Local Ready Mix Driver - CDL A or B Required Sign On Bonus!

Colonial Group; Cherokee (IA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

GCC is seeking a ready-mix driver to operate a concrete mixer truck and deliver to construction sites. You will ensure on-time delivery, perform safety inspections, and maintain accurate communication with dispatch.

The role requires a high school diploma or equivalent, ability to read English, and DOT compliance. Expect 10-hour shifts, 4–6 days per week, lifting up to 50 lbs, and exposure to extreme temperatures. GCC offers competitive benefits.

Qualifications

• High school diploma (minimum) or 1–3 months related experience and/or training.
• Ability to pass Federal Department of Transportation drug screen and physical.
• Read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals; write routine reports and correspondence; speak before groups in English.
• Average Work Hours: 10 hours/day, 4 - 6 days/week.
• Lifting 50lbs. frequently; extreme temperatures (C or H).

Responsibilities

• Drive truck with concrete mixer to deliver to job sites.
• Perform pre-trip inspection per DOT regulations.
• Fill water tank and manage loading materials.
• Route planning to ensure on-time delivery.
• Maneuver truck safely on unstable ground at job sites.
• Place additives and discharge chutes as needed; wash hoses and chutes after discharge.
• Post-trip inspection; communicate with dispatch via two-way radio.

Skills

DOT regulations

Customer service

English literacy

Communication

Safety awareness

Education

High school diploma

Job description

What you will do:

Drives truck equipped with a concrete mixer to deliver concrete mix to job sites.

• Pre-trip inspection of ready-mix truck pursuant to D.O.T. regulations. Pre-trip inspectionincludes checking fluid levels of engine oil, antifreeze, tire pressure, brakes, and other driver-operated controls for loading and unloading ready-mix.
• Fills water tank before each delivery by placing rubber hose into the water tank and filling after checking that all valves are shut.
• Uses map book and experience and takes most direct route to job site to ensure on-timedelivery.
• Safely drives truck to jobsite and arrives with the desired slump within customer or jobspecifications.
• Upon arriving on jobsite, the driver must be able to safely maneuver truck in often veryunstable ground conditions. Safe observations of customers’ equipment and conditions.
• Driver will add necessary ingredients such as fibers, chemical admixtures, cement, orintegral colors at plant or job site, as well as other products.
• Pursuant to customer needs, driver will place chutes from fender or hanging rack onto themain chute at the rear of truck for discharge. Upon completion of discharge, driver willwash the chutes and put back in the appropriate location on truck.
• Upon completion of each shift, driver will wash truck with a hose and brush, including the useof acidic solution when necessary.
• Communicate with dispatch through the use of two-way radio and the use of a truckstatus signaling system.
• Ready-mix driver is responsible to call callout each day for start time.
• Each driver is expected to perform a post-trip inspection of the truck pursuant to DOTregulations.
• Performs other duties assigned by supervisor/management.

Experience and abilities you will need:

High school diploma (minimum); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Ability to pass Federal Department of Transportation drug screen and physical.
• Maintain driving record in accordance with Federal and State Motor Carrier regulations.
• Ability to handle cash and make change.
• Ability to deal with customers and other employees in a diplomatic manner.
• 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. Must be able to read, write and speak in English.
• Maintain Department of Transportation Health cond.
• Average Work Hours: 10 hours/day, 4 - 6 days/week
• Lifting 50lbs. frequently
• Extremes temperatures (C or H)

Who we are:

GCC is a world-class company that produces, distributes and markets cement, ready-mixed concrete, aggregates, and innovative products related to the construction industries in Mexico and the United States. We take pride in being a market leader with a culture of innovation, high performance and safety. GCC offers a very competitive benefits program including paid time off, medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability insurance plans, and a 401K.

You will love working here because:

At GCC, employees are our most important resource. As a part of the GCC family, you'll be welcomed into a culture that promotes the company vision and internal career growth. Our company vision is to have our customers recognize us as a business partner that generates the most value for their construction projects. We're a sustainable growing company, a great place to work, and a solid investment for our shareholders. GCC is an enterprise with a global and sustainable approach. Our production is mainly devoted to the manufacture and sale of gray Portland cement, mortar, premixed concrete, concrete blocks, plaster, aggregates, and other construction materials. Join the family!

An Equal Opportunity Employer

GCC does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, genetic information, or any other status protected by law or regulation. It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions are based on job-related factors.