REEVES | Dump Truck Driver - Augusta, GA

Reeves Construction Company; Augusta (GA); Hybrid; USD 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid holidays

Vacation

Life insurance

Health plan options

401(k) with company match

Job summary

A regional construction firm in Augusta, GA is seeking a Dump Truck Driver to operate vehicles ensuring safety compliance and efficient delivery of materials. Candidates must hold a valid Class A or B Commercial Driver's License, be at least 21 years old, and able to perform physical tasks. Benefits include competitive pay, paid holidays, and comprehensive health plans. This is a great opportunity to join a company that values safety excellence and offers a supportive work environment.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED; or one to three months related experience and/or training.
• Valid Class A or B Commercial Driver's License.
• Ability to work days, nights, and some Saturdays.

Responsibilities

• Operate truck to transport and dump materials.
• Conduct pre-trip inspections on equipment.
• Handle paperwork related to DOT regulations.

Skills

Safety excellence

Equipment operation

Paperwork handling

Good judgment

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Class A or B Commercial Driver's License

Job description

Dump Truck Driver – Augusta, GA

Reeves Construction Company is currently seeking an individual for the position of Dump Truck Driver in Augusta, GA. The successful candidate will have an uncompromising focus on safety excellence.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Operate truck equipped with a dump body to transport and dump loose materials such as sand, gravel, crushed rock, coal, and bituminous paving materials; or operate a truck equipped with a water tank to transport and spread water on job sites.
• Conduct pre-trip inspection checklist on equipment such as tires, lights, brakes, gas, oil, and water.
• Handle paperwork concerning Department of Transportation regulations, freight weigh bills, fuel tickets and load tickets.
• Carry out detailed instructions, take directions to job sites, and use good judgment in decision-making while working without direct supervision.
• Operate vehicle safely in traffic situations and follow company policies and procedures.

Education and/or Experience

• High school diploma or GED; or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combinations of education and experience.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

• Valid Class A or B Commercial Driver's License (no restrictions preferred but not required).
• At least 21 years of age.
• Ability to work days and nights.
• Ability to work some Saturdays (as needed).
• Meet all DOT requirements for CDL drivers, including DOT physical exam.

Physical Demands

• Climb onto and up and down a vehicle several times a day.
• Sit in a vehicle and operate it for several hours without stopping.
• Withstand vibration from truck, road, and job site conditions as well as noise from the truck engine, other equipment and other traffic.
• Use arms, hands, and feet in repetitive motions.
• Perform light manual duties such as sweeping debris and rocks out of the truck bed or trailer, handle tarpaulins, tailgate chains, binders, and binding chains.

The employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach and signal with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear; and taste or smell. The employee frequently is required to stand and walk. The employee occasionally required to sit. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 60 pounds. Specific vision abilities required: close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. Employees must have 20/40 vision, either naturally or with corrective lenses. Hearing should be excellent or corrected by audio device.

Work Environment

The employee regularly is exposed to moving mechanical parts, outside weather conditions, and vibration. The employee is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; high, precarious places; toxic or caustic chemicals. The noise level in the work environment is usually very loud.

Benefits and General Information

Competitive pay & comprehensive benefits include: paid holidays, vacation, life insurance, accidental death & dismemberment insurance, group health plan options (including medical, dental, & vision, HSA, FSA), short term disability benefits & 401(k)/401(k) Roth with company match.

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