Are you looking for a great company to have a meaningful driving career with?
Are you “newer” to commercial driving and looking for an opportunity to gain experience with a professional company with a training program? - JOIN BAKER! Why:
- Receive a $7,500 signing bonus (paid in installments over the first 15 months)
- Get great training and experience while earning the signing bonus!
- Fantastic benefits
- Local routes - sleep in your own bed at night
- Great Company that is employee, community and family-focused
- Baker is a recycling company dedicated to saving the environment
This role will be a "Relief Driver" with primary duties supporting grease collection and animal by products services while also supporting the local transfer station.
Visit our website Baker Commodities - Services for more information about the important contributions of this position.
Job Purpose: Safe and timely operation of Commercial Vehicle and equipment to collect, transport and deliver company product.
- Check vehicle to ensure that mechanical, safety and emergency equipment is in clean and good working order
- Collect delivery instructions from appropriate sources and verify instructions and routes
- Drive assigned vehicle on designated route
- Follow appropriate safety procedures for transporting goods
- Report vehicle defects, accidents, traffic violations or damage to vehicles
- Maintain logs of working hours, vehicle service, or repair status following state and federal regulations
- Record information such as weight/volume, mileage, time and fuel consumption
- Operate equipment such as GPS navigation and radio/phone to exchange information with supervisors or other points of contact
- Plan/adjust routes based on changing conditions using navigation equipment to maximize fuel efficiency
- Load or unload trucks using specialized equipment as necessary
- Interact with others in a professional and ethical manner
- Follow department and company procedures
- Keep up regular attendance and punctuality; regular attendance and punctuality are essential for the smooth operation of this company
- Other duties as assigned
- Valid Class A CDL and current DOT medical card
- 2 years commercial vehicle driving experience with an acceptable MVR
- If you have a CDL with an acceptable Motor Vehicle Report, but less than 2 years commercial driving experience, you may qualify to participate in our Entry Level Driver program
- Tanker and doubles endorsements based on vehicle assigned
- Must be 23 or older to comply with insurance requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Knowledge of transportation and safety principles for moving goods by road
- Skill to operate, control and monitor vehicle and equipment
- Ability to read and speak English as required by Federal Motor Carrier Department
- Understand and follow all DOT and FMCSA rules and regulations
- Ability to work overtime and alternate schedule/route as needed
- Local travel; less than 5% overnight travel
Physical Demands/Requirements:
Constantly (over 2/3):
- remains in a seated position while using arms, legs and observation to operate vehicle
- observes and monitors equipment
- ascends/descends in and out vehicle and on equipment
Frequently (1/3-2/3):
- communicates with co-workers, customers and supervisors
- moves, lifts, pushes and pulls equipment and material up to 60 lbs
- walks, climbs, stoops, kneels, crouches, reaches and handles equipment to collect material
- operates electronic devices such as GPS equipment and phone/radio
Occasionally (under 1/3):
- exposed to outdoor weather conditions
- exposed to materials that occasionally require use of PPE such as gloves (protect from heat)
- moves across wet/slippery and uneven surfaces
- electronically and manually completes logs/reports
Job Type: Full-time