Job Description
Truck Driver (Cordele, GA)
Kisatchie Midnight Express LLC is seeking qualified drivers to operate commercial trucks to transport materials to and from specified destinations. This position is based out of our Cordele, GA facility.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Loads and unload products and supplies by using a loader/boom with a grapple. Will be offloading rail cars and other trucks. Placing products into yard bunks, and onto other truck/trailer combinations. Delivering to customer yards and job site locations including drop staking.
- Maintains records, documents, permits, and valid licenses for assigned truck/equipment
- Assists in maintenance,service of the trucks, yard and support equipment as required.
- Drives truck to destination including during adverse weater conditions and emergency storm response.
- Responsible for quantities and correct sizes and types to match shipping and receiving tickets to ensure accurate inventory. Ensures load tickets are signed, dated and submitted on time.
- Maintains truck log, according to state and federal regulations.
- Maintains telephone or radio contact with supervisor to receive delivery instructions.
- Performs daily pre and post trip DOT inspections on truck, trailer, boom and speciality equipment. Checks oil, coolent, tires, connections, pins and hydrylic hoses daily.
- Performs emergency roadside repairs such as changing lights, small mechanical problems, hoses and installs tire chains, etc with guidance from supervisor.
- Properly secures cargo securement as per DOT regulations
- Responsible for Safety, DOT and yard OSHA awareness.
Qualifications:
- 1 year certificate from college or technical school; or 3-6 months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
- 2-4 years of commercial trucking experience
- Experience with self-loaders/heavy equipment operators preferred
- Experience with steering trailers preferred
- Annual bonus program opportunity
- Comprehensive benefits plans including
- 3 different medical plans to choose from
- Company paid dental and vision coverage
- Company paid life insurance policy
- Company paid accidental death and dismemberment policy
- Company paid long term disability benefits
- 401k plan with a company match of 150% on the first 4% deferred
- Robust employee assistance program
- Opportunity to purchase Stella-Jones stock through payroll deduction
- 9 paid holidays each year
- 2 weeks paid vacation the first year
- Paid sick hours and personal hours
About the Company:
McFarland Cascade a Stella-Jones Company is a leading North American producer and marketer of industrial treated wood products specializing in production of poles, railway ties and timbers as well as our Residential Products division which supplies treated lumber and some deck accessories to retail outlets such as The Home Depot. The company has 43 plant locations along with various other sales offices throughout Canada and the US. From our beginnings as a producer of poles and pilings in Sandpoint, ID in 1916, McFarland Cascade's future has been focused on continued research and development of the best ways to treat and preserve wood products. As we move into the future we are committed to sourcing and developing new products that will exceed our customers’ expectations for all divisions of our company.
Equal Opportunity Employer Veterans/Disabled