Truck Driver (WD)

Salary : $19.02 Hourly

Location : TX 75702, TX

Job Type : Regular Full-time

Job Number : 994948

Department : Water

Opening Date : 11 / 15 / 2024

Purpose Of Position

To safely transport equipment and materials to and from job sites. Perform minor maintenance on trucks and equipment. Perform regular labor duties and use a variety of hand tools necessary for the maintenance and repair of water and sewer mains.

Essential Functions

• Drive and operate dump truck, haul truck, and trailer.
• Operate loader, backhoe, and forklift in loading and unloading materials and equipment.
• Keep truck clean and in safe operating condition.
• Assist crews in repairs, maintenance, and installation of water and sewer systems.
• Assist crews with manual labor as needed.
• Cut concrete, ductile iron pipe, PVC pipe, clay pipe and cast iron pipe.
• Pour and finish concrete.
• Lay, haul and finish asphalt.
• Operate jackhammer, power tools, hand tools, etc.
• Respond to emergency calls after normal working hours if needed.
• Must be able to sit, stand, and walk for long periods of time. Must be able to safely lift, carry, push, and pull up to 100-lbs. Must be able to bend, stoop, and kneel for short periods of time.
• Must be able to work in inclement weather.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

Education and Experience : Must have a High School diploma or GED. Must have a minimum of six (6) months of relevant experience. Must have a valid Class "B" Commercial Driver's license, with a clear driving record. Must be able to operate dump trucks and light duty trucks,

including 1-ton, ¾-ton, and ½-ton varieties and various trailers. Must be available for rotating on-call duty, which may include weekends and holidays. Must to be able to respond to calls within 20-minutes.

City Of Tyler Policy

It is the policy of the City to recruit, employ and to provide compensation, promotion, and other conditions of employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, genetic information or status as a Vietnam era or special disabled veteran, recently separated veteran, and other protected veteran. The City affirms that employment decisions shall be made only on the basis of a person's ability to perform the essential functions of the job. This position does require presence in the office to perform the essential functions of the job. The City shall continually review its employment practices and personnel procedures and take positive steps to assure that equality of employment opportunity in the City of Tyler, Texas is a fact as well as an ideal.

The City of Tyler will accept two years of relevant experience in place of each year of college required in the job description. Four years of relevant experience will be considered in place of an Associate's Degree, and eight years of relevant experience will be considered in place of a Bachelor's Degree. Any experience required in the Minimum qualifications is in addition to years of experience substituted for a degree.

The City of Tyler supports a policy of a drug and alcohol free workplace. All candidates are subject to pre-employment testing, which may include, but is not limited to, Drug and Alcohol Screenings, Work Fitness Evaluation, Criminal Background Check, and Consumer Report / Credit Check.

No person under eighteen (18) years of age will be employed in any regular full-time position.

Persons under eighteen (18) years of age may be employed in temporary or regular part-time positions, if they furnish the City with a minor's release (Form 2-2) and are approved by the City Manager.

No person under eighteen (18) years of age will be employed in any position requiring the operation of a City motorized vehicle.

The City of Tyler believes in putting people first. We are passionate, proactive, and purposeful in our mission to serve our community and make a positive difference in the lives of our neighbors.

The City of Tyler offers the following benefits :

We are proud to provide you and your family with valuable and significant benefits at affordable rates. Any full-time employee regularly scheduled to work 40 hours or more per week or any part-time employee with a work schedule of 30 hours or more per week is eligible to enroll for insurance coverage.

In the questions that follow, you will be asked for information about your education and work history. Answers provided in this supplemental questionnaire must be substantiated and verifiable in the employment history section of your application. Please be aware that submitting a resume in lieu of completing the employment history section of the application and failing to provide all of the information requested in these supplemental questions will deem your application "incomplete", so please be thorough in answering the questions. Please indicate whether or not you accept these terms by checking the appropriate box below.

Do you possess a High School Diploma or GED?

Do you have the ability to operate dump trucks and light duty trucks, including 1-ton, ¾-ton, and ½-ton varieties and various trailers.

Do you have at least six (6) months of relevant experience?

If you answered "Yes" to the previous question, please provide details on how and where you obtained the experience and the total number of years of experience. Please note that information provided here will need to be verifiable via the Employment History section of your application.

Are you willing to work a rotating on-call schedule and overtime as required on nights, weekends, and holidays?

Do you live close enough to Tyler to be able to respond to calls within 20-minutes?

Do you possess a valid Texas Class "B" Commercial Driver's License (CDL), with a clear driving record?

Required Question

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