Rigger 1/CDL Driver

MEI Industrial Solutions; New Braunfels (TX); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

MEI Rigging & Crating in New Braunfels, TX is seeking an experienced Class A CDL driver to join our field operations team. You will transport heavy equipment to customer sites, work with rigging crews, and operate forklifts or related equipment as needed.

Candidates must meet the minimum qualifications, including a clean MVR, 2+ years of CDL experience with flatbeds and vans, and at least 1 year in industrial construction.

Qualifications

• Valid Class A CDL and clean motor vehicle record (MVR).
• Minimum two (2) years driving experience at CDL level with Flatbeds and Vans; must have experience with manual transmissions.
• Minimum one (1) year of industrial experience or comparable experience within the construction service industry is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Routinely hauls overweight loads.
• Drives safely and under DOT regulations tractor & trailer rigs to transport equipment and crews to job sites.
• Requires safe handling of loads, securement of loads, loading and unloading of equipment.
• Dismantles and store rigging equipment after use.
• Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment — Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, scissor lifts, tractor trailers, telehandlers, aerial boom lifts, etc.
• Basic knowledge of operating equipment (Forklifts, man lifts, mobile platform lifts, etc.)
• Experienced knowledge of load securing and safe hauling practices
• Ability to use tape measure; hand, power, and pneumatic tools.

Skills

CDL Driving

Safety awareness

Load securement

Job description

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Field Operations New Braunfels, TX, US

Looking for career opportunities, an employer who develops their people, a place to make your mark? If so, we are looking for you. Since our founding in the early 1990s, MEI Rigging & Crating has grown into one of the largest providers of rigging, machinery moving, millwrighting, mechanical installation, industrial storage, crating, and export packing services in the United States. Our day-to-day operations are guided by our shared values of integrity, respect, professionalism, safety, commitment, and results and this has positioned us to provide exceptional service to customers of all sizes ranging from Aerospace, Automotive, Construction, Data Center, Food Processing, Healthcare, Manufacturing, Pharmaceutical, and Institutional companies to every industry in between. Our people are our best asset, and we invest in training, support, and providing the proper tools needed to succeed.

MEI's CDL Drivers are part of a rigging crew responsible for driving equipment to customer sites and working with heavy equipment at customer plants and construction sites.

Drivers must be available to work Monday through Sunday as business requires.

• Routinely hauls overweight loads.
• Drives safely and under DOT regulations tractor & trailer rigs to transport equipment and crews to job sites.
• Requires safe handling of loads, securement of loads, loading and unloading of equipment.
• Dismantles and store rigging equipment after use.
• Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment — Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, scissor lifts, tractor trailers, telehandlers, aerial boom lifts, etc.
• Basic knowledge of operating equipment (Forklifts, man lifts, mobile platform lifts, etc.)
• Experienced knowledge of load securing and safe hauling practices
• Ability to use tape measure; hand, power, and pneumatic tools.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Valid Class A CDL and clean motor vehicle record (MVR)
• Minimum two (2) years driving experience at CDL level with Flatbeds and Vans must have experience with manual transmissions
• Minimum one (1) year of industrial experience or comparable experience within the construction service industry is a plus.