Ready Mix Driver

Cemstone; Brainerd (MN); Hybrid; USD 30,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Cemstone is hiring a Full-Time Ready-Mix Driver in Brainerd, MN. You will perform pre-trip inspections, load and deliver concrete, and ensure slump targets are met at customer sites. The role requires safe operation of CDL trucks and adherence to DOT rules and company procedures.

Responsibilities include paperwork completion, handling payments when needed, and maintaining professional relations with customers and dispatch. Join a long-standing, family-owned business with a strong local presence.

Qualifications

• CDL Class A or B required and valid.
• Must pass DOT drug screen and physical; have DOT Medical Card.
• Operate truck safely and in compliance with laws.

Responsibilities

• Perform pre-trip inspections per DOT regulations.
• Load and deliver ready-mix, manage admixtures as ticketed.
• Drive to jobsite safely, meet slump specifications.
• Maneuver truck on varying ground conditions at sites.
• Complete paperwork and handle cashCOD when required.
• Coordinate with dispatch and maintain professional image.

Skills

CDL A/B

DOT compliance

Safe driving

Job description

Location: Brainerd, MN
Posistion Type: Full-Time
Compensation Grade: Hourly Grade
Department: Driver
Category: Driver

ABOUT US:

Cemstone® has become synonymous with high quality products and unparalleled service in the ready-mix concrete industry in the upper midwest. Our reputation is reflected in the structures we’ve helped create and our long-held and long-practiced commitment to our core values. Here's your opportunity to join an amazing family-owned business that has been around for nearly 100 years!

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Pre-trip inspection of ready-mix truck pursuant to D.O.T. regulations.
• Fills water tank before each delivery by placing rubber hose into water tank and filling after checking that all valves are shut.
• Upon receiving delivery ticket, driver drives or backs truck under plant (depending on plant configuration) and charges mixer to receive concrete, making sure to take any admixtures or other ancillary products that are on ticket.
• Safely drives truck to jobsite and arrives with the desired slump within customer or job specifications.
• Upon arriving on jobsite, the driver must be able to safely maneuver truck in often very unstable ground conditions. Safe observations of customer’s equipment and conditions.
• Driver will add necessary ingredients such as fibers, chemical, foam admixtures, cements, or integral colors at plant or jobsite, as well as other products.
• Pursuant to customer needs, driver will place chutes from fender or hanging rack onto the main chute at the rear of truck for discharge. Upon completion of discharge, driver will wash the chutes in washout system or other appropriate location as directed by contractor and put back in appropriate location on truck.
• Prior to leaving jobsite, driver is responsible for completing all paperwork and collection of moneys if necessary.
• Upon completion of each shift, driver will wash truck with hose and brush, including the use of cleaning solution when necessary.
• Communicates with dispatch by a two-way radio and the use of a truck status signaling system.
• At the end of the shift, all paperwork must be completed and turned in. All cash COD must be put in COD envelope and put in locked box.
• Ready-Mix Driver is responsible to call schedule each day for start time.
• Each driver is expected to perform a post-trip inspection of truck pursuant to DOT regulations.
• Maintain effective working relationships with company employees, suppliers, and customers. Promote and maintain the professional image and reputation of the company and ensure timely problem resolution and customer satisfaction.
• Other duties as assigned by the Plant Manager.

QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS:

• Valid Commercial Driver License (CDL) Class A or B
• Ability to pass Federal Department of Transportation drug screen and physical and obtain DOT Medical Card.
• Must safely operate truck and perform tasks that are congruent with company policy, and within state and federal laws.