Side Dump Driver

Manatt's Inc.; Ames (IA); On-site; USD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading heavy highway construction company in Iowa is seeking a Professional Driver to operate side dump trucks safely and efficiently. The ideal candidate will have a high school diploma or GED, a valid Class A CDL, and experience in customer service. Responsibilities include inspecting truck equipment, adhering to safety standards, and promoting a positive working environment. This seasonal position offers competitive compensation and contributes to legacy projects in infrastructure development.

Qualifications

• Ability to operate trucks and maintain cleanliness.
• Experience in customer service-related roles preferred.
• Valid Class A CDL with airbrakes endorsement required.

Responsibilities

• Operate a side dump truck to transport and dump materials.
• Regularly inspect and maintain truck equipment.
• Assist and encourage team members to ensure safety.

Skills

Mechanically inclined

Ability to read and interpret documents

Effective communication skills

Ability to perform basic math

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Class A CDL

Job description

Manatt’s Professional Driver (PD) is committed to safely doing everything we do better than anyone else. Manatt’s PD acts as the standard Bearer for Manatt’s values, mission, purpose, and vision. In addition, the Manatt’s PD is accountable for the performance and operation of the dump truck, including its condition and cleanliness. The Professional Driver will operate a truck equipped with a side dump to transport and dump loose materials, such as sand, gravel, crushed rock, milled asphalt, broken concrete, grubbing, and clearing, bituminous paving materials or earth.

The requirements represent the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required to fulfill position expectations. This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employees may perform other duties as needed to meet the organization's ongoing needs. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. Additional or other duties may be assigned.

FAMILY

• Serves as a standard bearer for Manatt’s mission to safely do everything we do better than anyone else.
• Promotes, lives, and exemplifies Manatt’s values: Family, Excellence and Human Potential.
• Supports, adheres to, and vocalizes company safety standards and policies.
• Participates in clear and regular two-way communications with dispatchers/truck foreman after assigned task is complete.
• Supports, assists, and encourages teammates at the jobsite, and elsewhere, to create a safe and positive working environment.
• Reports to supervisor at the end of the shift to leave all necessary information and paperwork, as well as receive instructions for the next day’s assignments.

EXCELLENCE

• Ensures they are using their time efficiently and effectively.
• Ensures assigned equipment meets company efficiency, safety, and excellence standards.
• Inspects assigned truck equipment and supplies such as tires, lights, brakes gas, diesel, oil, water, and all other fluid levels using pre and post trip inspections, through coordination with management, shop maintenance personnel to uphold Manatt’s standards.
• Ensures the dump truck follows state and federal regulations, including maintenance of pre and post trip inspection reports, current registration and insurance card, and performs preventative maintenance service and minor repairs on truck.
• Drives truck under loading hopper of plant or is loaded by front end loader with loose materials to be hauled.
• Demonstrates proper tablet, XBE and Camera System usage (ticket assignments, GPS navigation, driver tagged events, etc.)
• Follows best practices at our ready‑mix plants which include:
• Obey posted speed limit. (if not posted, 10 mph is a safe operating speed).
• Proper PPE to be worn (hard hat, safety glasses, safety vest where plant managers require it) even when turning in tickets at the end of the day.
• Loader has right away at all times.
• Side Dump trucks should clean product off on our property, NOT city streets. This makes for more work at the end of the day. We are good neighbors to the communities we are based in.
• Checks the condition of the load including legal axle weight limits.
• Properly tarps the load.
• Safely drives the truck to the designated location for unloading.
• Demonstrates the ability to properly operate the side dump box.
• Demonstrates the ability to properly move hand and foot controls to “jerk” the truck forward and backwards to loosen dump material adhering to the side dump box.
• Obtains customer signature on receipt of delivery and delivers ticket to customer or proper plant personnel.
• Operates in a safe manner and abides with traffic laws, rules, and regulations of State and Federal Departments of Transportation, laws governing hazardous materials and placards, Occupational Safety and Health Administration rules and regulations and company rules/safety directives.
• Cleans interior and exterior of the side dump box at the end of the workday.
• Keeps the interior and exterior of the cab clean in alignment with the Manatt’s standard of excellence.

HUMAN POTENTIAL

• Commits to continuous personal improvements on the path towards being best self.
• Listens and coordinates with team members and available resources to ensure all can be their best self, analyzes and resolves work obstacles and assists in solving problems.
• Participates with management to set and adhere to personal goals in line with Manatt’s core values.
• Assists and encourages all team members on their journey of continuous growth.
• Open minded and willingness to adapt to the technological changes in an evolving industry.
• Provides customer feedback and their own personal observations of the delivery process in a constructive manner with the goal of improving the customer experience.
• Positively represents and promotes Manatt’s at jobsites and elsewhere, to customers, potential customers, and potential team members .

Qualifications

Education and Experience

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three years customer service‑related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Knowledge, Skills and Ability

Mechanically inclined to learn functions of CMV components.

Language Skills

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, batching and dispatching programs, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or team members.

Mathematical Skills

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percentages to develop and interpret bar graphs.

Reasoning Ability

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

• Valid Class A CDL with airbrakes endorsement, current IDOT Physical required.

Other Qualifications

Ability to work seasonally. Typically April – November but could be called in during the winter for work as weather allows.

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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to listen. The employee frequently is required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to walk; sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 60 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

About Us

Founded in 1947 and headquartered in Brooklyn, Iowa, Manatt’s is a leader in Iowa's heavy highway construction and materials industry. We specialize in asphalt, concrete, and chipseal coating, with additional expertise in recycle crushing, stabilization, milling, grinding, subdrain installation, and more.

At Manatt’s, we have the experts, equipment, resources, and top-quality materials needed to safely and efficiently complete any project. Our integrated approach and unwavering commitment to building exceptional relationships allow us to deliver uncompromising quality and construction services. Our mission is to continually set and reset the standard by which all other construction material companies are measured. We don’t just build infrastructure; we build legacies through higher standards of work and a dedication to excellence in everything we do.

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