End Dump Truck Driver / Greenville Position Available In Washington, Mississippi

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JOB TITLE:

DUMP TRUCK DRIVER

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DESCRIPTIONS

• Dump truck drivers for Century Construction Group’s Logistics division are responsible for transporting construction aggregate materials from one place to another using tractor-trailer trucks.

Drivers operate trucks with a capacity of at least 26,001 pounds per gross vehicle weight.

Trucks are equipped with dump bodies to transport and dump loose materials, such as sand, gravel, crushed rock, coal, or bituminous paving materials.

• ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Receive and acknowledge dispatcher instructions to deliver goods while operating a tractor trailer truck.
• Pulls levers or turns crank to tilt body and dump contents.
• Use hand crank to hook trailer to tractor.
• Use a hand crank to cover the loaded trailer with tarp.
• Moves hand and foot controls to loosen and dump material adhering to body.
• Record amount and type of cargo being delivered.
• Fill up on fuel, clean truck, and wash windows.
• Report to a dispatcher any incidents encountered on the road.
• Monitor road conditions and watch for traffic congestion.
• Follow all applicable traffic laws.
• Inspect the truck and trailer before and after the trip and record any defects they find.
• Follow accident procedures if an incident occurs.
• Keep a log of their activities.
• Report serious mechanical problems to the appropriate personnel.
• Keep their truck, and associated equipment, clean and in good working order.
• Plan routes using maps or satellite tracking.
• Deliver goods to client on time.
• Take special precautions while driving. 

• COMPETENCIES

• To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:
• Customer Service
• Meets commitments
• Safety and Security
• Observes safety and security procedures, reports potentially unsafe conditions, uses equipment and materials properly.
• Dependability
• Follows instructions, responds to management direction, takes responsibility for own actions, keeps commitments, completes tasks on time or notifies appropriate person with an alternate plan.
• Initiative
• Seeks increased responsibilities.
• Qualifications
• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 
• Education and/or Experience
• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) is preferred, or one to three months related experience and/or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Language Skills
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos, Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in on-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.
• Reasoning Ability
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variable sin standardized situations. 

• SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY

• This position has no supervisory responsibilities

• WORK ENVIRONMENT

• This job operates in an indoor/outdoor environment.

• PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk an climb; continuously required to use hands or fingers, to handle or feel, reach, grasp, hold, with hands and arms. Occasionally the employee is required to bend, kneel, squat, with legs and feet. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and rarely lift and/or move up to 75 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job includes close vision, distance vision, color vision,