Tanker Driver
Primo Brands
- Woodridge, IL
- $32.00 per hour
- Permanent
- Full-time
Compensation: $32.00 / hour
Shift differential: 6%-8% of base hourly rate paid for applicable hours worked
Schedule: Night shift, 12-hour shifts, Monday - Friday
Ability to work holidays and weekends per business needs Responsibilities:
- Safely operate a semi-trailer/tractor unit with gross vehicle of 100,000 lbs in the timely pick-up and delivery of bulk water from spring sites to company bottlings plants
- Load and unload tanker truck safely
- Act as a team player by supporting the team with decisions and helping others when needed
- Perform pre-trip and post-trip inspections of the vehicle
- Adhere to all traffic laws and regulations
- Communicate effectively with dispatchers and plant personnel
- Complete all DOT required documents and reports following required laws and standards
- Ensure compliance with Federal, State, Local, and company operating requirements
- Follow company water quality testing procedures
- Maintain a clean and safe vehicle
- Maintain accurate driving logs, inventory, and records
- Operate forklift safely to unload and reload trailer with company products.
- Be courteous, outgoing, and always maintain a professional image
- Protect company assets by securing product loads before and during transport
- Understand and maintain load and freight weight requirements.
- Other duties as assigned by Regional Transportation Manager
- High school diploma, GED, or equivalent experience
- Must be 21 years of age or older (DOT requirement)
- Valid Class A Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
- Tanker endorsement required at the time of hire
- 1 -2 years commercial tanker driving experience, minimum 100,000 pound GVW preferred
- Clean Motor Vehicle Report (MVR): Only one license held, no DUI/DWI, refusal to test, leaving the scene of an accident, driving a commercial vehicle without a CDL, or at-fault fatal accidents, driving-related suspensions, revocations, or cancellations; disqualifying offenses; or reckless driving incidents
- Ability to read and interpret information such driving routes, safety rules, sales tickets, operating instructions, and procedure manuals
- Ability to sit, stand, push, pull, climb ladders, walk all day, and move/lift objects weighing up to 75 lbs. with or without reasonable accommodation
- Ability to work independently, efficiently, and in several types of weather
- Effective communication skills and the ability to work independently
- Experience operating a sit-down forklift and/or pallet jack preferred