Lowbed Driver
H&K Group
- Skippack, PA
- Permanent
- Full-time
Type: Regular Full-Time
# of Openings: 1
Category: Contracting
Materials DivisionOverviewThe Materials Division of H&K Group, Inc.is searching for an experienced Lowbed Truck Driver with a Class A CDL. Must have experience driving a lowbed truck with capacity of more than 3 tons, to transport oversize and heavy equipment to and from specified destinations.The H&K Group, Inc. provides complete heavy civil contracting and construction materials solutions with safety, speed, quality, efficiency, and value. Beginning as a small family business a half century ago, we are now a dynamic group of vertically integrated companies that has been growing and prospering for 50 years.Why work for H&K Group, Inc.?
- Competitive salary commensurate with experience
- 100% Company-paid Health Benefits
- 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan
- Tuition reimbursement programs available to qualifying employees for approved programs
- Additional training opportunities including on the job, online through the H&K Academy, manufacturer offered training, and more
- Performs all work according to OSHA/MSHA and H&K Safety policies
- Performs pre and post trips on lowbed tractor daily
- Drives lowbed truck to destination
- Prepares trailer for equipment to be picked up
- Loads heavy equipment onto trailer
- Drives to assigned job site and unloads equipment from lowbed trailer
- Maintains truck log according to state and federal regulations and company policy
- Maintains telephone or radio contact with dispatchers to receive pickup and delivery instructions
- Loads and unloads truck
- Inspects truck equipment and supplies such as tires, lights, brakes, gas, oil, and water
- Positions blocks and secures equipment during transit in accordance with federal guidelines
- Other duties as assigned
- High school diploma or equivalent (such as the GED) from an accredited educational institution
- CDL A
- Clean driving record
- 1 year of experience driving a lowbed truck with capacity of more than 3 tons to transport oversize and heavy equipment to and from specified destinations
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to fit test & utilize appropriate PPE as needed
- Ability to meet physical requirements (movement, lifting, as relevant to job)
- 3 years of experience driving a lowbed truck with capacity of more than 3 tons to transport oversize and heavy equipment to and from specified destinations
- TWIC
- OSHA or other relevant safety training
- Regularly required to
- Sit
- Use hands to finger, handle, or feel
- Reach with hands and arms
- Frequently is required to
- Talk or hear
- Lift and/or move up to 85 pounds
- Occasionally required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
- Regularly exposed to outside weather conditions
- Frequently exposed to vibration
- Occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts
- Noise level in the work environment is usually loud