Lowboy Driver

Durr Heavy Construction LLC•Metairie, LA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

This position performs duties related to the movement of inventory, materials and heavy equipment. Responsible for driving trucks equipped with various configurations of dump body to transport and dump materials as needed. Loads and facilitates the movement of equipment using various tilt deck and lowboy trailers. Durr TAKES CHARGE in constructing strong foundations to build upon. Our focus is to do it SAFE and to do it RIGHT the first time. Our vision is to make an IMPACT and to KICK ASS, INNOVATE, MAKE MONEY, HAVE FUN and REPEAT every day/all day. We hold every employee to this standard of “Taking Charge” and we expect this behavior to drive everything we do.

Requirements

Minimum 1 to 3 years of experience in heavy equipment hauling/lowboy and dump trailer.
Valid Class A CDL License and current medical certification required.
Must have a clean driving record (MVR).
Knowledge of basic vehicle inspection and maintenance
Knowledge of safety precautions
Maintain appropriate licenses and certifications
Hand, eye and foot coordination
Understand, follow and transmit written and oral instructions
Meet attendance schedule with dependability and consistency
Able to work in a team environment and communicate effectively
Regularly required to sit; use hands to handle or feel and talk or hear.
Frequently required to reach with hands and arms and climb or balance.
Occasionally required to stand; walk and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
Regularly lift and /or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include distance vision and depth perception.
Regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts.
Frequently exposed to outside weather conditions and vibration.
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Responsibilities

Maintains equipment to ensure long lasting use
Maintains and inspects truck and trailer daily
Performs preventative maintenance such as general equipment cleaning, checking fluid levels, lubrication, maintaining tires pressures, and changing trailers
Positions blocks and/or tarps to secure load transit
Loads and unloads equipment
Prepares required documentation accurately and timely
Maintains load tickets for material picked up and delivered daily
Keeps detailed time sheets of moving of machines and attachments
Maintains safe working operations at all times
Operates truck safely to and from destination
Obeys all traffic laws
Adheres to all safety regulations and reports any violations to supervisor immediately
Ensure that proper safety and incident reporting procedures are followed, bringing problems to the attention of the supervisor