SUMMARY
Drives truck equipped with auxiliary concrete mixer to safely deliver concrete mix to job sites.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Performs and documents pre-trip and post-trip truck inspections to ensure truck is delivery safe and in compliance with DOT requirements.
- Drives truck under loading hopper to receive sand, rock, cement, and water and starts mixer.
- Proactively communicates with other delivery colleagues.
- Safely drives truck to customer job site for unloading.
- Assesses customer job site for hazards and safety concerns.
- Professionally represents Thomas Concrete to the customer.
- Proactively works with the customer to solve on-site issues and concerns, reports problems to Thomas Concrete management.
- Ensures appropriate slump of concrete at the job site.
- Handles and assembles concrete chutes.
- Proficiently manipulates truck controls to unload concrete.
- Completes delivery tickets with arrival time, pour time, and water added.
- Maintains a professional personal appearance, including usage of Personal Protective Equipment.
- Keeps a clean, well-maintained, and safe truck by:
- Rinsing chutes and truck rear after delivery to prevent concrete from hardening on the truck rear and on the peripheral truck equipment
- Cleaning out the truck cab at the end of every shift
- Washing out the truck at end of the shift or as directed by plant manager
- Changing truck tires as needed
- Fueling truck as needed and at the end of the shift
- Regularly participating in the preventative maintenance program
- Completing equipment maintenance requests prior to taking truck to the shop for repairs
- Safely applying chemicals to truck to prevent concrete buildup
- Fully complies with the safety standards of Thomas Concrete.
- Contributes to the plant by assisting with various tasks, such as maintenance and housekeeping in and around the work environment.
- Builds the culture of Team Thomas by assisting colleagues as needed.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
This job has no supervisory responsibilities.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS
Must possess a current, valid class A or B Commercial Driver’s License and a current, valid DOT physical card.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and reach with hands and arms. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; climb for balance; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds, with assistance. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts and outside weather conditions. The employee is frequently exposed to extreme heat. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; extreme cold; risk of electrical shock; and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.
