Job Description
What You'll Do
- Operate a Class A yard horse or tractor trailer to shuttle trailers in the yard and between warehouses a few blocks apart.
- Perform this work generally 10 am to 6:30 pm Monday through Friday.
- Also assist with loading/unloading trailers using stand-up forklift (will train); no touching freight by hand.
- Earn competitive wages, plus overtime after 40 hours per week, with excellent Union benefits, including health, retirement plan, PTO and more.
What Experience You Need
- A valid and current Class A Commercial Driver's License (CDL) in the state of residence, and minimum 2 years of recent verifiable CDL A experience.
- No more than four (4) moving violations in the past 36 months, and no more than two (2) moving violations in the previous 12 months. Also no driving while intoxicated or under influence of drugs for past five (5) years.
- No preventable accidents involving a fatality, bodily injuries treated away from the scene, or disabling damage to a motor vehicle within three years.
- No violations for reckless driving, speeding 15 MPH over the speed limit, lane changes, or texting/handheld device use while driving or other "serious or disqualifying traffic violation" within the last three (3) years. (See FMCSR parts 382, 391, 392 and 397).
What Could Set You Apart
- High School diploma or General Education Degree (GED)
- Demonstration of interpersonal and customer service skills, including partnering with co-workers and customers
- Skills in written and verbal communication, and basic math
Knowledge & Employment Standards
- Successful passing of Department of Transportation (DOT) background screen, pre-employment drug test, and other required physical and medical examinations.
- Demonstrated ability to enter and exit truck as well as hook and unhook trailering equipment.
- Demonstrated written, verbal, and interpersonal and customer service communication skills sufficient to read and interpret road maps and road signs and partner with customers and other co-workers.
- Demonstrated mathematical skills sufficient to add, subtract, multiply, and divide whole numbers, fractions, and decimals sufficient to complete required papers and documents.
- Demonstrated possession and application of reasoning, negotiating, instructing, persuading, and speaking skills necessary to interact and respond to customers, co-workers, and management staff effectively.
- Demonstrated ability to identify and solve problems in a fast-paced environment where deadlines and scopes may change regularly while maintaining accuracy.
- Drivers may be subject to conditions and other stresses and fatigue related to driving a motor vehicle on crowded streets and highways in various weather conditions.
- Demonstrated ability to self-start with little or no direction preferred.
Physical Requirements
- Demonstrated ability to sit for long periods of time in a vehicle. Also must be able to repeatedly and quickly adjust vehicle controls to exact positions for several hours per day. While driving, operators are exposed to noise and vibration levels which may be higher than those typically experienced in passenger cars.
- Demonstrated manual dexterity and coordination of two (2) or more limbs with normal movements while sitting, standing, or lying down. This does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion.
- Demonstrated ability to talk, hear, and see sufficiently to complete assigned tasks. Must be able to visually identify details from distances.
- May be required to carry loads related to travel and occasionally lift, carry, position, or move objects weighing up to fifty (50) pounds.
- Demonstrated ability to relate to others beyond giving and receiving instructions sufficient to partner with colleagues without exhibiting behavioral extremes.
- Demonstrated judgment skills sufficient to identify which of several objects is closer or farther away and to accurately ascertain distance between self and other objects.
- Demonstrated ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The Company makes reasonable accommodations in accordance with applicable law.
What We Offer
Our associates know the answer to the question What's in it for me? We offer best-in-class benefit programs and continuously work with our associates to ensure that our offerings meet the needs of their health and financial well-being. When you join Americold you join a values-oriented company with a clear mission. We help our customers feed the world.
The Company's good-faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting for this position is $28.50 hourly. Rate may vary based on work location.
Americold is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and complies with applicable employment laws.
EOE/AA M/F/D/V DFW.
ABOUT US Americold is a global provider of temperature-controlled infrastructure. We partner with farmers and food producers to ensure their perishable and frozen product reaches foods suppliers, restaurants, and your local grocery store without spoilage. Our customers, which include some of the most respected brands in the food industry, rely on our expertise and commitment to safety in order to deliver on their commitments.
Job Tags
Hourly pay, Permanent employment, Local area, Day shift, Weekday work, Monday to Friday,