Transport Driver

The SSI Group; Piedmont (SC); On-site; USD 42,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

The SSI Group is seeking a Transportation Driver to safely load, transport, and deliver petroleum products to designated locations in compliance with all applicable regulations. Daily duties include inspections, loading at terminals, and delivering to stores while maintaining inventory and documentation.

Hazmat training and a valid CDL are required, with a medical card and drug/alcohol testing as per DOT standards.

Qualifications

• Must be at least 21 years old.
• Minimum of 1 year verifiable tractor/trailer driving experience.
• Tank truck experience preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Complete safety inspections of truck/trailer daily, including pre-trip and post-trip.
• Travel to appropriate terminal and load product according to safety regulations.
• Transport product to appropriate store locations.
• Monitor inventory with stick gauges to guard against water contamination before and after each drop.
• Safely unload/load, connect/disconnect hoses and deliver into appropriate tanks.
• Communicate with store personnel and Transportation staff to ensure product needs and paperwork are complete.
• Maintain required certifications/licenses (CDL, Hazmat) and medical card per DOT.
• Adhere to all federal, state and local regulations governing hazardous material hauling.

Job description

JOB SUMMARY:

The Transportation Driver is responsible for safely loading, transporting and delivering petroleum products to designated locations in an efficient manner that ensures locations always have assigned petroleum products. The Transportation Driver is accountable for following all federal, state and local regulations/laws pertaining to his/her job functions.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Complete Safety Inspections of truck/trailer daily, including pre-tip and post-trip.
• Travel to appropriate terminal and load product according to safety regulations.
• Transport product to appropriate store locations.
• “Stick” tanks to monitor inventory and guard against water contamination, before and after every “drop”.
• Safely unload/load, connect/disconnect hoses and make delivery “drop” of appropriate product into appropriate tanks.
• Effectively communicate with store personnel and Transportation staff to ensure product needs are met and proper paperwork/documentation is gathered.
• Ensure approved work attire is worn and transport vehicle is cleaned regularly, as instructed.
• Immediately report any maintenance/safety issues, regarding equipment and/or any job functions, to appropriate Transportation staff and follow through with repair processes.
• Maintain current required certifications/licenses, i.e. physicals, CDL license, Hazmat training.
• Know, understand and adhere to all federal, state, and local laws/regulations that apply to all aspects of the Transportation Driver’s duties.
• Attend required meetings.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

Must be at least 21 years of age, have a minimum of one (1) year verifiable tractor/trailer driving experience. Tanker driving experience preferred but not required. Petroleum hauling experience desired and a definite plus. Have had no more than two (2) moving violations and no serious preventable accidents within the last 36 months. Applicants who have had a conviction for Driving Under the Influence, or a revocation or a suspension resulting from an accident or poor driving record are not considered for employment regardless of when the conviction or suspension occurred. Additionally, verbal and written verification of employment is required.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

Must be able to speak, read and write in the English language.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

Mathematical skills required as relates to job, including the ability to calculate inventory levels, load/compartment levels and “split load” deliveries.

REASONING ABILITY:

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of situations. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form. Ability to apply knowledge and experience quickly if/when job functions demand quick, safe and decisive decisions. Acute understanding of responsibility involved with hauling hazardous material in a fully loaded tractor/trailer weighing over 42 tons.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:

A Motor Vehicle Report listing the previous ten (10) years is required. Proof of a current Commercial Drivers License and certified HAZMAT training. Must have a current medical card or pass a Department of Transportation medical examination, performed by a company-selected doctor. Must also be certified drug and alcohol free and submit to drug/alcohol testing as required.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions for 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 stand; walk; drive; use hands to finger, handle or feel objects; use tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; and talk and hear. The employee is frequently required to sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, squat, or crouch, and occasionally crawl and taste or smell. The hours of work range from 10 to 12 hour days, six days per week, averaging between 60 to 70 hours per week. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 35 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus. The employee must have the ability to think clearly and make quick/safe judgments given the serious nature of hauling hazardous material (see Reasoning Abilities).

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing 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 regularly works in outside weather conditions and is frequently exposed to wet, cold and/or hot/humid conditions. The employee is regularly exposed to fumes, airborne particles, and hazardous material (petroleum products). The employee is regularly exposed to conditions consistent with driving a transport vehicle on public roads. The employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts; in high, precarious places; and is occasionally exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals, and the risk of fire, explosion and electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud.