Truck Driver- Night Shift

Work at Simmons•Southwest City, MO

3d•Onsite

About The Position

To transport product over public roadways by means of a truck and trailer combination safely and efficiently. This role involves operating a truck and various trailer types (end dump, hopper bottom, tanker, or box trailer) to move product to different locations. The driver will also be responsible for unloading product from tanker or end dump trailers and completing all necessary DOT and company forms. The position requires active participation as a team member, contributing to team concepts, programs, and policies, and ensuring best practices are followed. The driver will attend team meetings, foster cohesiveness, and take responsibility for identifying and resolving issues. Familiarity with Simmons' operating systems and a commitment to supporting them, including communicating concerns and improvement ideas, is expected. This role also includes performing other duties as necessary to support business objectives.

Requirements

Minimum 2 years over the road driving a truck/trailer combination required.
Current Class A, CDL drivers’ license
DOT physical
Be able to obtain tanker endorsement for tank trailers.
Tanker endorsement.

Nice To Haves

High School Diploma or G.E.D.
Military experience

Responsibilities

Operate a truck and end dump, hopper bottom, tanker, or box trailer efficiently to move product to various locations over public roadways.
Unload product from tanker or end dump trailers, to rinse out blood tanks.
Complete all DOT and company forms.
Participates as a member of the Team.
Participates in ongoing development, communication and implementation of team concepts, programs and policies; coordinates work to ensure B.E.S.T practices with all team members.
Attends appropriate team meetings.
As a member of the Team, fosters strong cohesiveness regarding all major issues ; e.g., direction, annual plan, budget, policy changes, etc.
Accepts responsibility to quickly identify any areas that lack cohesiveness, bringing them to the attention of the team leader and working with the team in a supportive manner to resolve issues and actively look for ways, and reinforces actions needed, to achieve synergy possible within the larger organization.
Is familiar with Simmons’ established operating systems (e.g. quality, security, office environment, company policies); understands the responsibility to maintain familiarity with the systems and this position’s role in support of these systems - including a consideration of the impact of individual actions on the systems and the responsibility to communicate concerns and improvement ideas.
Performs other duties as necessary in support of business objectives.