Vacuum Truck Operator

Turner Industries•Sulphur, LA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Turner Specialty Services is looking for an experienced Vacuum Truck Operator for work in the Lake Charles, LA area. The Vacuum Truck Driver is responsible for transporting and operating multiple types of Vacuum Trucks (Liquid and Air Mover) both loaded and unloaded according to Client/Company requirements. This role ensures adherence to safety policies and procedures of both client and company, including information about assigned work, equipment used, and administrative functions. The operator is responsible for maintaining CDL driver qualifications and keeping an updated license, ensuring safe loading and unloading of vacuum trucks, and that the load/product is always secure. They must drive and operate in a safe manner at all times, and perform other related duties associated with Vacuum Truck Operations. This includes performing basic troubleshooting and completing minor equipment preventative maintenance, relaying any company equipment deficiencies, issues, or preventative maintenance items to the supervisor and/or company mechanic for resolution. The operator will mobilize and demobilize hoses and related equipment, and clean equipment once jobs are completed. Under certain conditions, they may direct Vacuum Technicians and oversee basic safety execution of those technicians. Additional assignments may be performed per supervisor's direction.

Requirements

High school or equivalent
Working knowledge of DOT Regulations
TWIC card required
Ability to interpret information such as travel path/driving routes, billing tickets, operating instructions, and both company and client procedures
Ability to drive Manual Transmission Equipment
Relevant CDL
Vacuum experience in an industrial environment preferred
CDL License
Technical training and/or industrial related safety experience
Post-offer drug/alcohol screen and physical evaluation
Job site safety requirements (clean shaven, long sleeves, steel toe boots, etc.)
Safety equipment as required by the client (hard hat, safety glasses, gloves, respirator, hearing protection, safety harness with lanyard, etc.)
Applicant/employee must not pose a direct threat to the health or safety of others at the workplace

Nice To Haves

Vacuum experience in an industrial environment

Responsibilities

Transporting and operating multiple types of Vacuum Trucks (Liquid and Air Mover) both loaded and unloaded according to Client/Company requirements.
Adherence to safety policies and procedures of both client and company, including information about assigned work, equipment used, and administrative functions.
Adherence to all DOT requirements related to assigned work.
Ensuring assigned job tasks and Vacuum jobs are completed safely, according to applicable safety and company standards, aligned with client direction, and without loss of containment or environmental incident.
Maintaining CDL driver qualifications and keeping an updated license.
Ensuring safe loading and unloading of vacuum trucks, load/product is always secure, driving and operating in a safe manner at all times, and other related duties associated with Vacuum Truck Operations.
Performing basic troubleshooting and completing minor equipment preventative maintenance.
Relaying any company equipment deficiencies, issues, or preventative maintenance items to the supervisor and/or company mechanic for resolution.
Mobilizing and demobilizing hoses and related equipment, and cleaning equipment once jobs are completed.
Directing Vacuum Technicians and overseeing basic safety execution of those technicians under certain conditions.
Performing additional assignments per supervisor's direction.