Local Truck Driver

Gordon Aluminum Industries INC•Schofield, WI

59d•$21 - $24•Onsite

About The Position

Under the direction of the Department Manager, the Local Truck Driver ensures the production of company products at the highest quality and at the lowest possible cost, meeting company policies and procedures. The Truck Driver will act in a manner that is consistent with Gordon Aluminum’s Customer 1st Philosophy. The general purpose of the Local Truck Driver will be to be responsible for safe and timely delivery of goods or other articles to our customers with approximately a 100-mile radius. The Local Truck Driver will be responsible for maintaining the trucks and trailers that are assigned to them. This is an evening position. Hauling freight to pre-determined destinations is approximately a 100-mile radius but will be required to help with an overnight destination at times.

Requirements

High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or equivalent combination of education and experience
Class “A” CDL
Clean driving record
Federal medical card
Ability to add and subtract two digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10’s and 100’s.
Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume, and distance.
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardizations exists.
Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
Frequently required to use hands to handle or feel, talk and hear.
Perform repetitive motion of fingers, hands, wrists, shoulders and upper body.
Regularly required to stand, walk, sit, reach with hands and arms, climb and balance.
On occasion may be required to stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, taste and smell.
Frequently lift up to 10 to 25 pounds
Occasionally lift up to 100 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required: close vision (clear vision at 20 inches or less), distance vision (clear vision at 20 feet or more), color vision (ability to identify and distinguish colors), Peripheral vision (ability to observe an area that can be seen up and down or to the left and right while eyes are fixed on a given point), depth perception (three-dimensional vision, ability to judge distances and spatial relationships), and ability to adjust focus (ability to adjust the eye to bring an object into sharp focus).

Responsibilities

Utilize load schedules to determine the proper load in on the trailer, while ensuring the load is secure and in proper condition.
Weight and stage trailers as needed.
Learn how to use and maintain driver logs.
Check all load related documentation for accuracy and that it is completed correctly.
Pre-and-post-run inspections of equipment.
Report vehicle defects, accidents, traffic violations or damage to vehicles.
When not on a driving assignment, perform production assignment as needed.
Maintain a clean, safe, and organized workspace.
Performing all work-related tasks in a manner that is in compliance with all Federal, State, and local standards and regulations.
Adhering to Company policies, procedures, and directives regarding safety and standards of workplace behavior, in completing job duties and assignments