U107 CDL Driver

Northrop Grumman•Baltimore, MD

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Driver to support its organization in Linthicum, Maryland. The role involves picking up and delivering materials safely, intact, and on schedule; verifying quantities and documenting discrepancies or damage; and moving routine and, when appropriately certified, hazardous materials. Drivers use company vehicles and material-handling equipment to load, transport, and unload materials. This is a first-shift, IUE Union Represented position. Drivers are responsible for route and vehicle familiarization, safe operation of vehicles and lift gates, maintaining required safety equipment and records, coordinating routes and concerns with dispatch or management, and ensuring cargo is secured and handled properly. Drivers also maintain vehicle and equipment inventories, comply with traffic and DOT requirements, use tracking tools to provide material-movement visibility, maintain required training certifications, and keep vehicles clean and orderly. Drivers work under the direction of a dispatcher or direct manager and may provide training assistance to less experienced drivers.

Requirements

High school graduate or recognized equivalent.
Valid state-issued driver's license with a current CDL Class A endorsement.
Ability to demonstrate the skills required to perform the job through a structured interview.
Previous experience driving commercial vehicles, such as a straight truck or tractor.
Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Secret clearance.
Ability to obtain and maintain a HAZMAT endorsement.

Nice To Haves

Prior experience in a manufacturing, logistics, or distribution environment.
Experience with dispatch coordination, manual driver logs, and DOT compliance documentation.
Experience handling hazardous materials.

Responsibilities

Pick up and deliver materials to their intended destinations safely and on schedule, verifying quantities and noting damage or count discrepancies.
Operate company vehicles, including forklifts and over-the-road vehicles, and use material-handling equipment such as pallet jacks, hand trucks, and lift gates.
Familiarize themselves with routes, vehicle dimensions and capacities, and customer pickup and delivery instructions.
Carry required emergency and safety supplies, including an emergency guide book, local map, triangles, spill kit, fire extinguisher, and first-aid kit.
Coordinate with dispatch or management to cover required stops and address concerns or discrepancies.
Maintain a manual driver log and other legally required records, including mileage, stop details, vehicle maintenance, inspection dates, and oil-change information.
Coordinate delivery of salvage or scrap materials and dispose of them according to established salvage procedures; do not put scrap in dumpsters.
Load and unload trucks, securing cargo with appropriate blocking, bracing, and straps to minimize movement during transport.
Verify material quantity, size, weight, and condition; document discrepancies and notify the direct manager as needed.
When holding a HAZMAT endorsement, safely load and transport hazardous materials, check for incompatible materials, and verify required placards and labels.
Maintain an inventory of straps, load bars, hand carts, pallet jacks, stretch wrap, and other required tools.
Report vehicle mechanical issues to dispatch and maintain required vehicle and driver records.
Allow only approved Northrop Grumman employees in company vehicles.
Use tracking devices, scanners, and similar tools to maintain material-movement visibility.
Maintain required training certifications, drive professionally, and obey traffic laws.
Maintain equipment and keep the truck bed and vehicle interior clean and orderly.
Provide training assistance and share lessons learned with less experienced drivers.