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Delta Haul Truck Driver -Cape Quarry

Colas Rail, Cape Girardeau, MO, United States


Haul Truck Driver

Delta Companies Inc. is a division of Reeves Construction Company, the Colas USA subsidiary that operates throughout the states of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Missouri and Arkansas. Delta is a highway and site development contractor specializing in asphalt paving and road construction materials. Delta is vertically integrated, with numerous aggregate locations, asphalt plants, a liquid asphalt terminal, and local construction offices, to serve multiple transportation infrastructure needs. Delta continuously strives to be a model of excellence by working with our customers to provide safe, sustainable, and cost-effective solutions.
Job Location: CAPE GIRARDEAU, MISSOURI, USA Type of Contract: Regular
Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Drive haul truck in quarry, yard and other areas as needed
Ensure haul truck is properly maintained (oil level, transmission oil, water, hydraulic oil, etc.)
Grease haul truck daily
Inspect haul truck daily for safety and mechanical problems and fill out pre-shift and post shift inspection sheet
Assist with maintenance on plants and heavy equipment as needed
Run loader to feed plants as needed
Operate water truck on roads as needed
Perform light maintenance, to include shoveling, on plants as needed
All other duties as assigned
Qualifications

Demonstrable ability to perform manual labor in weather extremes (shoveling, lifting, moving materials)
Experience driving large trucks or farm trucks
Heavy equipment operator skills a plus
Excellent communication and team oriented skills
Willingness to work flexible schedule including extended hours
Ability to work in a dusty work environment
Physical Demands

Must be able to climb onto and up and down a truck several times a day. Must be able to sit in a truck and operate for several hours without stopping. Must withstand vibration from job site conditions as well as noise from other equipment. Must be able to use arms, hands, and feet in repetitive motions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach and signal with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear; and taste or smell. The employee is required to sit at times for long periods. The employee must regularly 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 ability to adjust focus. Employees must have 20/40 vision, either naturally or with corrective lenses. Hearing should be excellent or corrected by audio device.
Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts, outside weather conditions, and vibration. The employee is frequently exposed to airborne particles. The employee is exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; high, precarious places. The noise level in the work environment is usually very loud.
Colas Inc. and its subsidiaries are an Equal Opportunity Employer.