TRUCK DRIVER - CASTROVILLE, CA

The Truck Driver is responsible for hauling product, harvest equipment and packaging materials from one location to another.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

General Duties:

• Ensure product is transported from field to cooler following customer’s policies
• Check vehicles to ensure that mechanical, safety, and emergency equipment is in good working order before, during and after each shift/workday
• Operate equipment, such as radios and cellular telephones, to exchange necessary information with supervisors, foremen and office personnel
• Report vehicle defects, accidents, traffic violations, or damage to the vehicles
• Collect delivery instructions from Supervisor and Foremen, verifying instructions and routes
• Drive trucks with capacities greater than 3 tons, including tractor-trailer combinations, to transport and deliver products or other materials
• Check conditions of trailers after contents have been unloaded to ensure that there has been no damage
• Perform basic vehicle maintenance tasks, such as adding oil, fuel, or radiator fluid or performing minor repairs
• Maintain logs of working hours or of vehicle service or repair status, following applicable state and federal regulations
• Check all load-related documentation to ensure that it is complete and accurate
• Ensure trucks are positioned in a safe zone and manner for loading or unloading as guided crew by foreman or other personnel; ensure packaging materials and cartons are positioned correctly
• Give directions and supervise laborers/loaders packing product, equipment and packaging material onto trailers; ensure accuracy of materials ordered by foreman
• Perform emergency roadside repairs such as changing tires and installing light bulbs, and tire chains
• Drive trucks to weigh stations before and after loading and along routes to document weights and to comply with state regulations
• Couple or uncouple trailers by changing trailer jack positions, connecting or disconnecting air or electrical lines, or manipulating fifth-wheel locks
• Secure cargo for transport, using ropes, blocks, chain, binders, straps or covers
• Obtain receipts or signatures for delivered goods and collect payment for services when required
• Climb ladders to inspect loads, ensuring that cargo is secure

• Must meet and comply with Department of Transportation, state and Company policies and regulations
• Must be able to provide current DMV printouts, issued less than 30 days prior to employment
• Must be able to undergo pre-employment controlled substances test
• Must enroll into a Random Drug & Alcohol Testing Program (DOT); required to quarterly testing as required
• Required to attend safety training regarding vehicle/equipment inspection, load inspection, filling out the daily log book and in-service forms as required
• Must wear safety vest and hardhat when loading and unloading
• Responsible for providing fuel to harvest equipment as needed; including keeping daily and weekly records
• Perform other duties as assigned

Job Requirements and Qualifications

• High School Diploma or an equivalent preferred
• May require continuing education in transportation, safety and other job related areas
• 2 – 4 years of previous experience driving commercial vehicles with loads is preferred
• Bilingual/biliterate in English and Spanish is preferred. Ability to speak, read and write in Spanish and English without assistance is preferred
• Valid Commercial California Drivers License, class A
• Discreet handling of all business and employee matters (maintaining confidentiality at all levels is a must)
• Excellent interpersonal skills and strong communication skills
• Able to work well under pressure and meet various deadlines
• Must be extremely well organized and able to multitask