading supplier of ready mixed concrete, reinforcing steel, and building materials in Louisiana. Our focus is to provide quality products and reliable customer service with a safety-first mindset. When you work for Builders Supply, you are helping to support and build the infrastructure of Louisiana.

Position Overview

The Ready Mix Driver position is responsible for the transportation of ready mix concrete to construction projects, company owned facilities or various customers. This is a skilled position involving the safe and efficient operation of ready mix trucks. Deliveries will be made in both industrial and residential areas. Work will be performed per the supervisor's instruction, free from direct supervision except for more complicated jobs.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform daily pre/post trip inspections with appropriate documentation in compliance with DOT guidelines.
• Load and unload equipment of materials.
• Monitor various gauges during operation of vehicle.
• Maintain daily vehicle mileage logs.
• Properly follow all company policies and procedures to ensure a safe working environment.
• Obey applicable laws and follow dispatch instructions.
• Assure product quality to the best of ability.
• Perform minor servicing and maintenance of equipment; refer major problems to the supervisor.
• Keep vehicle clean and in orderly condition.
• Regular and predictable attendance at assigned times is required.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

• Education/Experience: Minimum of a high school diploma or general education degree (GED) required. Minimum of 2 years experience driving mixer truck preferred.
• Must have a valid driver's license and must maintain a CDL A or CDL B license.
• Work Requirements: Must be 18 years in age or older. Must pass DOT physical, drug screen and criminal background check. Must possess valid DOT medical card.
• Must be willing to travel and work away from home when required. Must be willing to work nights and weekends when necessary.
• Knowledge/Skill Requirements: Must have the ability to learn operational knowledge and skills of mixer truck and related equipment to be operated. Must have the ability to read, write and do basic mathematical calculations in order to keep time and material records, and read blueprints or other project documents.
• Ability to operate equipment safely and efficiently under a variety of working conditions. Ability to understand and follow verbal and written instructions. Ability to effectively communicate verbally and in writing. Ability to work effectively in a team environment as well as being able to work independently with attention to detail.
• Physical Requirements: Job requires climbing, stooping, bending, squatting, frequent lifting of extensions chutes, stretching, sitting/driving, shifting gears, and covering/uncovering load when applicable. Able to stand, walk, use hands and fingers to manipulate objects or controls, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, talk and hear. May require sitting for extended periods of time. Vision abilities (with correction) include close, distance, peripheral, depth, and the ability to focus. Must be able to exert up to 10-20 lbs. constantly to move objects, 25-50 lbs. of force frequently, and 50-100 lbs. of force occasionally.
• Work Environment: Able to work in all weather conditions. While performing the duties of the job, the employee may be occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles and toxic or caustic chemicals. The employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts; high, precarious places; outside weather conditions; and risk of electrical shock or burn. The noise level in some areas of the work environment may be loud, but is typically moderate.

CRH has a long and proud heritage. We are a collection of hundreds of family businesses, regional companies and large enterprises that together form the CRH family. CRH operates in a decentralized, diversified structure that allows you to work in a small company environment while having the career opportunities of a large international organization.