Primary Job Role
- Inspects truck and trailer before dispatch. Ensures all equipment meets operating and safety requirements.
- Loads, hauls and unloads machines at customer job sites or at Ring Power facilities.
- Maintains appearance of equipment and notifies Dispatcher of any problems.
- Maintains current knowledge of all state and federal laws; maintains compliance with Department of Transportation regulations.
- Maintains an accurate log book.
- Ensures all required documents are available for haul.
- Checks for customer abuse of equipment. Notes damages to equipment and informs Dispatcher.
- Maintains a good relationship with customers.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Essential Job Competencies
- Safety fully supports, encourages and follows safe work behavior, and considers safety paramount in the workplace.
- Job Specific Skills: demonstrates depth and mastery of knowledge and skill associated with the job.
- Communication: uses active listening skills, conveys information clearly and appropriately.
- Interpersonal Skill: anticipates, notices and understands concerns of others; develops positive relationships.
- Planning and Organizing: creates realistic schedules, evaluates progress, identifies tasks, prioritizes key actions.
- Takes Initiative: resolves issues without direction; makes decisions in a timely manner.
- Customer Oriented: demonstrates concern for satisfying customers, responsive to concerns.
- Adaptability: adapts to changing business needs, recovers quickly from setbacks.
- Credibility: responsible, reliable, trustworthy; maintains commitments; respects confidentiality.
- Self-Aware: conscious of own feelings and impact on others; aware of strengths and weaknesses.
Education and Experience
- High School diploma or GED required.
- 3–4 years experience required.
Required Credentials
- Able to comprehend written material and communicate orally and in writing with employees and customers.
- Minimum 3–5 years of class 7 & 8 driving experience required.
- Must possess a clean and valid Class A Driver's License.
Not Required But Highly Desired Criteria
- 3‑5 years of equipment transport experience.
Updating of Knowledge
Job requirements change requiring re‑training to stay current every 1–2 years.
Responsibility for Change, Innovation, Overall Improvement, and/or Effectiveness
- Problem Solving: requires problem‑solving ability; solutions may not be readily available.
- Creativity: requires some creativity to generate solutions or improve effectiveness within well‑established boundaries.
- Autonomy: not normally monitored; overall objectives defined; discretion in how work is done.
Working Environment
- Stress: occasional exposure to these stresses (less than 20% of the time).
- Workload: occasional changes in priorities, complexity and/or quantity of work.
- Work Schedule: typical business hours with occasional nights, holidays and weekends.
Organizational Impact
A person's performance in this job has noticeable immediate impact on expense, efficiencies or achievement of overall department objectives.
Supervisory Responsibility
Job has no subordinates / no supervisory responsibility; may work independently or as a member of a team.
Physical Demands
- Climbing, Balancing, Stooping, Kneeling, Crouching, Crawling, Reaching, Standing, Sitting, Walking, Feeling, Fingering, Grasping, Repetitive Motion, Talking, Hearing – various frequencies as indicated.
- Pushing (up to 25 lbs.), Pulling (up to 25 lbs.), Lifting (up to 25 lbs.), Pushing 26‑50 lbs., Pulling 26‑50 lbs., Lifting 26‑50 lbs., Pushing over 50 lbs., Pulling over 50 lbs., Lifting over 50 lbs.
Environmental Conditions
- Inside conditions: protection from weather but not necessarily temperature change.
- Outside environmental conditions: no effective protection from weather; includes extreme cold, heat, noise, vibration, hazards, atmospheric conditions, oils, particulates.
RING POWER CORPORATION, INC. IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER